Same here. But I thought to myself: well, even though no custody and KYCed, who cares for a small amount meant for spending!
Discussion
why didn’t you setup the new alby hub by now?
why couldn’t we convince you and tell you do do that. hasn’t it been discussed since more than a year?
I am really interested in your feedback and what we can do better.
it’s just that we no longer can provide that service for free and the focus is on the self-custodial NWC enabled lightning wallet.
nostr:npub1xv8mzscll8vvy5rsdw7dcqtd2j268a6yupr6gzqh86f2ulhy9kkqmclk3x I am more than thankful to you and others working on and for Alby. I think it’s a great product. What I say is absolutely highly subjective:
I find the UI and UX of Alby Go just not polished enough. Also, the uncertainty for me that paying at least €20 for a channel from an LSP in AlbyHub and that it can be closed in 3 months is just a no go 🙅♂️ to be honest, since I just occasionally started zapping ⚡️and would buy 1 coffee per month through Lightning, I just don’t need huge liquidity. Strike also has Lightning Address (customised for free) and the UI is absolutely top notch 🚀
Yeah, strike is great. a very different product.
we focus on self-custody and also NWC to enable apps to integrate.
Strike does not do that.
As strike does the custody you don't need a lightning channel (but also don't own the sats ;))
I would actually argue that for some small amount of sats that are meant for actual spending and supporting BTC adoption, it’s an advantage not having to take care of custody yourself ;) as I said I am fully aware that it’s a different product targeting other uses. I personally don’t really see any advantage of NWC so far 🤷🏼♂️
for sure a valid thought and argument. And that's the great thing that building on open protocols brings things choice!
NWC with strike would be nice to one-click zap from within a nostr client for example without switching the app.
I understand your saying. Just FYI, AlbyHub + cashu gets experience until last year back for me. Since I have just switched, I don't yet know the details of what the SLA and fees will be, though.