Nostr

Just want to share my observation around the UX when setting up ecash/LN wallets for a Nostr profile.

Unless I was doing something wrong, nostr:nprofile1qqstxwlea9ah3u6kjjszu6a7lrnhqkfh8eptp2z6v0e9558tlkkl2rgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszxnhwden5te0wfjkccte9ekkjmnfvf5hguewvdshx6p0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0wsvavr wins when it comes to ease of setup compared to nostr:nprofile1qqs0y3tvskgs9gpgxxu5ahgz3fmms3rzmxt504qceqtz4a6pdgfwlkgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tcm38aw4

The main differentiator was the ability to create a wallet that gets assigned some random "minibits.cash" address that you can immediately use as your nostr LN address.

On the other hand, cashu.me generates npub/nsec together with the wallet (basically ties them together) when you "enable LN address". There is an option to bring your own nsec with a clear warning that it's not recommended and it's dangerous.

Another thing is that minibits has a proper app while cashu is PWA.

Cashu provides a plethora of advanced options, though. I am sure both are great options but minibits seems a bit more user friendly.

Did I miss anything during the setup? Trying to move past the noob phase.

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Minibits 3d ago

It's just very convenient to have a web-based alternative. I love cashu.me.

True observation that seed in Minibits is not cryptographically linked with the nostr keypair (l believe it's the case in cashu.me), there are pros / cons for both approaches - might worth some deeper analysis.

Linky 3d ago

I believe that generally should be derived nostr keys from words.. (not otherwise) but it has some trade-offs.. So I actually start with nsec as of now.. (and derive seed from it)