No, Lightning isn’t dead, but it’s moving to become what it always should be, the interoperability standard between different bitcoin layers. Running lightning channels isn’t suitable for everyday users. They need a noncustodial option that just works, and there’s a race to find the right way to do it. It’s great to see all this competition, it will be healthy for bitcoin in the long run.

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While I don't want to compare Ark and Cashu directly, they both have a dependency on some service provider or mint, and so I think it would be cool for Cashu mints to also be Ark Service Providers, and also for wallets to support multiple protocols. Cashu and Ark are great for onboarding people who are totally new to Bitcoin

If it’s technically feasible, someone should build it. Looking at you, nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg… 👀