Nostr Web Client

the cashu people will probably win the nostr wallet wars but it will be a sad day for my non-custodial lightning node. I guess I will just stop zapping when that day comes, I don't want to use a custodial node or run cashu just to zap.

Dikaios1517 11mo ago 💬 2

Isn't eCash just custodial lightning with extra steps that help with privacy, though? The vast majority of zapping is already done via custodial lightning as things stand, and one of the biggest pain-points for new users is figuring out how to get set up to send and receive zaps, so I really do like the onboarding experience of clients that have built-in NIP-60 wallets.

If there was a way to make self-custody lightning as seamless an experience for the average user, then I would be all for it. I use my own node for zaps 99% of the time, after all.

I just hope we continue to be able to use Nostr clients that integrate eCash with our own self-custody lightning wallet if we want to. That’s going to take us being vigilant and push-back when client devs don’t include that option.

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ChadF and 33 others 11mo ago

Node running has been slipping away in the Bitcoin community for years now. I've heard podcast host after podcast host tell me it's too hard to do.

visit podtards.com if your looking for fellow #noderunners

Dikaios1517 11mo ago 💬 2

I am not terribly surprised node-running is suffering. Do you know somewhere to see the actual numbers of reachable nodes, preferably with a graph over time? #asknostr might, if you don't.

I feel like one of the few who wants to be a full participant in the network, running my own node that I use for both my on-chain and lightning transacting, as well as for creating my own block templates for my miners to hash. But I also know that I really can't expect that level of head-first dive into all things #Bitcoin from most of my friends and family. Hence why I am glad tools like Alby Hub exist so I can easily host my family members' lightning wallets for them.

ChadF and 33 others 11mo ago 💬 2

I'm not sure on the network info but personally I have a lightning node with 14 channels (4 of them are part of a ring of fire) and they are all to podcasters and musicians that are part of the podcasting 2.0 community. The only non-pleb channels I have are to and from the Podcast Index itself.

I was using the Alby hosted wallet for years but the switch to AlbyHub is what finally made me fire up a lightning node of my own for personal use and to help other nodes connect to each other.

Are we all crazy? Maybe but it's been working just fine for years now.

Dikaios1517 11mo ago

Alby Hub was the game-changer for me to be able to use my node as my daily-driver as well.

Der Optimist 11mo ago

Same here! Alby finally connected my node, nostr and a lightning wallet for me.

ornedii 11mo ago

this is my next step, setting up Alby Hub. Sometimes hard to run services like this when offgrid. But totally worth trying and learning from it.

#bitcoin #decentralize