Does it make sense for a Cashu mint to double as an LSP? It would be nice to open a lightning channel directly to a mint. That way users could mint/melt ecash without paying routing fees. Withdrawals could be automated periodically by wallets to avoid rug-pull risks. nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg #asknostr #bitcoin #lightning
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If you aren't a routing node, mints would probaby begin to raise routing fees to pay for the funds locked in the channel to you.
Interestingly, there could even be a mode for lightning where your node reveals the preimage to an incoming transaction in exchange for ecash tokens from the mint routing it. Then you could withdraw them again once you have enough balance.
Isn’t that what LSPs already do? Collect routing fees and charge for a channel.