The Lightning Network has made me look at my on-chain wallets like cheques in the past. It feels clunky, slow and awkward. Lightning just makes BTC so much more efficient to use.
Nostr is doing the same for communication and I'm excited to see what the future holds.
#grownostr #Lightning #nostr #plebchain
Lightning vs on chain is an interesting topic.
It’s not easy for most folks to self custody BTC on chain. With lightning it’s harder. So while lightning is great for fast transactions, I think we need to help people keep different buckets for different purposes.
Lightning on a third party custodial wallet is fine for zapping 21 Sats here and there. Even for larger transactions, but unless you are running a lightning node you should be sweeping any real accumulations of value onto an on chain wallet you control.
And even if you run a lightning node, you should be well aware of the risk you are running with your channels.
Lightning for zaps, on chain for hodling.
Educate the new folks to understand why it matters.
Nostr is an opportunity to onboard a bunch of new folks to self custody - their Identities (npubs) and be responsible for where they store their data (relays), as well as what interface(s) (clients) they choose to use.
Folks who do nostr and get this will have a much easier time understanding why Bitcoin matters.
#btc #lightning #onboarding #grownostr #selfcustody #bitcoinmatters
