I think the Alby Hub is a message to the community. Some time we have to pay our hosting bills. Freedom is not for free🤷🏽. But maybe it is still a bit expensive .
Primal-style wallet integration, but through single-click creation of a self-custodial, non-kyc nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqgnwaehxw309aex2mrp09skymr99ehhyecusqvd6 Hub instance with in-app channel management directly on Amethyst through Nostr Wallet Connect? 🤔
Would you use it at the current Alby hosting prices?
Discussion
What do you think would be a good price?
we spend a lot of time giving the user the option to self-host the Hub wherever they are comfortable.
I think many things are either paid with time, personal data or money. People have to choose one.
Independent of Alby how much do we want Nostr and Lightning apps to succeed and because of that we are as early adopters maybe not the most price-sensitive audience for apps?
I couldn't answer that question well. I already see a benefit in a hosted Lightning Node. But most people probably still lack use cases. The hosted node must bring an advantage of other wallets. The question is the use case, the price could be based on it. For example: with a VPN subscription I can not only surf anonymously, but also bypass country blocks.
yeah, the ultimate question is if there will be use cases that are impossible with the legacy world. We see some exciting, but that whole ecosystem still has to grow and it takes times.