Silent payments are coming
WTF are they?
Josi and Ruben provide an outstandingly clear description of what Silent Payments are and the benefits they are bringing, and the additional uses they will subsequently have - nicely herded nostr:npub1r8l06leee9kjlam0slmky7h8j9zme9ca32erypgqtyu6t2gnhshs3jx5dk 🙏
- a single static re-usable *and private* bitcoin 'address'
- improved bitcoin transactional privacy
- enables improved wallet UX
- could enable simpler ⚡ channel construction
- could be coupled with ⚡ payments in Bolt-11-type QR's
.. and requires no soft-forks and is starting to be adopted now
nostr:npub1tr4dstaptd2sp98h7hlysp8qle6mw7wmauhfkgz3rmxdd8ndprusnw2y5g has more info and links over at https://silentpayments.xyz/ .. but if you're running around this weekend listening to podcasts .. slap this baby at the top of the list: