Can something like this unlock "offline" lightning payments? Say this is integrated into a meshtastic network... you could do offline lightning payments intranetwork (assuming wallets are already funded). But if just one of the mesh nodes is also connected online, it could route those offline payments to/from the larger online network... no?
Do you remember when WhatsApp didn't used to support lightning payments?
This is designed to live in whatsapp, as there are billions of people with no other access to the internet, this gives them bitcoin, nostr and AI agents that can provide them with free information and freedom money.
It will also run in any other chat app... by the end of the week we expect to have signal, whatsapp, web, nostr dms, bitchat and Qaul (offline wireless mesh).
Bitcoin for anybody that wants it, no more walled gardens.
https://blossom.primal.net/f56be68b58aa87cf0006d6d2fc69a59e8d6e4b36a73efa31de547ce53569873f.mp4
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Yes. We’re hoping to get a demo of that with the Qaul Network (mesh core, I believe) this week - hopefully video soon
Incredible 😲 what an absolute game changer. No one is bullish enough rn.
I’m also going to chuck it on a couple of lilygos for the kids so they can have Chat, AI and bitcoin on a local neighbourhood mesh without having to get a full phone
This is something ive been looking for with my young kids. They are old enough to syart using and understanding money but too young to be let loose on the internet and stuck glued to the screens.
We go out and I want them to have a physical wallet (device) they have to be responsible for. But im not paying a cell phone line for them to make occasional purchases when we go out. Nor do I want to deal with tethering each time either. It's also difficult to have a self custody setup for them with these constraints.
Sounds like offline local mesh networks with beacon fixes this!
We got a demo with Qaul over ble this week, not prod ready but we’re getting there