That’s surprising it was that much going to WoS. Phoenix is going to charge you like 2k or 3k (I can’t remember which) to setup an initial channel because it runs an actual node on your phone. That’s their normal fee. Waiting probably wouldn’t change that. I wonder if BlueWallet is chasing users that high of a fee? Did you try sending to any other custodial wallet besides WoS?
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Don’t have any other wallets. I know I have time before Blue Wallet discontinues lightning function. Any you recommend to get my Sats off (mobile compatible)?
Have you tried Lightning Tip Bot? You set it up in telegram and then can link it to BlueWallet or Zeus for a more familiar wallet interface. Alby wallet can do the same thing except you have to set it up in your desktop browser first and then can link it to the same mobile apps as Besides those two, Zebedee is another popular one that has its mobile app. Muun would work too but they tend to have higher fees.
works well
I do have lightning tip bot linked to blue wallet, currently it’s linked to a zap wallet. I have 2 lightning wallets, can I link it to the one I’m trying to transfer Sats from? Thanks for your help by the way 🤙
If you already have lightning tip bot setup then you can just open the other wallet (the one you want to get sats out of), tap “Send” and then in the invoice field type your LN.tips Lightning address (see screenshot below as an example). Tap “Done” and then on the next screen make sure you’re sending from the correct wallet (bottom of screen) and enter an amount lower than your total balance, since BW has that minimum reserve requirement for routing fees. Then complete sending/confirming the payment.
If BW is charging higher fees then there’s nothing you can do about that unfortunately. Hopefully that’s not the case.
Must be fees. Zapped you twice - first blue wallet (3 Sat fee) and wallet of satoshi second (1 sat fee)