It has come to my attention a huge portion of you don't know the difference between a lightning invoice and a lightning address
Or the difference between a custodian and self custody
I will write up a blog post for you this weekend 🫡
Discussion
visually, it's just
LNBC - lightning invoice
LNURL/email looking address - lightning address
What are the best options for self- custodian LN address?
nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 might have an answer for you
Zeus is the best. you open your own channel. and set up your lightning ⚡ address for a small fee.
Zeus will reute the payments to your channel that is on your own custody. it will notify to your phone tru push notifications. if you don't claim those payments in 24 hours they will get rejected, Zeus can't steal your sats.
Btcpayserver is the best
Zeus is the easiest
I went for Zeus - still learning about nodes, got deep quite fast.
Yes but the stumbling block for many is for the latter to be self-custodial.
Yes, it’s a big barrier. I think the spending of sats to open channels is the block.
Very needed. I am aware if differences but would love to read about proper non custodial solutions and set ups for #Nostr to zap in and zap ⚡️ out with no problem.
you are right about that. but here's my lightning ⚡ self custodial address thanks to zeus (no more alby):
mirsha@zeuspay.com
here it is a lightning ⚡ invoice for 1000 sats:
lnbc10u1pjlaesqpp5w6u92vlj6wrn3lvvjjrvuta3qpy0xz99n8cqfe3sy8e2zvuty3uqdqqcqzzgxqyz5vqrzjqwnvuc0u4txn35cafc7w94gxvq5p3cu9dd95f7hlrh0fvs46wpvhdes797krq6t5ssqqqqryqqqqthqqpysp5v5g7w66c0m9nn2pgz8muncgefc4tul53q8pllv5khs5n9zxuvzus9qrsgq4c7tump07f8l0xgpltqawyhfgefe0yavzgmes6f4l7amw7zsupms0s6ausg2yh7tx2g597sqn0qsc27hwd3szw3f0t6c2d9fmma4p0gp0q7fup
You prefer zeus over alby? Im pretty new to this, could you explain y? Or what the difference is?
Yes, Zeus allows you to have your lightning ⚡ address in self custody. You hold the keys and the property of the lightning channel. When you get zapped Zeus notifies you and you log on to claim those sats. Zeus it's the intermediary of the payment but it cannot steal those sats. If you don't claim them in 24 hours the payment with get rejected.
On the other hand alby is custodial, you don't have the keys or the property of the lightning address. You can get rugged.
And the cycle of begins again. New entrants to the network eager to learn more and escape fiat slavery and those who can teach them.
zaps received in self custody. Zeus rocks 😎⚡. thanks
Thx!