Yeah, it's just a huge PITA right now to spin up a full node over Tor, rather than just share a pubkey (from Electrum or whatever desktop wallet) that the other person's client knows how to permute. Artifact of the invoicing system...
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if it’s the initial block download that slows you down, you can use a CLN plugin that queries multiple block explorers for block data: https://github.com/nbd-wtf/trustedcoin
not the most self-sovereign setup but beats nothing đŸ˜…
oh wow, thankss!
It's worth it, in due time. Welcome aboard!
Absolutely. I fully agree. TOR is sadly DDOsed to hell and has been since last May or June. It's almost impossible to use entirely over TOR at the moment. It's an attack on our privacy.
What's the alternative? I'm just persisting over TOR haha
YOU CAN RUN A TOR NODE AND HELP THE NETWORK!
Don't even have to run an exit node, just a middle node if you worry about liability.
https://buyvm.net is friendly to tor nodes, one of many options. BTC accepted.
This is why a number of prominent Bitcoin developers and enthusiasts have been pushing for broader adoption of BOLT12 "Offers"