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As I'm learning about Bitcoin Lightning, I'm seeing some major red flags. To use it, you need an account with a service provider. It's a username/password type of custodial account. Then, the node has full control over your funds. They could shut down without warning, or transfer your funds. The only way to actually have control is to run your own node, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of Lightning? The whole point is to allow many users to transfer tiny amounts of money a lot, eg zaps. To me, it seems that Lightning nodes have all the problems of Mastodon. Imagine the problems of Mastodon, except it's your bank account. That's bad. What am I missing?

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Sayar Tyler :fediverse: 1y ago

nostr:npub108pv4cg5ag52nq082kd5leu9ffrn2gdg6g4xdwatn73y36uzplmq9uyev6 The solution: Use Monero. (Disclaimer: I don't use Monero, but I think this is supposed to be the contrarian response)

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Zach⚡️ 1y ago

No, you messed up your narratives. That one is supposed to be used to virtue signal about privacy, not scaling.

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