Well my btc is there, now what? Phoenix sounds complex.
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Phoenix is a little tricky because you have to pay channel open fees to receive when you first start. It’s not a bad wallet, but it’s useless for zapping. I’d still rather use WoS or LightningTipBot because at least you can talk to the developers here on Nostr. If you want to manage your own sats, run a node. Otherwise just keep a minimal amount in custodial Lightning wallets and the rest in on-chain cold storage.
Got it. I just want a wallet I can rely on and forget about lol. These all seem sketch and complex. Losing funds, paying for service, ugh. Maybe I’ll just figure out paper wallets. I’m a simple guy and this is complicated lol. Happy to be stacking though. Just scared I’ll lose it all.
Lightning it's more tricky than onchain. I personally keep my btc in cold storage and just keep a small amount in WoS, they have your funds but it's ok and the easiest for beginners, if something happens to WoS I'm ok if I loose 10 usd or something. Most ppl here in Nostr go with WoS for some reason. But try a few and check which one you like most, but in my opinion avoid keeping a big ammout in a LN wallet.
I use Phoenix for sending zaps and Lightning Tip Bot for receiving zaps. When I have a good amount of sats built up on the tip bot, I send it over to Phoenix.
It's a little convoluted, but it's how I stay fully self custodial.