How does that impact a privacy standpoint
With nostr:npub1jluy3twvf338v6zlujzzdhjkzjy8ezj34ksydr8vw8a6jwp89ygshpp2kq you get your own Lightning Node, but it's hosted in the cloud on our servers. So the technical burden is a lot less - but you still get to open and close channels at-will.
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Good question. For nostr:npub1jluy3twvf338v6zlujzzdhjkzjy8ezj34ksydr8vw8a6jwp89ygshpp2kq nodes, you can totally use a "burner" email address, and a VPN, so we (or anyone else) would have no feasible way to connect your real-life identity with your node. And we've engineered what I believe is the first "disposable node" setup, where you can start a node, open channel(s), send sats around, and then fully delete the node a few minutes later. (Note: We have safety code which won't let you delete the node if you still have sats or open channels!)
Also, Lightning itself, when used correctly, can be very, very private: https://docs.megalithic.me/the-lightning-network/how-private
Cool thanks I'll take a look. You still put a caveat in there though of 'when used correctly' this is where Monero comes in with privacy by default and it's more difficult to screw yourself over
This looks like it will be a good read. Thank you