I just started using nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 because i was turned off having to deposit 100k sats to nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg to set it up.
Set up a Zeus and still had to put up 25k sats or whatever to set up a channel to olympus. It is pretty slick.
But tbh i thought it was more noob friendly. I am a total Lightning noob and used to WOS and Alby.
So issue i encountered was inbound and outbound liquidity. I have one channel and suddenly I couldn’t receive more sats. Either needed to open a new channel or get more/buy liquidity. Or send some sats off to another wallet to receive more.
Maybe I will dip into those things when I am more familiar. To handle more sats. If you will use it for nostr/zapping one channel should get you far.
Still what is kinda cool is that it is custodial and don’t have to deal with email addresses or accounts. Another cool thing is that you can make your own lightning address.
What I don’t get with Zeus tho is the PWA. Would be cool to have a PWA with seedphrase and access anywhere.
The bit about liquidity and potentially needing additional lightning nodes is where my understanding falls off. This is likely a general lack of understanding around lightning in general on my part.
I don’t mind the upfront sat requirement, although I want to understand why they’re needed before proceeding.
Yeah I get it. I didn’t understand it yesterday either.
I think you need the upfront req so that you have some sats you can send back and forth on L2 without touching L1.
But Evan at Zeus support was super helpful.
I also have some notes from yesterday where I asked for help. Nostr helped me a lot.
I would choose either one and take the leap. :)
+1 on Zeus being super helpful
I wrote an article that might help with getting set up: https://thebullishbitcoiner.com/2023/10/20/how-to-create-your-first-embedded-lnd-node-with-zeus-pay/
Alternatively, you can check out Mutiny without going the 100K-sats-channel-open route by joining a Federation.
I go over that here: https://thebullishbitcoiner.com/2024/04/12/quick-start-guide-mutiny-wallet/
Hope this helps. 🤙
