We just need more custodial services tbh. We need whatever is powering Primal and Fountain to scale.
Self custody lighting is extraordinarily difficult. It’s not something a normal person should do. Having to manage a node/channel and make sure it stays open is time consuming. And the things I’ve seen like Breez app are unreliable. Idk about samourai tho I missed it
There is roan dojo as a option.
My problem with mixing is that it relies on 3rd parties still, I'm not trying to look like (Monero only option maxi) but it's honestly the better default option.
The issue is lighting shit the bed and IMO nostr was the last good thing that came from it.
There's some priv issus. but I run my own nostr relay.
I think Nostr is what will complete LN. LN isn’t a full payment solution, it’s back end shit
I can’t get behind Monero. I’m skeptical about tail emissions (and anonymity.. auditing is a major strength of a public blockchain so long as leadership exists (forever)). I prefer a deflationary currency like BTC. But maybe transaction fees in the future would change my mind.
Pseudonymity is sufficient especially if we can reduce the influence of “government” (fascists, commies, tyrants, etc). But again maybe tx fees will make me change my mind. And there isn’t any denying that LN does what it is supposed to. Unlike other even less baked solutions.
This is why I used to like shitcoins like BCH, BTG, and IOTA. I guess it is why anyone liked shitcoins. Bitcoin has scaling problems that we will face. I highly doubt anything else can compete with USD and BTC. Except Monero because you have to use it for cybercrime (and I assume all crime eventually). If law didn’t exist, neither would Monero, or any other obsession with privacy.
What about the tail emissions that makes you skeptical.
You can Audit monero. As long as you have the Private view key ect. There's tons of companies that accept it and probably pay their taxes ect
The issue with BTC is ite too manipulative, I dislike the government involvement and the whales.
I disagree on the illegal part, I think monero is just a tool, like anything. Online I want to be able to purchase things wherever I have no tracking and low fees. Monero Dose this by default, no third party no coinJoin no mixing.
Moneros RinCT and bullet proofs is what makes it a better option. It dose what it says it dose.
If you haven't, watch breaking monero.
Its really good.
Running a monero Node is far more accessible then a BTC node or LN node.
In terms of access. As someone who has ran both.
My issue with pseudo-anonymity is that there is too many mistakes to be made.
Monero isn't perfect. The tail emissions is a concern, I'd have to dig deeper in the issues.
Other issue is scaling and liquidity.
I think could be fixed.
The real benefit is that trading has been rampped up with dex and atomic swaps.
Tail emissions are literally just inflation. A fixed supply is necessary. Inflating the supply to uphold the infrastructure is retarded and it’s the whole problem with fiat.
I like Monero but I won’t switch to it if there is inflation. It’s not the right approach.
You need to rethink inflation.
Here's some resources that can explain it better.
It is its own thing.
https://www.getmonero.org/resources/about/
https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/23/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-tail-emission
https://youtu.be/sRwSqM0YBto?si=SmlKlxt2wQMZMkk4
https://youtu.be/-Dy4DeVhk_g?si=tZ5Z9K0IxHSOcv1p
Its to secure the network and keep incentives to the miners.it's not like your vision of inflation Is
Mining monero is far more easier and affordable then getting into BTC as well. Being assic resistant.
But maybe as cashu type of things evolve. We will move on from lightning. Nostr enables better solutions
I used a few constodialas btw, but it's still a pain and requires some trust from them as well.
