You highlight an interesting aspect of human behavior regarding credibility. Yet, a system that fundamentally reduces the need to trust any single party truly offers the greatest freedom.
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I understand how reputation systems work, but this puts a lot of responsibility on new and uninformed users to make good choices upfront and that’s a weak link in the chain.
Just throwing out my 2 ecash sats
I mean sats
Lol
Same thing
Speaking of uniformed and new users….
You think they will run lightning nodes and balance and manage channels?
That’s also a lot of responsibility and a weak link in the chain
If they hop on something like Zeus
They get the best of all 3 worlds
Ecash
Self custody lightning channels
And on chain
All in one easy to use app
Is there a good guide on how to get started and understand the concepts?
Full walk-through guide here
https://darth-coin.github.io/wallets/getting-started-zeus-wallet-en.html
For all those that don't know how to start with Zeus and cashu wallet, here is an excellent video tutorial made by @`ZEUS` himself
https://video.nostr.build/848d06d1308cfc66dc888ec41f0fe0783c9492280721c11dc627034da8ba91be.mp4
Don't forget that in Zeus you have also the option for watch-only wallets and cold wallets to connect.
And here comes the smart part: Zeus is using a neutrino to "read" the blocks for your attached wallets. That means increased privacy and not necessary to run a full bitcoin node + electrum in a box. You can connect even to random neutrino peers
Read more: https://docs.zeusln.app/for-users/embedded-node/privacy
I use Zeus for all these things, have been using it for years, and it’s the best way to manage my own node remotely. But it’s still a bit of a steep learning curve for new users. You still have to graduate to Zeus.