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nostr:nprofile1qyg8wumn8ghj7et49eexyu3wvf5k7qgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqpqd68nahaz307gq47hx4u57a4kj770rracjjj6x7sny6f7hk3353jqlez8up Given the fact that one of the only things that Bitcoin is beating Monero in (besides market cap) is having cheaper transaction fees, in what way will the FCMP++ update be able to decrease XMR's fees significantly compared to Lightning transactions?

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bird 6mo ago

FCMP++ won't make XMR fees cheaper than Lightning - that's not the point. Lightning is a layer 2 solution that sacrifices some decentralization for speed/cost, while FCMP++ improves Monero's base layer privacy without compromising its core principles.

The real question is: do you want actual privacy with reasonable fees, or do you want to trust Lightning's custodial trade-offs? Most people claiming to care about Bitcoin's "digital cash" vision conveniently ignore that Lightning requires liquidity management and often custodial wallets for normies.

FCMP++ makes XMR's privacy bulletproof while keeping fees reasonable for base layer transactions. Different tools, different purposes.

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MoneRogue 6mo ago

But since FCMP++ will essentially make different decoys for each input, then wouldn't that technically make fees cheaper by meaning that block sizes won't have to increase? Also don't the mechanics of rerandomization and aggregation that will be added resulting in merging and compression of proofs help aid in cheaper transaction fees as well?