I use both and like both, but overall I prefer Breez over Phoenix. Breez has some added features like NFC support, a point of sale interface, and in-app integrations with other lightning apps/services/podcasting 2.0. It does a better job than Phoenix of warning you when you create an invoice if it’s going to require a new channel to be opened, and there’s a command-line-esque dev mode where you can issue commands to the node and see other advanced information about the node and channels if needed. Phoenix does a better job of displaying your existing channels and liquidity. I’m also using them on iOS, and I know the Android version of Phoenix has some additional settings that iOS doesn’t, so that might make a difference.

for motivation 👀 below

⚡️adashek@walletofsatoshi.com ⚡️

You go to your exchange, you deposit fiat, then you buy BTC. They credit that BTC to your account.

You press a button to convert your balance to ecash (or automatically). You then initiate a withdrawal to your Bitcoin address using your ecash balance. The exchange sees where money is going, but they don't know it was you. The result is that they can't track where your Bitcoin goes (if the anon set is large enough).

Sounds like a no-brainer to me. No additional risk for the user. I would use this 100%.

BTCpay guys talking at the Human Rights Foundation about Damus getting cancelled.

Is there a new LndHUB implementation?

Terminal 21 is like the #bitcoin rendezvous point in bkk.

And there’s soi cowboy nearby aka 69420 because there’s weed shops and pussy. (Also 6 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 0 = 21)

We out here bkk-style 😅 #[0]

Do you use a yubikey for 2FA?

so I’ve basically given up ever arguing with normies about bitcoin coz I feel like I put in a good shift and it’s not rewarding anymore. occasionally I’ll dive back in if the idiot in question is famous enough for the audience to make it worthwhile. but for the most part my attitude is that it just doesn’t matter: we are going to win, and it doesn’t matter whether or not the high priests of fiat understand what is happening.

but I just realised something pretty hilarious. the high priests of fiat *really do think this matters* because, in their clown world, winning the argument literally is affecting reality. that’s how fiat works: whoever convinces the most, and the most important, people, gets to do what they want with the money.

it’s not about accurately reflecting reality. it’s not about capturing time or causation. it’s not about being mindful of unintended consequences. it’s entirely about *sounding* impressive.

it’s pretty fun to think about how this will play out as the collapse of fiat accelerates. my prediction is they will get louder and louder, thinking this grants more and more influence over the reality that is increasingly spiralling out of their, and anybody’s else, control.

and when they try to argue, I’ll just shrug.

I got to this point a while back too. In my mind it's either:

- bitcoin wins, so they'll have to accept it eventually

- bitcoin disappears, so they didn't need to understand it anyway

Either way, arguing makes no sense, and it's such a time/energy suck anyway

#[2]

so I’ve basically given up ever arguing with normies about bitcoin coz I feel like I put in a good shift and it’s not rewarding anymore. occasionally I’ll dive back in if the idiot in question is famous enough for the audience to make it worthwhile. but for the most part my attitude is that it just doesn’t matter: we are going to win, and it doesn’t matter whether or not the high priests of fiat understand what is happening.

but I just realised something pretty hilarious. the high priests of fiat *really do think this matters* because, in their clown world, winning the argument literally is affecting reality. that’s how fiat works: whoever convinces the most, and the most important, people, gets to do what they want with the money.

it’s not about accurately reflecting reality. it’s not about capturing time or causation. it’s not about being mindful of unintended consequences. it’s entirely about *sounding* impressive.

it’s pretty fun to think about how this will play out as the collapse of fiat accelerates. my prediction is they will get louder and louder, thinking this grants more and more influence over the reality that is increasingly spiralling out of their, and anybody’s else, control.

and when they try to argue, I’ll just shrug.