Welcome, I am also new here
Definitely broken for the rest of us with no power
Banking is not broken, it is working as intended.
This stuff ain't accidental.
Good vid, thanks! Please keep posting here. I want to avoid X
Finance capital and links to criminality and wars
For custodial options (somebody else holds the sats/private key, you can withdraw at your leisure), coinos is great https://coinos.io/
For non-custodial option (you hold the keys, slightly more complex), I suggest Zeus wallet. Works fantastic.
Both options will get you an address in the format yourname@provider.com that you can use to receive zaps.
Thanks for explaining. I'll definitely want to get this working.
If I go the non-custodial way with zeus, does that still require me to host my own node? Also, once I make my lightning address, do I always need to open a new channel?
Much appreciated for your time and explanation 🙏
I just wish I could figure out how to use lightning.
The only wallet that appears to let you use lightning without a node requires downloading from an app store. No official APK?
Unless you have other suggestions?
Lightning is a network built on top of the bitcoin network.
Makes it cheaper and faster to send SATS, the smallest unit of BTC.
And I'm still trying to figure it out lol
Thanks, I'll have to investigate and learn more!
Lightning let's you pay across channels to find a path to who you want to pay. If you're running your own node for lightning then you'll need channels but you can use apps like nostr:nprofile1qqstxwlea9ah3u6kjjszu6a7lrnhqkfh8eptp2z6v0e9558tlkkl2rgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszxnhwden5te0wfjkccte9ekkjmnfvf5hguewvdshx6p07xr4s5 that take away a lot of the complexity away.
Cool, any reason not to use electrum downloaded from fdroid?
OK I'm not a crypto noob but even I'm having trouble finding reliable info on BTC lightning.
No proprietary software. All should be able to be done through tor?
Any useful guides recommended?
I want to setup a lightning wallet. Electrum on mobile good enough? Also, what does it mean to open a channel? Is opening a channel necessary to receive lightning?
Any apps that make getting a lightning address easy without having to get an app through appstore? Android apks available for wallet of satoshi?
Any good guides you can send would be great kind stranger 🙏
I need someone to explain to me how I can get a BTC lightning easily.
WTF is opening a channel? Do I have to do that?
Decentralized social media protocols is the only way to go...
Can't go back to other garbage centralized and commodified services.
It's very cool you are encouraging ppl to find alternative to centralized social media. Ty
Bring back the old internets.. Big Decentralized Internet Energy