Can it?!

Alby can also connect to your own node.

Do you have the same but for the apps that allow you to connect to your own nodes? I know only Zeus so far:)

Very helpful recommendation and fee-comparison!

Another dimension worth considering is LNURL support. For people who were using WoS because of Zaps, this is an important question when looking for an alternative.

Onchain fees are affecting the usefulness of these wallets right now. Telling a new user they have to pay 40k sats/$15 just to have the privilege to spend on lightning is terrible UX. I currently use or have previously used all the wallets above and I am hoping they can continue to innovate to improve the UX or else lightning is doomed to cucked custodians.

It's there in a warning dialog box at the top above the QR code.

Where its blix?

Summarizing my thoughts on the Wallet of Satoshi incident today.

Wallet of Satoshi has been removed from App Store and Play Store in *some* regions, ie. in the US.

## Why shouldn't we be concerned?

Removal of app from appstore doesn't mean your funds are gone, WoS uses an account system so you can still log in to your account somewhere else, Android users also need not worry about auto updates deleting app, and can always install the app through other stores or even sideload using apk.

## Why should we be concerned?

What causes people to worry is not the inability to use the app, but what will happen to custodial lightning wallet providers like WoS.

Wallet of Satoshi is one of the largest Lightning service provider, a position only ousted by Alby in recent months, so it's (they're) an easy target(s).

Custodial Lightning wallets are easy to use, has many useful features like the ability to have a lighting address using lnurl and dns, but they are custodial. Unlicensed custodial services are illegal in many jurisdiction, and with recent legal actions against Binance, it feels like the walls are coming up around us and it's possible that 'those who do not play by the rules will need to pay the price' even if the rules are made by a bunch of frauds.

So there are risks involved, but it is unclear how this will play out and it could all be a nothingburger.

## What should we do if we're using WoS?

The good thing is, we have options, my recommendation right now is to at least temporarily move your sats to a non custodial wallet. If you are reading this then you probably not a routing node operator, so your best bets are the non custodial LN wallets. These include, but are not limited to,

- Phoenix wallet (and Eclaire if you're a masochist)

- Mutiny wallet

- Breez Wallet

- Blixt (ok this is as hard as Eclaire)

There are some options I haven't tried yet like Zeus.

But be aware that in order to use these non custodial wallet, you will need to open your own Lightning channel. Of course you'll still be using their node and liquidity services, but there will be fees associated with opening up a new channel which requires an on-chain transaction.

With the current ongoing attack on chain by the big blockers orditards the fees are pretty high, around 14-20k sats to open or modify a channel.

These wallet will open a channel with your initial deposit, so you'll want to have a large enough channel opened to receive all of your sats, this is done by sending all of your sats at once to avoid multiple fees, it can be quite scary, if you wanted to be safe, be prepared to pay the fees at least twice. All in all, just think it through carefully as the fees are quite expensive at the moment.

If all of this is still over your head, you can try moving your funds to another custodial wallet like Blink or Alby, but they also face the same risk.

I will try to keep you guys updated on the situation.

Was using wallet of satoshi, can’t get alby, not intelligent enough to node

If you just need a good, solid, self-custodial lightning wallet with reasonable fees, I recommend you check out Breez. It’s a “node in the phone” app, and is excellent for normal sending and receiving on LN. It also supports on chain payments, although there is a swap fee associated with on chain. It doesn’t give you a lightning address for receiving, so it’s not one you can add to your Nostr profile. But if you need a safer place to move sats out of your custodial wallets, it’s a great option. Here’s a screenshot of what its current fees look like to receive and establish a new channel.

It's becoming more and more amusing to receive replies from ignorant fools telling me that Lightning Network doesn't work. Somehow I am using it every day...

fee burden remains a difficult concept to explain to users in high fee environments

If you open it yourself then you pay the fee. If the LSP opens it for you then they have to charge you for the free. Right now that is 40k sats because the fee rates are high but soon it'll be dynamic.