StashPay 0.1.6 is here for iOS & Android. Download here:

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Release notes: * Add: Redesign home, send & receive screens * Add: Set receive amount before displaying invoice QR code * Add: Use Breez Liquid Electrum server for instant P2P payment notifications * Add: „BTC“ or „LN“ to receive copy button * Fix: text input alignment on Android

A strategy that Nostr users could use to prevent spam through zapvertising is to use a lightning address that only accepts zaps that above a certain threshold e.g. 100 sats. Since StashPay only accepts lightning payments above 1000 sats (boltz swap minimum) this might actually be a selling point for StashPay lightning addresses (an upcoming feature). Is this something nostr users would find useful? What zap limit would users prefer? 100 sats or 1000 sats? View quoted note →

3rd day water fasting while everyone is posting 100k dinners. AMA.

Regarding definitions… A bitcoin layer 2 requires unilateral exit. And I agree Liquid does not meet that definition. However self-custody is a very nuanced topic in the context of mobile wallets. Mobile Lightning wallets today rely on trusted third parties in the form of watchtowers to not lose money. In many cases no watchtower is used and wallets rely on the trust and incentives of a single LSP. Relying on the trust and incentives of 11/15 Liquid functionaries that watch over each other is similar in some ways and arguable superior in others. Not the least of which is that there are more parties required to collude to steal user funds in a fully auditable blockchain. Another advantage that is underestimated is the lower complexity of Liquid wallets, which results in a smaller attack surface for users. There are many protocol level threats to consider in Lightning due to the protocol’s vast complexity. Liquid wallets are not exposed to these threats while the funds are being held offline. Furthermore these wallets can be held in cold storage and secured via geographically redundant multi-sig, something researchers are still attempting for Lightning in the context of the VLS project. That would however require consensus logic for channel-state among cosigners, further increasing client complexity. As such I believe it is absolutely valid to label a Liquid wallet non-custodial in the context of the Liquid trust model. Just as a Lightning wallet can be considered non-custodial in the context of the LSP/watchtower trust model (nevermind that there are fully custodial elements for smaller amounts in Lightning wallets today to improve UX). What does that mean for users? FWIW I personally feel more comfortable holding spending sats in a Liquid wallet than an ECash mint or even a self-custody Lightning wallet, especially for larger business transactions. Some users, especially those in areas with human rights violations might prefer ECash due its superior privacy. But every user should make that decision for themselves based on their needs. Security is about economics and there is no one size fits all. I suspect the underlaying issue that people are trying to point out is that Liquid is a single federation and as such a potential point of centralization for bitcoin. A totally valid argument. While this is true today, I believe we will see multiple sidechains and other federations such as Fedimints, Cashu mints and Ark based wallets all competing with each other as fees go up and as demand for bitcoin as a medium of exchange increases. I suspect all these solutions will find their own market niches. I am also hopeful for further decentralization of Boltz servers as multiple companies can now host the open source code and provide interoperable submarine swap apis for client apps using the various layers of bitcoin. All these experiments are good for bitcoin and the cross pollination of ideas will further strengthen the network. Some of these experiments will fail, and I appreciate critical discussion. They keep us honest. And some people even have vested interests to see certain experiments fail. That’s fine. But we should be careful to not adopt cancel culture if we don’t like an experiment. Especially if that experiment does not require an action or a soft-fork from our part. If you down that path, you start acting like a little tyrant, making demands of others. If you were really in favor of freedom, you’d allow others to take responsibility based on their own needs, not yours. Just my 2 sats worth. Thanks for reading ⚡️

< 10 sats per cent is such a UX boost

„Creative tension is the force that comes to play at the moment when we acknowledge a vision is at odds with current reality“ - Peter Senge

Survey: how are you being paid in Bitcoin?

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When you’re being paid in Bitcoin for work (salary or invoice), how are you currently receiving payment? Plz RT for reach 🙏🏼

Nice! People understand wifi passwords already. Should make it much easier to run a mint for family and friends. View quoted note →

The @Zapstore listing for StashPay is also updated to the open source repo (

GitHub

GitHub - onionmill/stashpay: A minimalist Bitcoin wallet for everyone. Built on Lightning & Liquid ⚡️

A minimalist Bitcoin wallet for everyone. Built on Lightning & Liquid ⚡️ - onionmill/stashpay

). So you can update to version 0.1.5 there now too.

Make sure to change your Obtainium source to this link to get APK updates from now on: View quoted note →

⚡️BOLT12 & Open Source StashPay 0.1.5 is here for iOS & Android. Download here:

StashPay - A minimalist Bitcoin wallet for everyone

StashPay makes sending and receiving your first Bitcoin easy for newcomers and powerful for advanced users.

Release notes: * Add: Upgrade to Liquid SDK 0.5.1 * Add: Send to BOLT12 offer * Fix: App is now open source (GPLv3)

StashPay is now Open Source. I wrote about licensing, business models and removing myself and 3rd party vendors as single points of failure:

StashPay is now Open Source

In bitcoin building open source is more than a licensing decision. It is an acknowledgement that we are all corruptible given the right incentives.

Nice! Already tested paying the first BOLT12 offer from Phoenix last week. Can't wait to get this out to StashPay testers ⚡️🙌 View quoted note →

If you’re building stuff to please/impress others you’ll burn out and resent them. Building products for yourself is extremely rewarding. If others find them useful too, great. If they’re willing to pay, even better. But don’t go out trying to rescue the world. Otherwise you’ll get stuck in the drama triangle. And be grateful for your haters. It means you’re doing something people care about.

“I’m not here to fit in. I’m here to be who I am.”

Building and learning out in the open is extremely rewarding if you can put your ego aside. You can iterate quickly. You also get real time signals whether your ideas are any good. If people copy them, it means you’re onto something. This is particularly interesting in bitcoin where everyone basically holds the same equity. You can move the industry in a direction you think is worth exploring as a single bootstrapped indie hacker.

Just flashed LineageOS on my old Pixel 3a and installed StashPay via Zapstore. I'm amazed how fast the device is now and not a single Google App in sight 😌

Now also on @Zapstore 💜 StashPay 0.1.4 is here for iOS & Android. Download here:

StashPay - A minimalist Bitcoin wallet for everyone

StashPay makes sending and receiving your first Bitcoin easy for newcomers and powerful for advanced users.

Release notes: * Fix: Font color in dark mode

How do you want to download StashPay for Android?

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Finally got my Google Play account verified. How should I release @StashPayApp for Android?