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There is no “risk” in running a lightning node, risk makes it sound that there is a chance …. It’s a hard fact reality that you lose waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more sats running a node. 🤣🤣 that’s a 100% guarantee.
I'd say that depends on the person and the scenario. Both have risks since they're both hot wallets. I'm coming up on 5 years running a node later this year and I haven't lost any sats. I think my WoS has 1 sat in it that I can't get out though 😂
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Little Spoon 11 months ago
True haha but they’re not actually our sats… and I’m grateful for all of the sats they’ve lost while learning haha
Sure. I use multiple wallets. My zaps have been set to Strike, a custodial wallet, for 6 months because I got tired of my router going down and breaking my custom setup for non-custodial zaps. I still send zaps from my node. I receive zaps to Strike and withdrawal to my node when applicable.
Exactly. I do something similar using self custody lightning wallet apps. You use the broader suite of tools/apps available on the lightning network. That’s a good medium to long term goal for educating people, but I don’t imagine you would try to onboard random new nostr users directly to such a complex setup/workflow where they need to understand channels, liquidity, LNURL, etc. lol
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Henry 11 months ago
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running bitcoin 11 months ago
As someone whos at least been running a node for years, I can confirm this is true in my experience
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S!ayer 11 months ago
I wonder why they won't release. It made sense when Gensler was around but, after Trump pump, surely WoS should make a return.
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npub13yl8...hd6n 11 months ago
Self-custodial isn't a problem if only spending money is put in the lightning wallet. Fewer sats to lose.
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onthephone 11 months ago
Of course. A lightning node operator is a money transmitter. It is taking the law time to catch up to that. But anytime a person or business handles someone elses money, a license is needed.
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S!ayer 11 months ago
well it depends if they are running the node themselves or with a third party. I think it's some guy at an agency, but he could be 'part of' the service. In that case, PnP is licensed. It's a valiant effort. Government not bothered because tax is already include in the final price of goods sold, so they are taking their tax on it. Maybe income tax, but that's up to PnP to handle,
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S!ayer 11 months ago
oh sorry, nvm, they are well in debt and I think loss making? so that would abscond them from certain taxations lol shit show fundamentals company run into the ground by useless c-suite. I prefer shoprite holdings, but the whole retail space is mafioso
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onthephone 11 months ago
Either way, the LN node op is a money transmitter. When enforcement kicks in, the first thing that will happen is that Lightning will be 100% custodial. Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins.
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S!ayer 11 months ago
the sats never touch the mainet chain until the channel is closed off. So you're just carrying the sats around until it closes. I still wonder if it's a 1:1 in out or if there's more sats, or ghost 'sats' in the system. Still waiting to hear what happens to the sats when a channel is force closed
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S!ayer 11 months ago
The only lawyer they need image
If you don't force normal people to learn a new technology to begin with the adoption rate would be higher for nostr. The hard to swallow pill is bitcoin and lightning are harming nostr more than helping now. Bluesky is your example have fun.
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npub1madj...5vdm 11 months ago
Surely youve had some force-closed channels! Id count that under sats wasted
The whole concept of LN is to create consistently spendable monies with lower fees. Meaning you're supposed to connect to nodes you are trying to pay monies to consistently. Routing payments & just connecting to a bunch of retards' nodes was never the main objective for end users. Doing this for the sake of adding LN capacity is an *altruistic* pursuit - which in life usually means willing to pay monies out for said pursuit.
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TheLegendaryMan 10 months ago
Yes. This was a hard pill to swallow. Unfortunately it was up the ass medicine.