Wondering what all the commotion was about yesterday with Mutiny and Zeus? Here’s our summary of what happened.
@OpenSecret stirred up some controversy yesterday after announcing their decision to disable the ability to zap @ZEUS wallet users. They said the decision had to do with increased forced channel closures due to stuck payments with Zeus’s approach to locked payments, and further said the decision would not affect the ability to pay Zeus invoices or LN addresses.
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@Super Testnet , who says he made the spec used by Zeus to enable these async payments, voiced his support for Mutiny’s decision.
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Meanwhile, Zeus pushed back with their own statement saying, “ZEUS will never block payment to our competitors’ wallets, disparage or belittle anyone trying [to] push Bitcoin adoption forward, or give up on trying to ship self custodial solutions.”
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The news was hotly debated and thoroughly memed among #Nostr users throughout the day, some in favor of Mutiny’s decision, and some decrying it as censorship and a removal of user choice. Ultimately, Mutiny issued a further update that gives users the option to assume the risk if they want to, calling it “Freedom to get rekt.”
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The two wallet makers ended the night wishing each other well… well, sort of:
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Giving the “Freedom to get rekt” as an optional opt-in after providing a reasonable warning/education seems like a great way to handle a situation like this.
I don’t know enough about the technical aspects to judge either implementation, but seems like the friction will hopefully drive the developers to better solutions in the long run 🤞
Good report and summary
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Agreed, I like that there are strong opinions on how it should be built but also maintain respect for the users
Something happened .. 👀 .. something, something, stay humble .. something, something, stack sats
👀
#bitcoin
#lightning
#ticktocknextblock
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😂😂😂😂
This is how the disputes should be handled! Friendly!
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Mutiny isn’t even a viable option for iOS users for connecting your node and zapping so they can cry all they want but they are alienating a whole subset of nostr bitcoiners
Thank you, was curious about this.
Getting forced closed in mutiny creates a bad impression.
I understand why they did it.
Hope this doesn't turn into another Samurai/Wasabi BS soap opera drama.
Figure it out people!
Great summary.
TLDR: Growing pains from building culture and tech at same time. All want same thing but have different perspectives. Creativity cant exist without conflict I dont think. This was pretty healthy all things considered.
-Community now knows about the risk more broadly.
-Projects came to compromise that respects (grudgingly) both perspectives.
-Nostr gets better. Tick tock like a block.
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