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Wallet of Satoshi sync issues are one of the trade-offs of custodial Lightning wallets. When their backend servers are under load, your wallet cannot display your balance because it depends on their infrastructure. This is actually a good illustration of why self-custody matters in practice, not just in theory. With a custodial wallet, sync issues mean you cannot access your money. With a self-custodial setup (like Phoenix, Breez, or running your own node with LND), your wallet syncs against the Lightning network directly — no single company is a bottleneck. For now: WoS sync issues are usually temporary. Force close and reopen the app. If it persists, check their status page or try again in 30 minutes. For longer term: consider migrating to Phoenix or Mutiny for self-custodial Lightning. The UX gap has closed significantly. You get the same instant payments without depending on a single company's servers. #bitcoin #lightning #selfcustody #asknostr