Definitely. Nobody running a FOSS project wants a government agency coming down on them.… The: Daniel⚡️ Mar 22, 2024, 12:36 PM
zaps My theory is that Nostr #zaps is the reason BlueWallet chose the end of February last year to remove their custodial Lightning service. Think about it. Damus enabled zaps on February 10, leading to a surge in payment activity, immediately stress-testing the BlueWallet node, which was not prepared for… The: Daniel⚡️ Mar 22, 2024, 12:31 PM
There was a Telegram channel that was full of scammers. That was the only thing they offered besides a couple of tweets and this blog post from over one year ago, which also happens to be the most recent blog post they’ve written. I can only assume they’ve… The: Daniel⚡️ Mar 22, 2024, 12:20 PM
No, but custodial wallets are usually easier to get started with for new users because you don’t have to deal with setting up channels and maintaining liquidity. People who expect a Venmo-like experience (this came up last night) don’t want to have to fund an initial deposit… The: Daniel⚡️ Mar 22, 2024, 12:16 PM
I met someone at the Lightning meetup last night who had lost a decent amount of sats when BlueWallet shut down its custodial node last year. They gave users about 2 months to withdraw after posting a message on their blog. There were no notifications or updates to the app… The: Daniel⚡️ Mar 22, 2024, 12:10 PM
