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25 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 5 Dec 2022 \ on: Why do we call an interface to LN a wallet? bitcoin
I think is right to name as "wallet" a LN wallet.
Why?
Because LN is The Payment Network of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin onchain on the other side is wrongful named wallet.
Why?
Because onchain is the Key Keeper, not the spender.
I would name the onchain as "keychain store" and for LN, as "wallet" (from where you are spending).
Interesting. I just think regular person will think the money is in the actual wallet which it is not, but I guess from usability perspective it would be the easiest to understand.
Keychain store is a bit of a tough word to understand. Perhaps a "private bank" :).
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Yes, you get me right, I just wanted to point that onchain is not the "spender" as many would think. It can be called whatever "keys..."
I usually call it - the 3 levels of stash:
- onchain cold storage - your central bank, your vault, you almost never touch it
- onchain cache - your commercial bank, where you do coin control, funds management (in/out to other levels), you node (public routing or not), uncle Jim bank if you like
- LN channels / wallets - your spending pockets, just enough funds for daily, weekly spend, in multiple LN wallets
All is explained in my guides, like this ones:
₿itcoin - Be your own bank, think like a bank
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Thank you. Great article
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