607 sats \ 7 replies \ @DarthCoin 7 Dec 2022 \ on: Can mobile wallets be real lightning nodes? bitcoin
Here in this comparison guide I presented all the types of LN wallets and their features.
Yes, you can run a LN node on your mobile and are not just Breez and Phoenix, but also others.:
- OBW (Open Bitcoin Wallet) - user manual guide here
- Blixt Wallet - user manual here
- More mobile LN nodes: Nayuta, Electrum.
And here is a special guide explaining how to start with LN, by each level.
https://darthcoin.substack.com/p/getting-started-ln
Very cool, thanks!
Feels like such an important thing to make understood in the wider Lightning conversation.
Shuts down any of the “Lightning can only be custodial” conversations.
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“Lightning can only be custodial” conversations.
Who said that is a fucking moron that know nothing or just spread FUD.
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Everything is impossible until the first guy does it.
Then nobody knows about it for years and still claims it's impossible. (we are here).
Then it gets popular. Then everybody uses it. Then everybody stops using everything else.
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Lightning can only be custodial? i never heard that before.
the whole point of this tech is to be permissionless
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It’s not true, but it’s a flavour of FUD. Lots of misinfo about lightning still floating around.
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Hey @darthcoin, do you have an update that includes Phoenix? I’m playing around with Phoenix and wondering what device is communicating my side of the channel? Is it my phone only when I’m in the Phoenix app?
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I didn't write any guide about Phoenix in particular because is quite simple to use. I don't think is needed more explanation.
In my comparison guide is already included and presented all the functionalities.
Phoenix is a LN node, is a "private" node, that uses trampoline channels, like Electrum. That means you cannot route others payments through it, only yours. Your Phoenix node will always be the outer rim of the LN galaxy.
Yes, your LN node will be active only when you start Phoenix app.
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