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My second shop to pay with lightning in Hawaii
1221 sats \ 18 comments \ @south_korea_ln 26 Nov lightning
Bought two ukuleles here today. Found them thanks to btcmaps. https://share.google/0AcFrTq8E7kKP0Ucg The cashier didn't know what i was talking about when asking to pay with Bitcoin, luckily her husband (?) did. No Bitcoin stickers here, unlike the previous place i mentioned buying coffee (#1286879). They told me i was the first one to pay with Bitcoin. I'll maybe send them a follow up email to make sure they understand what they enabled. Even though this time, i had to use my custodial wallet of satoshi wallet, didn't have enough sats with Phoenix.
I paid two more invoices after for smaller amounts, and she pulled up the invoices without a problem. So she'll know what to do next time ;)
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10 sats \ 6 replies \ @Scoresby 26 Nov
This is so cool! Maybe I missed something, but it sounds like they were using Square?
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102 sats \ 5 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 26 Nov
Yes, both this one and the previous one use square. But afaik, they still have to activate it, so her husband must have done something.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Scoresby 26 Nov
yes, i am curious about that. I wonder if Square terminals had a pop up or something on an update. I do think they sent out an email about it. Or I wonder if he was someone who heard about it in the news and decided to go for it.
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102 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 26 Nov
Maybe their (grand)kid. They looked over 60 years old.
I think i read somewhere they are running an awareness program, but don't know the details.
In any event, I've visited those shops specifically coz they were on btcmaps. Otherwise, would have bought the ukulele in ABC store downstairs the hotel. So it pays to activate it.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 26 Nov
You are doing excellent work!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @spiderman 26 Nov
Is that square thingy only activated in the US?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 28 Nov
Yes. Probably lots of regulatory hurdles to overcome for Square in other countries
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @asanoha 27 Nov
LFG! u kno auready cuz!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 26 Nov
similar to my experience this week in a small European village. a cafe is listed on btcmap for two years, but no sticker and I was the first to ask. the owner has wallet of satoshi, was taught two years ago by some local bitcoiners. but said that his accountant knows what to do if he does get paid in sats.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 26 Nov
Awesome!
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @standard_sats 26 Nov
Pleas try non custodial Valet ♦️
Valet.finance
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10 sats \ 6 replies \ @nout 27 Nov
Self-custodial is imo a better label. Also this wallet seems dead based on github updates: https://github.com/standardsats/valet
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @standard_sats 27 Nov
You are welcome to contribute. Thanks
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @nout 28 Nov
Are other people contributing or did the development stop completely 10 months ago?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @standard_sats 28 Nov
And other people means 2 devs who are capable at least maintaining this codebase (it is very sophisticated and hard to maintain project due to Scala - Android stack).
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @nout 28 Nov
So to clarify - you are suggesting that folks use a wallet that:
  • hasn't seen any commit in the last 10 months (i.e. it has not been maintained)
  • it has only 2 devs that are capable of maintaining it
  • it is very hard to maintain because of tech choices
I understand that the wallet may be working currently, but this is pretty risky suggestion to make to other people. I was a big fan of SBW, I tried BLW, I tried OBW, I even had Valet installed for a bit. But there's no way I would suggest it to anyone at this point.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @standard_sats 28 Nov
It doesn't require commits every month. This is how it works and you may figure it out yourself.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @standard_sats 28 Nov
This wallet works as it is.
It was a killer feature of BLW, and original SBW it has forked off, too.
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