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296 sats \ 3 replies \ @iguano OP 3 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: Phoenix 0.5% fee on every transaction is just killing the purpose of using LN. bitcoin
sending "big" amounts like >50$ will cost you more on phoenix than on-chain (with the current on-chain fees).
But if you are sending 100$ or more constantly, onchain is cheaper even with high fees.
Ah, I see:
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Yeah, with 1-2 sat/vB onchain LN is only useful for micropayments.
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Also , when you receive a payment bigger than the inbound capacity you have you will be paying the onchain fee too.
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I have plenty of channels open with outbound liquidity higher than $100 and pay much less than what on-chain fees would cost. If I was doing thousands of dollars, then it would be different
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