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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @john_doe OP 8 Jan \ parent \ on: If you are still not using a non-custodial wallet on SN, why? lightning

I agree that the purpose is to have interesting conversations about anything surrounding Bitcoin, the world, tech, etc, and I have it so I am happy in my side.

However if sending or receiving sats P2P has an issue, then it defeats in my opinion the original motivation to use the Lightning network in the first place (not at all a criticism of SN) My perspective was more on the sending side and I was more specifically thinking about the P2P aspect of zaps rather than the aspect of pulling sats.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 8 Jan

You are still able to get the p2p zapping with CCs. The problem is that you are stuck in the wrong mindset.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @john_doe OP 8 Jan

CCs are basically just an entry on a database managed by SN so it is not P2P. Bitcoin or the Lightning network are.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 8 Jan

Unless you are managing your own node, you are pawning off all the hard work onto someone else. Food for thought.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @john_doe OP 8 Jan

I somewhat agree. I had my own node and used Zeus until June of last year, but because of travel and unstable Internet connection and electric grid, I temporarily gave up running my own node. My alternative is Phoenix for Lightning and Rizful for Stacker News (and other temporary wallets to get liquidity). With Rizful I use a managed node so I have P2P transactions in both cases.