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- It happens a lot, but It's obviously not ideal
- LN Address depend on LNURL, which depends on an HTTP server. DNS is a little more fire and forget
I don't like that it depends on things you don't actually own, meaning it's not entirely censorship resistant: a. The domain can be taken away from you. b. DNS records can be modified. OK, they mention DNSSEC, which I have zero experience so that angel might be covered.
The spec is more pushing BOLT12 without a webserver that is backwards compatibility to Layer 1.
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Why did I do that? Because Bitcoin is just data. I don't need to sign a contract to accept payments.
It's like a lemonade stand. Don't need to ask anything to accept cash.
More and more publically traded Bitcoin operations are swapping ASICs for GPU farms.
They are obviously not stupid. Business want more return, something which AI offers currently.
We can confirm this when the hashrate drops or at least the pool dominance is eased.
How reliable are background services on Android?
I'm excited as it looks like the easiest way to have an always-on node.
I imagine having a dedicated Android device at home on WiFi whilst my daily driver is connected to it via NWC and I can receive sats whilst I don't have reception.
Currently, I'm solving this with Alby Hub, but getting an Android device into someone's home is easier than an always-on computer.