(I know that's not an alternative to most users of Phoenix, but as a tech savvy person, you don't have to put up with these kinda strong compromises)

„very very bad privacy“ why is that?

Indeed. NWC + own node and/or a self-hosted AlbyHub are also great alternatives

Anyone who can live with the fact that I can rug you, feel free to use https://bb.mountainlake.io/ or use a cashu wallet with my mint at https://mint.mountainlake.io. I don't charge any fees on top of the lightning network itself. And keep in mind that I will be sailing til mid September and therefo...

Phoenix's 0.4% outbound payment fee means during low fee environments sending $100 on chain is actually cheaper than sending $100 using phoenix. The UI/UX is really good though.

nostr:npub1jugar2agq6369p0l86razavs9shj2p6pscxecevs8j94ap37hkqsjlfc28 is a breeze. Or you try the new nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm hub.

>- extreme form of "non-custodial centealizarion" I feel like this is an inevitable tradeoff for large scale retail solutions. You need a service provider to shoulder the channel management load and provide the necessary UX abstractions. I'm also somewhat hopeful ARK can significantly mitigate t...