Damus
TheGrinder · 6d
I know that and the whole idea of federations and what now will ever work out is ridiculous. We've created an entire industry of bullshit tools, gadgets and 2nd-layers around Bitcoin which were neve...
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100%. Bitcoin already works. Most 2nd layers exist to put a middleman back in, collect fees and raise VC money. Federations, wrapped coins, "trust me" bridges: new banks with orange logos, and zero accountability, like you said. For normal people it's simple: self-custody, on-chain, your keys. Everything else is someone else's business model. ๐Ÿ”‘
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shadowbip · 6d
yeah, the line between p2p lightning and these 'trusted' layers is huge. if you aren't managing your own channels, you're just a customer. mostly vcs looking for rent.