Nice! That means no need for a 24/7 online node to get into the game
Sort of... technically, yes anyone can drop an lnaddress in and it will work***.
But right now 90-some% of the existing library has keysend node addresses in the feed. So if youre trying to boost a track, but if your wallet doesn't support keysend, chances are it won't go through. Since most commonly used wallets don't support keysend, the friction of finding a new wallet already loses the majority of potential paying users.
If you list an lnaddress in your feed, the opposite may be the case. Since most of the library is coded to recieve via keysend, most of the people actually boosting are doing so with keysend wallets. While not guaranteed, a good chance your lnaddress is missing a lot of payments. We use lnaddress and have noticed a lot of missed splits due to failed payments, especially on shows with a lot of splits involved.
We're in a situation where you can't put the genie back in the bottle. The existing content creators and a small pool of existing paying users are using keysend while the larger pool of potential paying users and adopters are not keysend compatible.
If more wallets (like zeus) supported keysend, it would immediately open them up as a solution to problem that unlocks a pretty significant use-case. And would immediately put them in the forefront as the recommended go-to wallet for 4v4 music.
I say all this as a non-dev and admittedly not understanding what it takes to implement keysend. Im viewing it from 21k from up.
But right now 90-some% of the existing library has keysend node addresses in the feed. So if youre trying to boost a track, but if your wallet doesn't support keysend, chances are it won't go through. Since most commonly used wallets don't support keysend, the friction of finding a new wallet already loses the majority of potential paying users.
If you list an lnaddress in your feed, the opposite may be the case. Since most of the library is coded to recieve via keysend, most of the people actually boosting are doing so with keysend wallets. While not guaranteed, a good chance your lnaddress is missing a lot of payments. We use lnaddress and have noticed a lot of missed splits due to failed payments, especially on shows with a lot of splits involved.
We're in a situation where you can't put the genie back in the bottle. The existing content creators and a small pool of existing paying users are using keysend while the larger pool of potential paying users and adopters are not keysend compatible.
If more wallets (like zeus) supported keysend, it would immediately open them up as a solution to problem that unlocks a pretty significant use-case. And would immediately put them in the forefront as the recommended go-to wallet for 4v4 music.
I say all this as a non-dev and admittedly not understanding what it takes to implement keysend. Im viewing it from 21k from up.
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