5 years ago, I thought I was gonna become the Roger Ver of Lightning
Relentlessly onboarding people (waiters, shopkeepers, old friends) via Blue Wallet
“This transaction is unstoppable. I just sent you $1 without banks, without any registration, with good privacy & instant finality!”
The biggest problems:
1. it wasn’t working very reliably (many transactions would fail, which made me feel embarrassed)
2. Blue Wallet shut down their Lightning service a couple of years later, so everyone most likely got rugged
3. The amount was too small to withdraw on chain
4. I’m not as rich as Roger and probably never will be
Lessons learned, my initiative turned out to be a failed experiment 🤷🏻♂️
Relentlessly onboarding people (waiters, shopkeepers, old friends) via Blue Wallet
“This transaction is unstoppable. I just sent you $1 without banks, without any registration, with good privacy & instant finality!”
The biggest problems:
1. it wasn’t working very reliably (many transactions would fail, which made me feel embarrassed)
2. Blue Wallet shut down their Lightning service a couple of years later, so everyone most likely got rugged
3. The amount was too small to withdraw on chain
4. I’m not as rich as Roger and probably never will be
Lessons learned, my initiative turned out to be a failed experiment 🤷🏻♂️
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