Afaik it is still the case that if the transaction is not opt in RBF, you get the cash immediately (yes, you read that right!). It was certainly true a few weeks ago, i.e. last I checked. Most wallets I know (apart from Electrum) opt in though and don't give their user the choice to opt out. Other...

Ugh the Chivo ATM's are still onchain only? Inexcusable.

And very odd given that it is a win-win for everyone if they move to LN with an onchain fallback. They have the infra for it already 😵‍💫

When I was there in the summer I tested both RBF and non-RBF txs, and found that instant confirmation was inconsistent for both. Often a non-RBF tx required a confirmation, often a RBF tx would give me cash immediately. There were no guarantees either way and the RBF flag didn't seem to make a clear...

I don't believe Chivo developed their own ATM; they look identical to other ATMs I've seen elsewhere. So likely it's just a matter of of getting someone to actually write the software for LN payments. I've only seen two ATM brands that supported Lightning. One of which was coins only, and designed ...

I was able to buy a SIM at pharmacy (haven't come across a mobile carrier yet where I've been) & didn't give my ID when buying But I haven't been able to activate cause I don't have a tool to open my SIM slot (paper clip failed) - maybe you need to KYC when you activate? https://i.imgur.com/c45IyU...

A lot of countries do the ID check when you activate. Or they just skipped a legally necessary step to save time. I have a Spanish SIM card that should have been activated in my name. I noticed the storekeeper filling it out with someone else's passport details. 😂

I bought a retail SIM card only to learn online activation requires the SV national ID number. Wasted $3. Instead a kiosk in a supermarket had a guy selling phone plans. I asked for an activated SIM card. He asked for ID. "Oops I forgot it at the hotel." He just went ahead and activated it in his o...