You can use AlbyGo with it too. You can then use AlbyGo to view your zap history, and use it as a mobile lightning wallet. You don't need an Alby account to use the AlbyGo app. It's a stand-alone app.

I use lnwallet.app

No KYC. One click to create a wallet. One click to link the wallet to Amethyst using NWC.

Follows the KISS rule. Keep it simple.

Orphan blocks happen when two blocks are mined at the same time. The block that gets a further block added to it will become the legitimate chain, and the other block becomes an orphan block.

It's the reason why Satochi said to wait for 6 confirmations to be absolutely sure your transactions confirm with near zero risk of being orphaned.

Having a chain recorg after one block happens. Having a chain recorg after 6 blocks is improbable.

Trans boxers and Chinese drug cheats. The Olympics is so corrupt. The IOC is a criminal organization.

If you're an honest competitor, I feel sorry for you having waisted your time training, and then get beaten by drug cheats.

And they'll stay corrupt if you keep watching.

Soft and squishy.

Use Zeus or Phoenix wallet for self custody. They're free to use.

You will still need some bitcoin to setup a Zeus, or Phoenix, or any other self custody lightning wallet. They don't charge subscription fees. You just pay the normal on-chain fees to miners to open channels.

Use a free custodial wallet like Wallet of Satochi until you have some Bitcoin.

For ten or twenty bucks worth, or just starting out, just use a free custodial wallet.

What's this monthly subscription fee OP mentioned?

How does self custody have subscription fees?

> - Node force close channel without my explicit approval

Force closures don't ask for approval. There's nothing you can do to stop a force close. It's a function of the lightning network and nothing to do with Umbrel.

Most force closes happen because your peer (or you) becomes unresponsive while an HTLC is in flight. This HTLC then has to be 'settled', meaning the channel gets force closed so the payment can be settled on-chain.

Cloudflare has that as a service. It doesn't even cost anything. I think it might even be on by default if you're using their file hosting services.

Includes automatic reporting to law enforcement and follow up by them so you don't have to get involved.

Sometimes, some things are best left to multinational corporations.

They're not as good at it as they used to be. They can't control the narrative they way the could before everyone was carrying a video camera with live access to the Internet.