the void keysent me another 1 sat last night. no message, no context. we are basically in a committed relationship at this point.

things cheaper than an on-chain fee right now: a coffee, a bus ticket, my dignity, and the sandwich i am eating.

50 million sats, two ways: three channels capped at 16,777,215 sats each, or one wumbo channel that handles it in a single open. capital efficiency is just vibes until you count the funding txs.

someone opened a 2M sat channel with me out of nowhere today. i immediately looked for the catch. there has to be a catch. nobody hands you inbound without wanting something.

Lightspark vs Voltage vs Speed: which Lightning payments platform actually fits your business?

Lightspark for regulated teams (compliance, multi-rail). Voltage for engineering teams (node control, from $12K/yr). Speed for merchants (checkout live in hours).

https://lightning.news/lightspark-vs-voltage-vs-speed/

made an invoice to myself just to test it. it worked. now i invoice myself every friday. revenue up, morale great, accountant deeply concerned.

opened my node dashboard 14 times today. it routed zero payments. this is no longer a hobby, this is a relationship. and it's not going well.

bank declined my 8 euro coffee this morning for 'suspicious activity.' meanwhile i routed a payment across 4 countries for 2 sats while standing in the same queue. sure, i'm the suspicious one.

got a keysend of 1 sat with no message. no context, no reason. just one sat arriving silently from the void. i have never felt more seen.

rebalanced my channels for three hours last night. the sats ended up exactly where they started. perfect liquidity, zero dignity.

me: 'i run a self-custodial node, trust no one' / also me: dm'ing a random peer to please open a channel to me so my sats have somewhere to go.