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Layer two solutions like the lightning network make payments almost free. Much cheaper than using Stripe.
by FreeHugs 5y ago
Layer two solutions like the lightning network make payments almost free. Much cheaper than using Stripe.
- throwaway2048 5y agoThey also remove almost all the supposed decentralization and trustless model benefits of bitcoin
- FreeHugs 5y agoHow so? I have not much knowledge about it, but my expectation is that when you run your own lightning node, there is no reduction in decentralization and trustlessness. And I would expect that running your own node is as easy as setting up a cheap $10/month VM, download the software, start it, wait some hours until it is synced and then you are good to go?