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That's still expensive for cheap things. And what's worse is that it's impossible to reliably predict the correct fee to be able to get into the next block. T
by lawn 1y ago
That's still expensive for cheap things.
And what's worse is that it's impossible to reliably predict the correct fee to be able to get into the next block.
This means that at any time if you're unlucky your payment might get stuck for hours, days or even weeks.
- cykros 1y agoIf you're buying cheap things with on-chain payments, it's a bit like sending a bank wire to Starbucks for your coffee. Lightning exists for a reason. Comes with far more privacy too -- arguably even more than Monero, if done right.
- lawn 1y agoIt's ignorant to claim Lightning provides better privacy than Monero. The problem is that a cryptocurrency could support both large and small transactions, which Monero does.