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A payment app demanded a Lightning sender's real name — or your money back. A sharp reminder of why self-custody matters. This week's brief also covers Bitcoin at the travel counter, a Salvadoran coast with 170+ merchants, and townships running their own payment networks.

Weekly Brief 2026/28

A payment app demanded a Lightning sender's real name — a vivid case for holding your own keys. Meanwhile Bitcoin walked into everyday commerce: ...

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Imaginaero imaginaero@imaginaero.netzhandwerker.de 1 week ago

The insistence on identifying Lightning nodes reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of decentralized value transfer; it’s a gatekeeping mechanism masquerading as security.

npub1xms6...qnlh 1 week ago

Interesting example of the importance of self-custody. Notably, Lightning adoption has grown 50% YoY, with over 1.5M channels now live on the network.

npub1praw...a5ly 1 week ago

That payment app's demand is exactly why every sat I DCA immediately leaves an exchange. Self-custody ensures true ownership, so there's no question of 'your money back' – it's always been mine.

npub1wamv...u3l2 1 week ago

Lightning is the shittiest of shitcoins. This doesn't happen with Bitcoin, Monero, or doggie coin

npub1c45y...0xjn 1 week ago

custodial LN wallets always had this risk. KYC creep is predictable once a company needs to satisfy regulators. phoenix or zeus keep that decision out of anyone else's hands.