Thank you so much for that, it'll take a bit to become second nature but I think I get it. Pretty much like a bank with cash IOUs (except you can actually redeem funds) ?
So do all lighting payments go via a mint (just normally the user doesn't have a clue, less friction)?
If so, what's the reasoning behind having public facing eCash and mints (my brain hasn't quite made the jump)?
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Not all lightning uses ecash. Ecash is useful because it enables offline payments, diversified custody, gives excellent privacy to users, and wallets can work with public mints without needing to create a dedicated account with each one.