Anyone knows if there is already any service of "proxy" online LN wallet?
I mean, something that would work like this:
- I send, for example, 0.1BTC to their wallet (my deposit address) same as I do with an exchange.
- Now I have a 0.1BTC balance with them (not your keys, not your BTC... I know)
- Then, the service would let me send LN payments which they would route via their LN node and already established channels on my behalf and substract the amount (plus a fee, presumably) from my balance.
- A plus would also be the possibility of creating LN invoices and receiving payments in the same way above and an easy to use mobile phone APP.
Anyone?
Custodial Wallets are a thing now, yes. And somewhat controversial among the purists. I think they are inevitable at least until Neutrino
It's great news because last time I asked a few months ago it seemed that it didn't exist yet.
I understand why purists may have something to say, but IMHO custodial LN wallets do make even much more sense than regular custodial wallets. I have not much of a problem in letting a third party the custody of my small change and use them for convenience. It is the whole of my stash what I want to directly control and custody. <- Notice how this is the complete opposite of how the current banking system + cash works.
Of course LN neutrino would be a great offering for the ones who would prefer that intermediate solution.
This is looking very good.
As long as it doesn't lead to some kind of 51% type attack with one mega payments monolith in there