I'm checking out Sphynx.chat which @jack just tweeted about.
It appears to be a way to chat over LN. I know they were working on that technology but I did not realise that it was implemented.
Does anyone know much about the tech behind it? Is it truly all living on the LN or is it reliant upon the Sphynx server?
It is truly LN native. But there are "custodial" plans that the Sphinx folks sell. You can run your own server. Most of the Lightning node in a box distros offer it.
I am doing HUGE transaction volume based on this tech through my node since i have set my fees to zero when going to the podcastindex node (Adam Curry).
Breez has also implemented some crossover stuff... not the chatting, but the podcast/streaming stuff.
Very cool. Which would mean it's an uncensorable chat system...
I think it's time I set up a Lightning Node. I've just been using custodial stuff but the time has come.
My former maid just asked my wife about Bitcoin since she's from El Salvador. I need to figure out the best way for her to get paid over the LN and send it to her family without being too complicated. Strike is not available here in Panama yet.
Not only that but if I understand correctly it is also encrypted.
This is exactly the kind of stuff chains like BSV (and ETH) are touting as the future but instead of storing every last thing on layer 1 we move all that traffic off to a more appropriate platform.
It's all unfolding beautifully.