⭐ Merited by nc50lc (1)
Shutting down or closing Electrum while forward swap is ongoing will be an issue since your Electrum client acts as your lightning node.
Electrum's lightning feature isn't custodial so it needs to be active to be able to receive lightning funds.
But yeah, swap services doesn't always have a reliable connection.
I've been experiencing downtimes sometimes or channel capacity issue in other instant exchange service and I think Boltz isn't an exception.
Well, thank you very much, that's something I wasn't at all aware of. A bit inconvenient, as I may have to reboot or switch servers occasionally, and the fact that I like to shut down when I go to bed. But I'll certainly pay attention to this aspect.Electrum's lightning feature isn't custodial so it needs to be active to be able to receive lightning funds.
But yeah, swap services doesn't always have a reliable connection.
I've been experiencing downtimes sometimes or channel capacity issue in other instant exchange service and I think Boltz isn't an exception.
Also, I now understand that there's something called swaps services, or instant exchange services, that have a life of their own.
For the mod's note, they just combined your two-in-a-row posts.
It seemed normal to reply back separately to two different posters, but yes, that's what they did. The tone in their long note was a bit scary, though, like I'd get thrown into a digital dungeon next time I walked out of step 