max on Nostr: Matt Corallo is one of Bitcoin’s most prolific developers and opinionated voices… ...
Matt Corallo is one of Bitcoin’s most prolific developers and opinionated voices… especially on social media. Having been in the space for nearly a decade and a half, he’s earned the right to an occasional grudge. In this new recurring newsletter, we’ll see what’s grinding Matt’s gears this month.
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If I've learned anything in my nearly 15 years of working on bitcoin, it's that building trustless stuff on bitcoin is Hard (with a capital H). For the last 14 years, I've spent probably tens of thousands of hours trying to create the best user experiences for people who want to use bitcoin in a truly noncustodial way. Yet, every day feels like more of an uphill battle than the last.
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Given the options today, Lightning, directly on a bitcoiner's device, is the only viable option here and ultimately must play an important role in any wallet wishing to consider itself a standard-bearer for Bitcoin.
https://spiralbtc.substack.com/p/custodial-solutions-are-not-solutions?triedRedirect=true
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If I've learned anything in my nearly 15 years of working on bitcoin, it's that building trustless stuff on bitcoin is Hard (with a capital H). For the last 14 years, I've spent probably tens of thousands of hours trying to create the best user experiences for people who want to use bitcoin in a truly noncustodial way. Yet, every day feels like more of an uphill battle than the last.
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Given the options today, Lightning, directly on a bitcoiner's device, is the only viable option here and ultimately must play an important role in any wallet wishing to consider itself a standard-bearer for Bitcoin.
https://spiralbtc.substack.com/p/custodial-solutions-are-not-solutions?triedRedirect=true