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Re:Riot is now Element by LunaSea on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:43AM (#23843438)
In places like the European Union, it is illegal for example to provide subscription payments without notifying customers before payment renewal (which requires an email address).
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Re:Riot is now Element by badrabbit on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:09AM (#23843612)
You can notify without email though. If the patform itself is communication related they can send you in-app message.
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Re:Riot is now Element by rglullis on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:53AM (#23843507)
Given that is a very complicated ordeal to do subscription payments with crypto (impossible with Bitcoin, requires transaction with custom contracts if you want to do with Ethereum), my initial implementation uses a basic pay-as-you-go account system. If you "subscribe" to my service, you need to ensure that you keep the balance positive otherwise your account gets disconnected on a failed charge.
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Re:Riot is now Element by literallycancer on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:23AM (#23844155)
You could show LN invoice (QR code) right in the app when that happens.
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Re:Riot is now Element by rglullis on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @08:45AM (#23844363)
That is an interesting idea, but (1) assumes the user added my support account as a contact and (2) might create a phishing vector.
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