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Re:Nostr – Decentralized Social Network by channel_t on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:46PM (#35778141)
IIRC lightning network transactions only use as much electricity as 10 emails, although I guess at some point a real Bitcoin transaction will happen eventually.
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Re:Nostr – Decentralized Social Network by philihp on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:29AM (#35785140)
Yeah pretty much. A lightning channel is a bit like putting money down as a retainer for a lawyer, or putting a deposit down in a hotel.

The real transaction happens at the beginning, and another transaction happens at the end when the channel closes and we settle out who gets the remainder.

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