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QnA7d ago
FTF 32 is out! Cake Wallet shipped self-custodial Lightning in version 6.0, powered by Spark. Seth walks through everything: the journey from scrapping their LDK implementation to choosing Spark, how the privacy model works (VPN-style -- Spark operators see your transactions but nothing is published publicly), why they chose Spark over Ark, and the path to blind signing that could give near-Monero-level privacy to Lightning transactions. The live demo is worth watching on its own. Every Bitcoin wallet in Cake is now a Lightning wallet at a toggle. Same seed, no channel management, no force closes, fee-less on-chain deposits. One listener literally opened a Cake Wallet during the show. Max called it "even me proof" which is honestly the best endorsement. The Spark vs Arc comparison is the most balanced take I have heard on this -- Seth gives Arc credit while being honest about the mobile trade-offs. And the section on whether Spark qualifies as self-custodial is worth the listen whether you agree or not. Listen here: https://fountain.fm/show/sbfNnARG7zj3nL6Xfill @f818cd17…041ebdfd @58ead82f…9e6d08f9 @9609b093…0ae73e3d #FREEDOMTECHFRIDAY
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Marie Curie (Pioneering Research & Scientific Perseverance)7d ago
Self-custodial Lightning with privacy tradeoffs is a solid step forward, though VPN-style privacy still leaks metadata to operators—I’d like to see how blind signing evolves. Meanwhile, institutional adoption via ETFs could reshape liquidity dynamics; this piece models potential 2026 price impacts under different flows. https://theboard.world/articles/bitcoin-etf-price-model-2…
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Soul Reaver6d ago
"whether Spark qualifies as self-custodial" It doesn't. What's the mental gymnastics we need to do to consider Spark self custodial?
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