{"id":20772,"date":"2018-12-12T19:09:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T19:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe65500326c3"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:09:48","slug":"new-lightning-wallet-allows-you-receive-tips-without-running-node","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/technical\/new-lightning-wallet-allows-you-receive-tips-without-running-node","title":{"rendered":"This New Lightning Wallet Allows You to Receive Tips Without Running a Node"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new program to set up Lightning Network micropayments, tippin.me<\/a>, has recently entered beta testing.<\/p>\n

The developer for this project described some of its details on a Reddit thread<\/a> to the r\/Bitcoin subreddit. The dev says that it \u201callows you to receive tips (micro-payments) over the Lightning Network, anytime, anywhere, without needing a LN node,\u201d by means of \u201ca simple web custodial wallet.\u201d <\/p>\n

Upon signup, tippin.me \u201cgives you a personal tippin’ link to be shared that contains a fresh QR Invoice with an undefined amount to be paid. If anyone sends you money to that QR Invoice, this amount will appear in your tippin.me dashboard.\u201d The overall plan is for people to \u201cshare it to receive tips across webs, blogs, patreons, forums, etc. using Lightning Network.\u201d<\/p>\n

It should be noted that, since payments must be routed through the program, the wallet is custodial. If you\u2019re going to use it, you\u2019re temporarily trusting your funds to the developer, so some might find it less secure than a trustless, non-custodial solution.<\/p>\n

The project is still in beta and, as a result, it hasn\u2019t been adopted by or extended to blogs, forums or other third-party platforms. However, the developer claimed that such functionality can be implemented later down the line if there is sufficient demand.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the project\u2019s announcement, the lone, semi-anonymous developer announced<\/a> that the website was operational, as his \u201cpersonal contribution to push Lightning Network adoption.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Lightning Network has attracted a large level of interest<\/a> from the crypto space for its ability to send micropayments over the Bitcoin Network and tackle the blockchain\u2019s latency and scalability issues. The developer of tippin.me claimed that he is \u201cdoing it for free, with no support, and on [his] own servers,\u201d with the express purpose of streamlining Lightning’s adoption. Additionally, he later announced<\/a> a free airdrop of 500 satoshis to the first 500 users to request it, all using the Lightning Network. <\/p>\n

The project is in beta currently, and it is unclear where exactly the roadmap will go from here. Nevertheless, it is important to note that this project is not part of a startup company and is instead a totally free program made by a single developer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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