Here is it in one image.
Each app was tested and positioned in a specific place, for its functionalities and powers.
Don't believe me?
Try for yourself ALL OF THEM for at least 1 month.
Then we can talk.
https://i.postimg.cc/mkmGw7BJ/wallet-stairs.jpg

pretty cool.
the incentives for participating in this are very good: your watchertower protect the nodes of your peers, and theirs protect your nodes. This relationship of mutual benefit can encourage people to use their watchertower to protect others "for free", in a colaborative manner, since everyone benefits.

I like the idea of watch swaps, but I have some concerns regarding privacy:

I just wonder about the possible drawbacks: since other nodes will be aware of your channels onchain (they need to be aware in order to monitor the blockchain in case of a forced-close attack), it will reveal your channels and lose privacy. I guess they probably also have to known the latest channel state in order to check if the forced-close used a previous channel state (whose balance benefits the attacker) or if the channel closed did match the latest balance of the channel. This is another thing of concern: the watchtower of other nodes have to know your node's balance on the channels you want them to monitor.

please correct me if im wrong. Id like to know the privacy implications of watch swaps

Social Media missing on that graph. x)

https://i.postimg.cc/ydjxRnHy/Screen-Shot-2022-11-03-at-6-22-57-AM.png

Original Tweet 🐦

This was my experience last night going to Taquiza in South Beach and attempting to try our project idea https://lightsats.com with a random person. Legit I asked 4 people including the cashier and they all turned down the idea of me gifting them bitcoin via our web app so they could buy themselves a drink or some tacos!

As soon as I mentioned Bitcoin they all got so hesitant about it, one girl did say "I have bitcoin" so I asked which wallet she uses normally, and said Metamask 😖. It was a fun experience, since our web app targets nocoiners I really need to get in their head and understand what's the best approach to warm them up to the idea of accepting a bitcoin tip from someone.

What have been the biggest challenges building and running Alby as an open source project and company? What have been the biggest benefits?

I've just joined college (last 3 months) but all my friends there are onboard with the "99.99% of crypto is a scam" and that bitcoin is the way forward. My friend paid me for lunch today with her Muun wallet that I set up and it's so much better for us to use compared to sharing bank account details or bothering with the signup of Cash App. They're most excited about the money part of things from what I can tell. Haven't had any interest in alts or nfts yet. Can't wait to onboard them onto our own app!