I had an interaction with Coinbase team about their payment gateway. I asked why they don't just support Lightning - instant payments. Their reply was user experience.
For two days, I am trying to help a friend pay a Coinbase payment gateway invoice using their super complicated setup. He is a sysadmin, so no tech newbie. He is not a customer of coinbase, he just wants to pay an invoice using an open payment network.
Juggling wallets, picking the right chain, walletconnect hell, ...
User friendly, yeah :).
Meanwhile, people paying with lightning: scan or open an invoice in a wallet, click send, instant confirmation, almost no fees, done.
Reconsider.
Juraj / Juraj🏴💛🌘
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