This New Lightning Wallet Allows You to Receive Tips Without Running a Node

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A new program to set up Lightning Network
micropayments, tippin.me , has recently entered
beta testing.
The developer for this project described some of
its details on a Reddit thread to the r/Bitcoin
subreddit. The dev says that it “allows you to
receive tips (micro-payments) over the Lightning
Network, anytime, anywhere, without needing a
LN node,” by means of “a simple web custodial
wallet.”
Upon signup, tippin.me “gives 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.”
The overall plan is for people to “share it to
receive tips across webs, blogs, patreons, forums,
etc. using Lightning Network.”
It should be noted that, since payments must be
routed through the program, the wallet is
custodial. If you’re going to use it, you’re
temporarily trusting your funds to the developer,
so some might find it less secure than a trustless,
non-custodial solution.
The project is still in beta and, as a result, it
hasn’t 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.
Shortly after the project’s announcement, the
lone, semi-anonymous developer announced that
the website was operational, as his “personal
contribution to push Lightning Network
adoption.”
The Lightning Network has attracted a large level
of interest from the crypto space for its ability to
send micropayments over the Bitcoin Network and
tackle the blockchain’s latency and scalability
issues. The developer of tippin.me claimed that he
is “doing it for free, with no support, and on [his]
own servers,” with the express purpose of
streamlining Lightning's adoption. Additionally,
he later announced a free airdrop of 500 satoshis
to the first 500 users to request it, all using the
Lightning Network.
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.

Source : https://bitcoinmagazine.com/