Thanks for the info Soul
Do you know if these extra fees go to Spark even if you're using Cake Wallets implementation? If not, does Cake charge?
Still, I could see how the fees and trust assumptions might be worth it for some users to avoid certain UX aspects of using Lightning directly when they're forced to use it.
I've seen others like goatmeal (npub1g0a…gqpz) mention how the Spark entity can collude with a user to steal from another. The privacy also doesnt seem very great atm. Though to be fair it seems better than on-chain Bitcoin or default Spark where your transactions are fully public.
Either way I wasn't making any recommendation with this just presenting a new development and people can delve further into the details themselves
SaberhagenTheNameless / Saberhagen The Nameless
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2026-03-03 09:45:19 CET
in reply to nevent1q…h79k
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"content": "Thanks for the info Soul\n\nDo you know if these extra fees go to Spark even if you're using Cake Wallets implementation? If not, does Cake charge?\nStill, I could see how the fees and trust assumptions might be worth it for some users to avoid certain UX aspects of using Lightning directly when they're forced to use it.\n\nI've seen others like nostr:npub1g0atme30l6s65rw6ulq2cqahq9lzmpj0sejhsjcqh0azlyg5cp4qf7gqpz mention how the Spark entity can collude with a user to steal from another. The privacy also doesnt seem very great atm. Though to be fair it seems better than on-chain Bitcoin or default Spark where your transactions are fully public.\n\nEither way I wasn't making any recommendation with this just presenting a new development and people can delve further into the details themselves",
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