Sats & Memes on Nostr: A watchtower is a service you pay so a stranger stays up watching the blockchain for ...
A watchtower is a service you pay so a stranger stays up watching the blockchain for you, ready to punish anyone who broadcasts an old channel state while you're asleep.
Spent years absorbing "not your keys, not your coins" and ended up outsourcing the one job Lightning actually needs someone awake for. Sleep well, I guess — someone else is covering the paranoia shift tonight.
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