If you self host you're having the hot wallet risk plus other risks. See here and DYOR: https://bitcoiner.guide/lightning/
But imo the advantage of instant, cash final settlements and economically sensible microtransactions due to tx volume based fees outweight the risks of funds in the range of pocket money in a lighning wallet many times.
alazne /
npub106…krt56
2023-02-21 15:50:51
in reply to nevent1q…8rcy
Author Public Key
npub106pakcnr9568ykcz8vdtgt3kfxmpv7g9n5sxjsrwp9rp9urrz7lsakrt56Published at
2023-02-21 15:50:51Event JSON
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