Indeed, the hodl invoice has some drawbacks but its the tech that makes RoboSats work.
This method (seller locks escrow toward RoboSats experimental coordinator node) is, at the moment, the safest approach to ensuring peers hold up to their end of the deal since a direct hold invoice between seller and buyer has yet to be practically demonstrated with conventional wallets.
npub1p2…k3m82
2023-06-25 11:59:27
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npub1p2psats79rypr8lpnl9t5qdekfp700x660qsgw284xvq4s09lqrqqk3m82Published at
2023-06-25 11:59:27Event JSON
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