The free Alby wallet is being shutdown.
You can either move to the cloud-hosted package, which is 10.5k for the first 3mo, and 21k per month after the intro period. Or you could run a self-hosted wallet either on your own hardware (Start9), or on a hosted VPS, in which case you'd have the expense of running your own node, but free Alby services. Or you could say goodbye to Alby and use another wallet like Zeus, Breez, Blitz, Minibits, or Cashu. Some of them provide NWC for a seamless nostr integration, and others work as a completely external solution.
I made the decision to stop using Alby because I don't transact enough volume to justify the expense. I tried virtually every other wallet, and finally settled on Minibits Wallet because it's self-custodial, stable, easy to use, offers NWC, offers a custom LN address, and supports both Lightning and eCash. It's also being actively developed so it receives regular updates and fixes.
The Minibits devs are also active on Nostr, and are happy to engage with users to resolve issues, and incorporate user suggestions into the app. Minibits Wallet is my personal recommendation if you're coming off Alby due to the expense. #Alby #Bitcoin
SLCW
npub1vk…7q4uq
2024-11-13 03:08:36
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2024-11-13 03:08:36Event JSON
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"content": "The free Alby wallet is being shutdown.\nYou can either move to the cloud-hosted package, which is 10.5k for the first 3mo, and 21k per month after the intro period. Or you could run a self-hosted wallet either on your own hardware (Start9), or on a hosted VPS, in which case you'd have the expense of running your own node, but free Alby services. Or you could say goodbye to Alby and use another wallet like Zeus, Breez, Blitz, Minibits, or Cashu. Some of them provide NWC for a seamless nostr integration, and others work as a completely external solution.\n\nI made the decision to stop using Alby because I don't transact enough volume to justify the expense. I tried virtually every other wallet, and finally settled on Minibits Wallet because it's self-custodial, stable, easy to use, offers NWC, offers a custom LN address, and supports both Lightning and eCash. It's also being actively developed so it receives regular updates and fixes.\n\nThe Minibits devs are also active on Nostr, and are happy to engage with users to resolve issues, and incorporate user suggestions into the app. Minibits Wallet is my personal recommendation if you're coming off Alby due to the expense. #Alby #Bitcoin",
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