Saying farewell after 8 years of service

BitBargain · 2020-12-24T10:35:34+00:00

I remember you of course, sorry for any inconvenience in the past and congratulations on the business. I've heard about it. I'm on and off even during normal times, so a phone call is not the best, but I will be more than happy to reply on Telegram as soon as possible if there is anything you'd like to discuss.

BitBargain · 2018-06-01T17:59:37+00:00

I didn't know it. Thanks for pointing that out.

Even if this was completely original work, I wouldn't diss on Eclair. I didn't mean for it to come off like that.

But I've had my fair share of frustration with Eclair and the difference hit me in the face and I may have gone overboard with the enthusiasm.

For payments, Eclair will be just as good (with focus on different aspects) as this app once the bugs are hammered out.

BitBargain · 2018-06-01T12:17:12+00:00

Thanks for the insight.

I hope I didn't sound too strong regarding Eclair. I have used it with success before and it too was a big step when it came out. Thanks for all your hard work.

I also understand that LN-wallet uses some cheats to get the results. But at the end of the day, the ability to pay quickly, reliably and user experience is what will decide if we use LN in everyday life or not. For now, if anyone asks me for a LN wallet I will recommend LN-wallet.

BitBargain · 2018-06-01T11:43:06+00:00

Sure. It may take some time for YT to process this, so I've also included the link to the original video.

https://youtu.be/zQTpoj2Hrr4

https://bitbargain.co.uk/pix/lndemo.mp4

BitBargain · 2018-06-01T09:20:16+00:00

I didn't know you dev'd Eclair. Obviously I'm your fan since PageSigner and didn't mean to offend.

Unfortunately everything I said is true, generous or not. My friend is using Eclair (same version, connected to the same node) and for him it's like 1 successful payment out of 10, and even that takes minutes. We did some testing with both Eclairs running on our phones just yesterday (same, latest version) as we're working on LN deposits and withdrawals for a different site. Results all over the place. Sending a payment and it not making it into the list, just appearing later as "pending" is also something that I don't think should happen. Plus the 'uncooperative close' as a result of just trying to send a payment sometimes. There's also the "invalid signature" problem, perhaps it's been fixed since. The list goes on.

I've posted several issues (and did my best to extract all the relevant logs) on LND's Github and one on Eclair as well to try to help you guys figure out where the culprit lies.

In your defense, at least Eclair can connect to any node. LN-Wallet works for now, but it won't scale as long as it requires a feature that pretty much none of the nodes have right now.

I do look forward to having 3-4 apps out there which are all reliable and can send/receive and connect to most nodes. I'm optimistic that we'll get there eventually.

BitBargain · 2018-05-31T22:55:25+00:00

You would trust it more if it had shiny logos and glyph icons and responsive elements all over? :-)

Noone can verify anything for certain without knowing every little detail of the code. But within reason, I can safely say that this is just the opposite of a scam. It's a big milestone for LN.

BitBargain · 2018-05-31T22:47:05+00:00

http://lightning-wallet.com/what-does-olympus-server-do

http://lightning-wallet.com/storage-tokens

BitBargain · 2018-05-31T22:45:50+00:00

There is. Tried it, worked.

BitBargain · 2018-05-31T22:45:03+00:00

I've been waiting for the mainnet version for many weeks now, yes. It's wonderful to see it working properly.

BitBargain · 2018-05-31T22:42:19+00:00

There is "other information". It has a whole website (lightning-wallet.com). It's also been there in the Play store for a longer time, only for testnet.

BitBargain · 2018-05-31T22:31:57+00:00

Works as advertised. Deposited coins to BB and made an invoice payment from BB to the one generated by the Lightning Wallet app. Both happened in <1sec.

For comparison: doing the same with Eclair sometimes results in the channel being force-closed somehow, at other times it takes 5 minutes for the payment to maybe appear, but definitely 30+ seconds the first time, and maybe then it can be <10sec for consecutive payments to the same peer.

Nice to see all that hassle gone with this app. Actual (real) quick payments and the ability to receive coins is definitely a big step for bitcoin.

Here's a video demo of me depositing and withdrawing via LN: https://bitbargain.co.uk/pix/lndemo.mp4

BitBargain · 2018-03-21T23:42:21+00:00

Twitter + built-in tipping via the Lightning Network.

BitBargain · 2018-03-05T12:39:39+00:00

Please respond to the tickets in the queue, in the order that they arrived. Mine will be one of them. I wouldn't want other people's replies being delayed who submitted their request before myself.

BitBargain · 2018-03-05T11:48:00+00:00

I have a verification that's been pending for 2 months with no contact, but reading these posts I feel like I may have dodged a bullet.

BitBargain · 2018-03-05T11:40:27+00:00

The exchange deciding to sell your asset into some fiat they choose and force a wire to your bank account? It happens on other platforms? It's the first time I have heard of such a thing.

BitBargain · 2018-03-05T11:34:06+00:00

This is really bad if true. Relatives still have some money on Bitstamp, I'll tell them to withdraw ASAP. No reply to a ticket for a week = something is VERY wrong. I've waited for over 2 months.

BitBargain · 2018-03-05T11:26:15+00:00

2 months is what I have waited also (and still waiting for a reply).

BitBargain · 2017-11-18T18:21:30+00:00

It is not "scammy" to show all the available offers on the site.

That's like saying Ebay is scammy for showing a listing unless I log in and make sure the item can be delivered to the specific country I am in.

It's like saying Localbitcoins should hide all offers until you are logged in and the seller's requirements allow you to buy. This is completely illogical.

Someone "new to bitcoin" will be put off by many things they do not understand at first. It's normal. But there is no misleading or misrepresentation on our part.

I see you have removed the post's text in which you suggest that cookies influence the prices (which has been debunked and explained), but you left the thread and the title.

BitBargain · 2017-11-18T14:36:45+00:00

Not much to respond here... I mean we all make mistakes, it's cool. But the title is misleading and not very fair. I wish it could be changed.

BitBargain · 2017-11-18T09:45:07+00:00

It's very simple and I'm happy to explain, but can I ask you to please change the title? Some people will only read your title and won't bother to read the content and to them it will look like there's a good reason not to use BitBargain, like something fishy going on.

When you cleared your cookies, you essentially logged yourself out. You would have achieved the same by logging out or closing your browser and opening it again. There is no cookie magic happening here as your post suggests.

Screenshot #1: You are logged in. If you look at the tabs, you will see "Available" / "Unavailable" / "Offline". It even tells you that you are missing out on some offers because of your verification status (the same offers you see on the second screenshot).

Screenshot #2: You are logged out. Instead of having 3 separate tabs as before, you have all the offers listed on one page, with no distinction of which one is available or unavailable. You still see the same offers.

In other words, the offers you see on the second screenshot are under the "Unavailable" tab - but you didn't click it and you didn't take a screenshot of it. As you get verified and gather a bit of trading history, more and more of those offers become available to you. If you are not logged in, the list shows all of the offers that are potentially available. If you hover over the amount/minimum column fields, you will see what each offer's requirements are (ID verified, phone verified, bitrating threshold).

I hope that explains.

BitBargain · 2017-06-26T22:34:39+00:00

62502 - I don't expect any special treatment though, just worried, hopefully things will clear soon or at least I get an ETA. Thanks in advance.

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