Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning Mints

2021-06-27 Thread ZmnSCPxj via Lightning-dev
Good morning Casey, I believe a major failing of Chaumian mints is that they are, at their core, inherently custodial. The mint issues blinded minted coins in exchaange for people handing over other resources to their custody. While the mint itself cannot identify who owns how much, it can

[Lightning-dev] Lightning Mints

2021-06-27 Thread Casey Rodarmor
Dear Lightning Devs, Chaumian mints, or blind mints, are a potentially interesting way to make hosted lightning wallets more private and secure, and I recently wrote a blog post on the topic that I wanted to share with the list: https://rodarmor.com/blog/lightning-mints/ It is also reproduced