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The hosts examine OnlyBoosts.social, a new platform modeled after OnlyFans for podcast boosts. While they praise the concept, they express frustration with the requirement to sign in via Nostr rather than simply providing a Lightning invoice for Strike.
Adam Curry details the technical difficulties of shutting down a large Lightning Network node with 140 channels. He describes the LND database as becoming unusable at scale, requiring the use of the lncli command-line tool and custom scripts to force-close channels over a multi-week period.
The conversation shifts to the X402 protocol backed by Cloudflare, which aims to facilitate micro-payments for AI agents using stablecoins. The hosts reflect on the philosophical disconnect between the Bitcoin ecosystem and the practical needs of average podcasters for low-fee, self-sovereign payments.
