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CD76: DEBATE: Are the tradeoffs of Samourai Wallet's light client mode a benefit to users?

Citadel Dispatch

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I Don't Want to Keep Clicking My Pen, Matt.

There was a time when the majority users didn't run their own node, right? So they said, instead of using an electron style setup where you're going to be connecting to a random node to fetch your balances, why would you give away that information? At least at a minimum, you can trust us because you're already using our software. That's why that model is there. It's not because of like some other thing. Most users who are using light wallet are either starting out like that because they don't have a node,. And they're okay, they want to try to see what's going on. The idea is that if you take away something that gives them that immediate

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