Since the wallet is browser-based, it is exempt from any limitations that may be imposed on wallets that are downloaded via Apple or Google’s app stores.The decentralized social media software Damus and other products with a focus on bitcoin are apparently being blocked by Apple.The creator of that app was compelled to take out a bitcoin tipping feature because Apple later deemed it to be an unapproved method of paying for digital content.Later, two of the creators of Mutiny created a workaround for the Damus feature called Zapple Pay, which uses emojis to initiate tips.
According to Mutiny CEO Tony Giorgio, the fundamental feature that distinguishes the product from its rivals is the ability for unconstrained innovation provided by a web-based wallet.
“Our main difference compared to other Lightning wallets like Phoenix and Muun is that our wallet is a progressive web app (PWA),” Giorgio said in an interview. “So we can ship and push updates that are not restricted to the limitations of the Apple or Google store platforms.”
The ability to send and receive money on Lightning, Bitcoin’s second layer payment network, allowing less expensive and quicker transactions, is one example of such innovation. Mutiny refers to these channels as “just-in-time channels,” which are a feature that lessens the effort of managing channel liquidity.Liquidity management is seen by many analysts as Lightning’s weak point.Lightning has significant issues, according to Bitcoin researcher and developer Burak Keceli, who stated it last month. But the inbound liquidity issue is my top concern.
The Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) protocol-based social tipping functionality offered by Mutiny is another noteworthy feature.Because of this, the wallet can quickly and easily interact with Nostr applications like Damus to provide tips, or “zaps.”Beyond tipping, the capability can be expanded to make it easier to pay for subscription-based goods and services.Nostr stands for “notes and other stuff transmitted by relays.”It took some ingenuity to enable zaps via emojis for Mutiny Chief Technology Officer Ben Carman and Chief Product Officer Paul Miller to introduce Zapple Pay last week.
As a result of Damus’s ability to allow users to tip one other on information shared in the app—a prohibited action that the tech giant reportedly deems to be comparable to selling digital content—Apple threatened to remove the app from its App Store before it was even officially launched.
Damus users can still tip on posts despite Apple’s restrictions because Zapple Pay allows zaps via emoticons and emojis are permitted on posts.According to Miller, Zapple Pay utilizes NWC and served as a testing ground for the new wallet’s social tipping feature.
“We have a lot of NWC stuff built-in,” Miller explained. “Ben and I thought Zapple Pay would be a fun way to test it out.”
Since Mutiny is still in beta testing, there may still be flaws, the business emphasized.
“Some lesser-known bugs exist, but we generally want to exercise caution when using this wallet for now,” the company states on its blog. “Test the wallet, let us know how it is, and I promise we will surprise you with how fast we fix your bugs and ship new features.”