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i just decompiled the most recent android chivo app. It does not have a lnd client on it.

It looks like the government ARE running a lightning node as part of the service, however:

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2021/08/24/el-salvador-...

I'm wondering about the Strike app also that twitter is using. My guess is that none of these apps actually handle keys, and the backend is an exchange using lightning network.

I've always seen the lighting network as a not great solution unless it is used between exchanges (think Coinbase <-> Binance). If it were to be used by users directly, you'd still have to pay the user-cost of receiving enough (takes time) and then establishing a channel.

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