I disagree. Custodial Lightning Bitcoin is still way better than a bank account.
- You can't open a bank account without KYC
- You can send money without asking permission
- You can receive money without asking permission
- You can send money *privately* (onion layer)
- You can send money around the globe faster
- You can always take it on-chain on L1 via a submarine swap
custodial ownership of bitcoins is a product of bitcoiners' defeatism: it only makes sense if you just want to make money and no longer care about the original values of bitcoin.
- You can't open a bank account without KYC - You can send money without asking permission - You can receive money without asking permission - You can send money *privately* (onion layer) - You can send money around the globe faster - You can always take it on-chain on L1 via a submarine swap