Inspiration
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools speak because they have to say something" - Plato
Why: The datacarrier configuration was highly controversial on the Bitcoin Core github repository. It came to a point where the repository was basically a copy-paste of twitter.
What: We want to incentivize self constraint by imposing a cost to commenting on github.
What it does
We connect a LN wallet through an API which enables lightning payments to be associated with commenting on Github.
How we built it
By vibecoding an extensions that connects a LN wallet to a github account.
Challenges we ran into
Finding a safe LN API, keeping funds safe for users, making sure people actually start downloading the extension
Accomplishments that we're proud of
A working chrome extension
What we learned
How to write a fake LN wallet
What's next for silence payments
Make it actually use Bitcoin