Charge people per word for contacting you.
Possible applications include, paid support ticketing, PAYG language services, contact spam protection.
By all means, experiment on lnbits.com, but we encourage you to run LNbits yourself on your own server
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Here's a summary of the cryptocurrency podcast transcript, broken down into the requested sections:
1. Narrative Summary
The podcast announces the launch of a new extension for LNbits called "Support Tickets." This extension allows users to charge individuals a fee, specifically priced per word, for contacting them. The creator explains the functionality, demonstrating how to set up a form, define the per-word charge (in this example, 100 sats per word), and share the form link. The purpose is to provide a mechanism for spam protection, paid services like translation, and even potentially novel tipping or communication methods where conciseness is encouraged due to the cost per word. The host highlights the simplicity of the extension and encourages users to explore creative applications, expressing excitement for the next four years of Bitcoin's evolution, marking the beginning of a new epoch.
2. Main Topics Discussed
- LNbits Extension: Support Tickets: The primary focus is the introduction and demonstration of this new extension.
- Charging Per Word: The core concept of charging users based on the number of words in their message.
- Potential Use Cases: Discussion of various applications, including spam protection, paid translation services, novel tipping mechanisms, and even potentially sending concise messages.
- Form Creation & Management: A walkthrough of how to create, edit, and share forms within the extension.
- Payment Processing: Demonstration of using the lntx bot for paying the invoice generated by the form.
- LNbits Wallet Functionality: Brief overview of creating and managing wallets within the LNbits platform.
- Bitcoin Epoch: Excitement and anticipation for the next four years of Bitcoin's development.
3. Key Quotes
- "Support tickets is a way for you to charge for people to be able to contact you."
- "I thought it'd be nice to kind of encourage people to be concise with their questions by making them have to pay for adding more words."
- "It would be interesting to see what people build with it."
- "The next four years are going to be truly exciting."
4. People Mentioned
- Host: (Name not explicitly stated) - The creator and presenter of the podcast.
- Alice: Used as an example user filling out a form.
- lntx Bot Developer: Mentioned for the bot's usefulness in paying invoices.
5. Bitcoin Price
- No specific Bitcoin price was mentioned in the transcript.