Summary
TLDR: Matt Corallo proposed a BIP for making Bitcoin payments easier by using DNS to store payment information, eliminating the need for HTTP servers and reducing privacy concerns. This system, combined with BOLT 12 Lightning Offers, provides a more user-friendly and secure way for users to send and receive payments without running additional software. The goal is to meet user needs with minimal trust, burden, and privacy loss.
Key Points
1. Matt Corallo proposed a BIP for the coordination of making Bitcoin payments, addressing the challenge of coordination both on-chain and off-chain with protocols like Lightning.
2. Tools like BTCPay Server and LNURL have been created to lower the barrier to entry for receiving funds passively without the need for posting a single address for everyone to reuse.
3. DNS can be leveraged to fetch payment data without the need for running an HTTP server, offering more flexibility and openness while reducing security concerns for unsophisticated users.