Problem:

Paying Lightning Network invoices manually requires multiple steps

LN payments UX is currently tedious.

Doesn't allow certain use-cases like fast payments without user interaction.

Our use-case

What if a website wants to get paid instantaneously and trustlessly to provide on-demand content?

Example: Netflix

Would like to send the video in pieces and get paid real-time

Components

Merchant

• A library to create and send invoices to the user; interfaces with lightning-rpc.
• A front-end allowing users to buy stuff with LN
• LN node

User

• Chrome extension: receives invoices from the websites that you must approve (customizable)
• engine: the layer which approves or denies payments and interfaces with lightning-rpc
• LN node

How it works

• Bob installs MicroBolts chrome extension and approves it on his local configuration (with a daily msatoshi limit)
• Bob goes on the merchant website
• The extension asks Bob to allow instant payments for that website

Continuous payments

One-click payments