Project details

The platform underneath, and where it stands

Why Infinite Markets is built on LNbits, an honest assessment of status and risks, and pointers to everything else: the overview, slide deck, architecture diagrams and demo.

Built on LNbits

The wallet platform underneath

LNbits is a free, open-source Lightning wallet and accounts system, in development since 2018. Infinite Markets only ever asks it to create invoices on your wallet; it never holds spending keys.

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Any funding source

Switch backends any time without touching wallet balances.

LNDCore LightningPhoenixdAlbyStrikeBlinkNWCBreezSpark

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Isolated wallets

Every wallet has its own balance and keys. Apps get just what they need.

Admin key · spendsInvoice key · receives

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Extension platform

Extensions are real Python apps that keep running when the browser is closed.

Own databaseRoutes & UIBackground tasksPaid-invoice events

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Related extensions

LNbits building blocks that sit alongside Infinite Markets.

Nostr RelayNostr ClientInventoryShipping

Inventory & Shipping integration roadmap

Status & risks

Honest about where it stands

Where it stands

Web commerce, Nostr orders, buyer accounts and catalog import/export implemented
v1.0.0 published via an LNbits extension manifest (sha256-verified)
Conformance suite plus Plebeian tests and a live plebeian.market checkout verified end-to-end
Out of scope for v1: escrow, fiat custody, automated refunds, subscriptions, reviews

Risks

Experimental software: v1.0.0 on a draft spec; start small
Needs the community: interop depends on marketplaces, the spec group, and real merchants
Maintenance costs: tracking LNbits, spec and client changes takes ongoing time

What's next

Seeking testers and active users: run it, send feedback, file issues
Conduit and Shopstr testing; merchant lud16 for native invoice rendering on marketplaces
Structured addresses for marketplace physical orders
LNbits Inventory and Shipping integration
Follow the Open Markets Protocol as the Gamma draft evolves

Go deeper

Read, present, or dig into the design

The same story at three depths, plus a demo of the real thing.

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Illustrated overview

One page with screenshots and diagrams: LNbits, the problem, how it works, marketplaces, status and risks.

Read the overview → ▶

Slide deck

25 slides for presenting, with speaker notes, keyboard navigation and dark/light themes.

Open the slides → ⌘

Architecture diagrams

Zoomable system diagrams of the LNbits integration and every component, with notes.

View the diagrams →

Demo video

About 2 minutes: set up, catalog, publishing to relays and marketplaces, a live 210‑sat Lightning purchase, orders and messages.

Watch the demo →