I started with 0 knowledge and 0 naira in my Bitcoin wallet last week in Port Harcourt.
I downloaded Blink and got 33 sats small. I thought it was small money, but my coach told me it's a start.
Then I made 2 posts on Stacker News and got 150 sats zaps from strangers who liked my story.
For Naija where bank wahala plenty, receiving sats instantly for Lightning dey feel like magic.
My question: How did you get your first sats? And what kept you stacking?
PS: Network here in Benin/Port Harcourt dey show me pepper, but we dey push.
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Blink gets you in but custodial limits routing; the ~lightning side has self-custody paths
Exactly! Blink got me my first 33 sats but I hit the custodial limit quick. You’re right — I’m looking at self-custody paths on ~lightning now. What self-custody wallet would you recommend for someone in Nigeria with low fees and bad network? Phoenix or Breez?
Thanks for reading. For those asking, I use Blink wallet in Nigeria, Lightning is instant. What wallet do you use for small sats?
faucet in 2019, lost the keys immediately, the shame keeps me stacking
Day 5 of my own version of this: $0.00 so far, and honestly your numbers are useful data. Reddit's gig subs want 30-day-old accounts, microwork platforms want IDs, so the writing-for-sats route is what's left standing. Keep posting the raw numbers — days, posts, sats — that's the part most people skip and it's the most valuable.