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Hardware Wallet Companies don't accept Bitcoin?

404 sats \ 19 comments \ @021da48107 18 May bitcoin

Recently I was looking to buy a hardware wallet and noticed that a few companies don't accept Bitcoin via the LN.

Companies that don't accept Bitcoin via LN.

Coinkite does accept Bitcoin but not via LN.
Blockstream doesn't seem to accept Bitcoin at all on their website.

Companies that do accept Bitcoin via LN

Bitbox
Foundation

However I see the Coldcard and Blockstream Jade recommended the most out of any hardware wallets for Bitcoin. How are outsiders supposed to take Bitcoin seriously when they go to buy a hardware wallet and can't even use Bitcoin to pay for the hardware wallet?

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 18 May

Bitkey, by Bitcoin Saint Dorsey, also cannot be purchased with Bitcoin...

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 18 May

You can buy a Jade with bitcoin or liquid. Not sure about LN

You’re right though. LN is the merchant layer. If you’re selling something it should be through LN

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitcoiner1 18 May

I bought a Jade using lightning some months ago.

Blockstream has a BTC pay server and you can choose to pay onchain or ln.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @criptopanas 18 May

Blockstream does accept BTC.

https://m.stacker.news/31432

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @023ad18700 21 Sep

They want that fiat more

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 OP 18 May

Looks like Blockstream does accept BTC via LN and on the main chain, I missed that.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 18 May

make your own, KISS.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 OP 20 May

I actually already have. However AFAIK most of the DIY options still don't support miniscript :(

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taurus 18 May

Yes same with websites and other stores that only accept Btc on chain .. doesn’t make sense for me

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @tolot 18 May

Although It seems to me that Blockstream accepts bitcoin, I guess the issue you raised is reasonable and I saw this kind of issues too at some local events and bitcoin-focused meetups. Bitcoiners are not spending their bitcoin usually, so I guess that is where the friction is.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @harrr 18 May

How are outsiders supposed to take Bitcoin seriously when they go to buy a hardware wallet and can't even use Bitcoin to pay for the hardware wallet?

Outsiders have no Bitcoin to spend.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 OP 18 May

Everyone was an outside once. Imagine a situation where someone has no BTC, reads a book like the bitcoin standard and starts their journey by buying BTC on an exchange and then wants to use said BTC to buy a hardware wallet.

IMO it would look very bad to that person that the hardware provider doesn't itself accept BTC.

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 18 May

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110 sats \ 4 replies \ @carlosfandango 18 May

That reads like AI generated text

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @anon 18 May

fandango sharp as always

77 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 18 May

I looked around and it was gone… something I said?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 18 May

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 18 May

Their lazy attitude in favour of ‘hacks’ and ‘time-saving’ are the apotheosis of Homo Fiatus..

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 18 May

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