Bitcoin Piggybank - or another good wallet for kids?
147 sats \ 5 comments \ @BadJumpGames 29 Aug 2022 bitcoin
Does anyone know of a good first wallet to let kids use bitcoin and learn? I'd love to get my kids seeing how saving works with Bitcoin, but they are too young to have phones. A physical piggybank with a display screen & built in lightning wallet sounds ideal for this purpose.
Ideas?
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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @DemandUtopia 29 Aug 2022
Possible solution:
  • Old Android phone with Wi-Fi only
  • Parental control app of some sort, to only allow access to the wallet app
  • A lighting wallet app, like BlueWallet/Muun
Kids can see their balance, receive payments from you and others, and make payments.
Maybe customize the Android with a piggybank wallpaper, Bitcoin case, and single app on the home screen -- give it a "dedicated piggybank device" feel.
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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @Brunswick 29 Aug 2022
The kids have their x-mas money in on-chain wallets in cold storage. I have a link on their browser bookmark bar to view the status of their on-chain wallets with a blockchain explorer.
They have chore and spending money in lightning bluewallet lndhub. Since they're too young for their own phone, they are set up on their browser with Alby connected to bluewallet's lndhub (self hosted). Their wallet is also on my phone with bluewallet so I can create an invoice for them and pay it when they do chores, or when they want to spend it at the store.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @lv99_slacker 29 Aug 2022
I'll just create wallets for my nieces and nephews. Will disperse their bitcoin when they turn, at least, 25.
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @mf 29 Aug 2022
Same. Create some LN wallets and let them accumulate sats with their chores. Or when they give you a good foot massage :D
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 30 Aug 2022
Kids massaging feet is weird 😂
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