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Comparison of Bitcoin Lightning Walletsblog.getalby.com/comparison-of-bitcoin-lightning-wallets/
1000 sats \ 13 comments \ @0xbitcoiner 14 Feb lightning

Overview:

  • The bitcoin lightning network ecosystem is a community effort with many great wallets.
  • Wallets vary in features, ease of use and operating system as described below
  • Alby lets you use your bitcoin without boundaries with a self-custodial lightning wallet, a mobile app, a browser extension and developer APIs all together

Introduction

Before reading, please note that, while this article cannot be totally unbiased, we have done our best to provide an objective comparison to help you navigate the landscape of bitcoin lightning wallets.
Bitcoin’s lightning network is in a period of rapid growth. In 2023 River, a Bitcoin tech company, published a report revealing that the network has grown by 1212% in two years. Since then major exchanges like Coinbase and FinTechs like Nubank joined the ecosystem.
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46 sats \ 7 replies \ @OT 14 Feb
I think you can send onchain with coinos
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24 sats \ 6 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 14 Feb
I have coinos but I've never explored the possibility. When you say on-chain, do you mean L1 transactions or LN<->L1 swaps? /cc @Alby @adam_coinos_io
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27 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 14 Feb
Yes you can do onchain and swaps.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 14 Feb
As far as I know, you can't do swaps on Alby. When I tried, it redirected me to Boltz. I haven't tried it with Coinos yet, but I think it should be the same, right?
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Alby 17 Feb
We have integrated swaps in the 1.14 version, however it's not officially released yet!
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 14 Feb
In coinos are integrated, in house, on the fly. You are not redirected. You pay with the balance on both directions, onchain and LN. As you do in WoS, Blink.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 14 Feb
Could you explain this line in the table?
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43 sats \ 2 replies \ @LibertasBR 14 Feb
A dilemma and a barrier to entry for newcomers like me is understanding and choosing a wallet. I started off on the wrong foot with Alby—my mistake—I tried to rush things. Then, I followed the general recommendation to start with WoS, even though for my small transactions, it's more than enough. I also understand that the sats there aren’t truly mine since I don’t have the seeds.
I think I’ll even write about this in my Brave New World lol.
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27 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 14 Feb
I also understand that the sats there aren’t truly mine since I don’t have the seeds.
based on my limited understanding, sats are really yours only if you run your own node. Is that what you meant?
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @LibertasBR 14 Feb
yes, but I it's not worth running my own node by now.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 14 Feb
@DarthCoin is referenced in this blog. Nice! 🤠
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 14 Feb
Yes, I was talking with Moritz about this.
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