Lightning Network

Experience the
Lightning Network

Install a wallet and experience the Lightning Network starting today. We introduce services you can use worldwide and merchants in Japan that support it.

Wallets you can try on mobile

Wallets

Just install one on your smartphone and start using the Lightning Network right away.

Recommended for first-timers

Wallet of Satoshi

Recommended🇦🇺 Australia

The simplest LN wallet — no setup, ready to use immediately

Phoenix Wallet

Recommended🇫🇷 France

A non-custodial LN wallet. Automatic channel management makes it beginner-friendly

Other wallets

Breez

🇮🇱 Israel

ZEUS

🇺🇸 United States

BlueWallet

🇪🇸 Spain

Blink

🇸🇻 El Salvador

Alby

🇩🇪 Germany

Speed Wallet

🇦🇪 UAE

AQUA Wallet

🇭🇳 Honduras

Coconut Wallet

🇰🇷 South Korea

Bitkit

🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands

Corn Wallet

🇰🇷 South Korea

Lexe Wallet

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Blitz Wallet

🇺🇸 United States

Try a Lightning payment

Demo

Enter an amount and hit send — that's it. As fast as QR payment apps, with fees of nearly zero.

Sender

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Receiver

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* JPY conversion is approximate, at 1 BTC = ¥15M (demo reference rate)

Services supporting the Lightning Network

Supported services

From exchanges, payments, gift cards, games, remittance, and travel to developer tools, the Lightning Network ecosystem is expanding worldwide.

Exchanges

Coinbase

15% of BTC deposits/withdrawals go via LN🇺🇸 United States

Binance

LN deposits/withdrawals since July 2023🇦🇪 Dubai

Kraken

LN deposits/withdrawals — fees cut sharply🇺🇸 United States

Bitfinex

First major exchange LN integration (2019)🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands

OKX

LN deposits/withdrawals since 2021🇸🇨 Seychelles

River

Bitcoin-focused financial services company🇺🇸 United States

Bull Bitcoin

Canadian BTC-only exchange with LN support🇨🇦 Canada

Gift cards & e-commerce

Bitrefill

Buy gift cards and eSIMs over LN. 186 countries🇸🇪 Sweden

UseBitcoin

LN-only e-commerce site (our group)🇯🇵 Japan

Coincards

Gift cards over LN, mainly North America🇨🇦 Canada

The Bitcoin Company

Gift cards, debit cards, prepaid🇺🇸 United States

Games & entertainment

THNDR Games

BTC rewards in mobile games. 450K users🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Fountain

Podcasting 2.0 with LN tipping🇬🇧 United Kingdom

ZBD

In-game BTC rewards platform🇺🇸 United States

Rewards

Fold

BTC-back debit card — stack sats on daily purchases🇺🇸 United States

Lolli

BTC cashback on online shopping🇺🇸 United States

Yap Island

Earn BTC by answering quizzes — a ビッ活 app for learning while you stack🇯🇵 Japan

Satsback

BTC cashback on online shopping🇳🇱 Netherlands

Remittance

Strike

International transfers over LN. Free, instant🇺🇸 United States

Cash App

59M+ users. LN send and receive🇺🇸 United States

IBEX

LN payment infrastructure for Latin America. APIs & SDKs🇬🇹 Guatemala

Food & retail

Square (Block)

Full rollout planned for 2026 — LN at 4M merchants🇺🇸 United States

Shopify

E-commerce platform (BTC payment plugin)🇨🇦 Canada

Steak 'n Shake

LN payments at 393 stores across the U.S.🇺🇸 United States

COCOROTUS

Bitcoin payments at 37 food trucks in Tokyo🇯🇵 Japan

Social

Stacker News

Hacker News-style site with LN tipping🇺🇸 United States

Nostr

Decentralized social protocol with LN zaps🌐 Global

Spotlight

Blog platform where articles are bought over LN🇸🇬 Singapore

Travel, VPN & more

Travala

LN-friendly travel booking. Hotels & flights🇰🇾 Cayman Islands

Mullvad VPN

Pay for VPN over LN. Privacy-first🇸🇪 Sweden

Help us add or correct listings

If a service is missing or a listing needs correcting, please let us know.

Lightning Network works — worldwide, and in Japan

Merchants in Japan

Use BTC Map to find shops and services that accept the Lightning Network.

Source: BTC Map - an open-source map of Bitcoin-accepting merchants

Bring the Lightning Network to your business

Once you have experienced the Lightning Network's potential, the next step is bringing it to your own business.

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