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Using Wallet of Satoshi for Lightning Network

Wallet of Satoshi is one of the simplest wallets for the Bitcoin Lightning Network. This wallet also have support for on-chain Bitcoin.

Because of its reliability and simplicity, it is one of the most used Lightning wallets.

This wallet is custodial, this means users can't access the keys, so it is recommended to keep only small amounts there.

It is available to download on both App Store and Google Play.

 

Creating New Wallet

Download and install application, links are available at official website https://www.walletofsatoshi.com

Install the wallet, first screen will be like on the image below:

Wallet of Satoshi Start

Tap on the "Start" option, after this wallet is ready to use.

Wallet of Satoshi Main Screen

Important! Remember to register/log in, this is how you can restore the wallet. Follow steps written below to complete this.

1. Open Menu

Tap on the top right corner to open the menu.

Wallet of Satoshi Menu

2. Register Account

Tap on "Login / Register" option at the bottom of the screen, it is market with red label.

3. Enter Email

Enter your email address to verify account, and tap on "OK" to confirm.

Wallet of Satoshi Enter Email

4. Check your email

Check you email and enter two words from the email, and tap on "OK".

Wallet of Satoshi Enter Two Words

 

That's it, wallet is not fully set and ready for use.

 

Restoring Old Wallet

Steps to restore old wallet are completely the same as creating new wallet, just follow the steps.

 

Receiving Bitcoin

Using Wallet of Satoshi it is possible to receive Bitcoin on Lightning Network, and on-chain.

Open wallet, on the bottom of the screen tap on "Receive".

Lightning address will be opened by default, like you can see on the picture below.

Wallet of Satoshi Lightning Address

On the bottom of the screen tap on Bitcoin logo, and your adress to receive Bitcon will be opened.

Wallet of Satoshi Bitcoin Address

At this moment there is a fee for receiving Bitcoin, but for Lightning there is no any fee.

 

Sending Bitcoin

On main page click on "Send", after this your camera will turn on where you can scan QR code with receiver's address, this is probably way you will use the most.

Scan recipient's address, on the next option choose amount of sats you want to send, and click on "Send".

Other ways to send are by typing Lightning address, paste from clipboard, and load from the image. All this options are available to choose after you click on "Send" option on the main screen.

 

Author: Aleksandar Vranešević
Published: 08-17-2025
Updated: 08-17-2025