Minibits is an eCash and Lightning wallet with a focus on performance and usability. eCash is a bearer token issued by custodians known as mints.
- Minibits follows the Cashu protocol, where mints back eCash with Bitcoin.
- eCash is issued or exchanged back to Bitcoin instantly through Lightning payments.
- eCash tokens are stored on-device; mints do not keep ledger or wallet balances.
Why Minibits?
Minibits' aim is to research how Lightning and eCash can be integrated into a seamless and instant experience that can work at scale and still provide good privacy.
- Minibits provides sharable wallet identifiers using NOSTR addresses. Like account numbers, just better.
- Fund the wallet with eCash by paying Ligtntning payment to the trusted mint
- Use your eCash to pay Lightning invoices settled by the mint
- Send and receive eCash coins through multiple scenarios: QR codes, sharing and instant send through NOSTR relays
- Private contact list of wallet NOSTR addresses of your peers.
- Public contacts that you can tip with eCash retrieved as follows of your public NOSTR profile
- Local backup of all coins in separate storage
- Local notifications when transactions complete
- Offline send and receive (Proof of concept)
- Unified transaction history for Lightning and eCash transfers with audit trail
- Optional storage encryption and biometric authentication
If you are using this app, please do not forget:
- Both the Cashu protocol and the Minibits wallet are still experimental, and by using them, you accept known and unknown risks.
- Mints are, by design, custodial services. Run your own or use them only for research and testing purposes.
- Use it with minimal amounts or use your own mint.
- eCash is stored on your device, so the loss of the device means the loss of coins. Remote backup protocol is still under research.
- Minibits provides its own mint that you can use for testing purposes with small amounts. It is operated on a best-effort basis and without any guarantees.
Now, let's move some eCash!
- Minibits follows the Cashu protocol, where mints back eCash with Bitcoin.
- eCash is issued or exchanged back to Bitcoin instantly through Lightning payments.
- eCash tokens are stored on-device; mints do not keep ledger or wallet balances.
Why Minibits?
Minibits' aim is to research how Lightning and eCash can be integrated into a seamless and instant experience that can work at scale and still provide good privacy.
- Minibits provides sharable wallet identifiers using NOSTR addresses. Like account numbers, just better.
- Fund the wallet with eCash by paying Ligtntning payment to the trusted mint
- Use your eCash to pay Lightning invoices settled by the mint
- Send and receive eCash coins through multiple scenarios: QR codes, sharing and instant send through NOSTR relays
- Private contact list of wallet NOSTR addresses of your peers.
- Public contacts that you can tip with eCash retrieved as follows of your public NOSTR profile
- Local backup of all coins in separate storage
- Local notifications when transactions complete
- Offline send and receive (Proof of concept)
- Unified transaction history for Lightning and eCash transfers with audit trail
- Optional storage encryption and biometric authentication
If you are using this app, please do not forget:
- Both the Cashu protocol and the Minibits wallet are still experimental, and by using them, you accept known and unknown risks.
- Mints are, by design, custodial services. Run your own or use them only for research and testing purposes.
- Use it with minimal amounts or use your own mint.
- eCash is stored on your device, so the loss of the device means the loss of coins. Remote backup protocol is still under research.
- Minibits provides its own mint that you can use for testing purposes with small amounts. It is operated on a best-effort basis and without any guarantees.
Now, let's move some eCash!
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