Non-Custodial Mobile Wallets on the Lightning Network
The creator of Blixt Wallet discusses the various wallet options for lightning and the future of the lightning ecosystemWatch This Episode on YouTubeWatch/Listen To This Episode:BitcoinTVRumbleSpotify Apple Google Libsyn Overcast[00:00:07] P: Today we're going to be going through, as I said, lightning wallets, specifically Blixt wallet, which I have just discovered myself recently and is incredible. It's already one of my favorite lightning wallets. We'll be speaking with Hampus, who is the creator/active developer on the project and diving in going through his....
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