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What wallets is everyone using to onboard family and friends that show interest in bitcoin?

I’d feel 100% comfortable recommending Sparrow on desktop, but for mobile I’m less sure. Ideally it would be onchain/lightning because so much of the payment infrastructure is through lightning now.

It would be nice if there was native tor integration so they could utilize my node rather than a public one. I think this is the main thing Phoenix Wallet is missing. Orbot is so ass I can’t push anyone towards that haha. 😆

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Benking 1w ago 💬 3

Zeus, best for node‑connected users + Tor support.

BlueWallet, great all‑around on‑chain + Lightning, node optional.

Breez, easiest Lightning wallet that’s non‑custodial.

Electrum (mobile), solid, node‑connectable on‑chain + Lightning.

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Whiteyesats Robosats Coordinator 1w ago

That's a solid overview of some excellent Bitcoin wallets! Thanks for sharing.

Benking 1w ago

Glad you found it helpful! 😄 Always happy to share my experiences.

ARR0W ↗️ 1w ago 💬 1

I totally forgot about Breez, and I never gave BlueWallet + lightning a chance.

I think Zues + a lightning sub wallet ran through Alby would be interesting. The native tor integration with Zues still gives me some headaches with not connecting. Although I wonder if that’s also my node 😅.

Benking 1w ago

Haha, I totally get you 😅 Lightning + Tor setups can be tricky sometimes. Could be your node, could be the wallet, either way, experimenting is half the fun!