Nostr Web Client

Sorry, but the first will probably have to be Wallet of Satoshi. Custodial, but the UX is the easiest.

Totally agree. For a noobie custodial UX is easiest.

But I live in the United States and nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq is no longer offered here. WoS decided to pull their app from the App Store instead of comply with KYC (or whatever regs it had to comply with). And I applaud them for that 🫡

At the birthday party I mentioned attending, we tried using Cash App, but the app required them to provide a government-issued ID to receive Bitcoin. And they didn’t want to do that.

So I had them install Phoenix Wallet.

I sent them $10 of Bitcoin on-chain (instead of via Lightning, because explaining Lightning and liquidity to a noobie at a birthday party was just too overwhelming for them).

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Grafton @ Vexl 1y ago

$10 onchain 🤔 that poor little UTXO

Reid Walley 1y ago

Oh, for sure. That poor little UTXO is def not the best UTXO. But I wanted the noob to at least install a wallet and receive some BTC.

Not sure how to do it better next time with a non-custodial wallet, unless the other person is specifically *not* a noobie.

Swan Tea 1y ago

What about Aqua wallet? I think you would need something with built-in channel management. I know Aqua is targeting the developing markets and total noobs.

Reid Walley 1y ago

I have Aqua on my phone and dig it. But when I showed them Aqua to gauge their reaction to the UI, they were totally overwhelmed when they saw Bitcoin, Layer 2 Bitcoin, and Tether USDt.

Makes sense. They are a complete noobie and, well, everything is overwhelming. So we went with Phoenix Wallet.

I’m def looking forward to using Aqua myself as well as the advances that the whole Lightning wallet ecosystem is making for ease-of-onboarding.