⬢ Apps & Ecosystem

Bitcoin Apps

Every corner of the Bitcoin ecosystem — wallets, exchanges, mining, nodes, payments, sidechains, Nostr, development tools, and more. Curated and updated.

⬡ Categories

🏦 Wallets 🏛️ Exchanges ⛏️ Mining 🖥️ Nodes 🛠️ Dev Tools 📡 L2 & Protocols 📡 Nostr 💳 Payments 📚 Education 🔒 Security 🌐 Community

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Wallets

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Hardware wallet. Bitcoin-only, air-gapped, open-source. The gold standard for cold storage.

Pioneering hardware wallet. Open-source, supports Bitcoin + altcoins.

Foundation's Bitcoin-only hardware wallet. Air-gapped, open-source, DIY-repairable.

Swiss-made hardware wallet. Bitcoin-only, open-source, microSD backup.

Lightweight desktop wallet. Fast, feature-rich, supports hardware wallets and Lightning.

Desktop Bitcoin wallet. Professional-grade, multisig, hardware wallet support.

Self-custodial Lightning wallet. Runs its own Lightning node on your phone.

Mobile · Lightning

Bitcoin + Liquid + Lightning in one app. Simple, powerful, self-custodial.

Mobile Bitcoin + Lightning wallet. Watch-only, multisig, self-custodial.

Mobile wallet with on-chain + Lightning auto-balancing. Simple onboarding.

Non-custodial Lightning wallet. Podcasts, POS, and Lightning in one app.

Mobile · Lightning

The reference implementation of Bitcoin. Full node + wallet. The standard.

Mobile Lightning node manager. Connect to your own LND or CLN node remotely.

Mobile · Lightning

Wallet of Satoshi

Simple custodial Lightning wallet. Immediate setup, zero friction.

Mobile · Custodial

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Exchanges & Trading

8

Established KYC exchange. BTC/EUR pairs, staking, futures.

Bitcoin + Lightning exchange. Buy/sell with zero-fee DCA. Lightning withdrawals.

KYC · Lightning

Bitcoin-only exchange. DCA, recurring buys, Lightning integration, proof of reserves.

KYC · Bitcoin-only

Decentralized P2P exchange. No KYC, open-source, on-chain settlement.

Private P2P exchange over Lightning. No KYC, Tor-only, escrow via Lightning.

Non-KYC · Lightning

P2P Bitcoin exchange. Non-custodial escrow, no KYC, global.

Bitcoin derivatives on Lightning. Leverage trading, non-custodial, 24/7.

Derivatives · Lightning

Largest US exchange. On-ramp for beginners, institutional products.

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Mining

5

Largest Bitcoin mining pool focused on US-based miners. DCG subsidiary.

Open-source mining firmware. Pool (Slush Pool) + firmware for modern ASICs.

Software · Pool

Largest ASIC manufacturer. Antminer series: S21, T21, and the Antpool mining pool.

Hardware · Pool

Leading ASIC maker. Whatsminer series, competitive with Bitmain.

Open-source block explorer. Mempool visualizer, fee estimates, mining dashboard.

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Node Software

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Reference full node implementation. The backbone of the network.

Luke Dashjr's full-node fork with enhanced policy and privacy features.

Lightning Network Daemon. Most popular Lightning implementation (Lightning Labs).

Core Lightning (CLN)

Blockstream's Lightning implementation. Modular, lightweight, C-based.

Self-hosted payment processor. Full node + Lightning + invoicing.

Home node OS. One-click setup for Bitcoin + Lightning + apps.

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Development Tools

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Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. The standards and specification process for Bitcoin.

BDK (Bitcoin Dev Kit)

Rust library for building Bitcoin wallets. Portable, well-documented.

Rust library for Bitcoin data structures and protocol. Industry standard.

Bitcoin Core's optimized elliptic curve library. Used by most Bitcoin software.

Blockstream.info

Block explorer by Blockstream. Esplora API, privacy mode.

Explorer · API

Search engine for Bitcoin knowledge. Documentation, BIPs, forum posts.

Cashu ecash wallet for Bitcoin. Privacy-preserving digital cash on Lightning.

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L2 & Protocols

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Lightning Network

Layer 2 for instant, low-fee Bitcoin payments. The most deployed L2 protocol.

Bitcoin sidechain by Blockstream. Confidential assets, fast settlement, L-BTC.

Smart contract protocol on Bitcoin and Lightning. Client-side validation, no bloat.

Protocol · Smart Contracts

Chaumian ecash mint on Lightning. Privacy-preserving, trust-minimized digital cash.

Protocol · Ecash

Protocol for issuing assets on Bitcoin using Taproot. Formerly TARO (Lightning Labs).

Protocol · Assets

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Nostr Ecosystem

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Flagship Nostr client for iOS/Android/web. Fast, curated relay, native zaps and search.

Client · Web/Mobile

Original Nostr iOS client. Built with Swift, supports zaps, reactions, NIP-05 verification.

Leading Android Nostr client. Robust zap support, relay management, Lightning integration.

Client · Android

Feature-rich web client. Strong relay decentralization, NIP-56 reporting, groups and communities.

Popular web client with Twitter-like interface. Zaps, NIP-05, custom emoji reactions.

Clean, elegant web client. Built-in Lightning wallet, NIP-55 Android intents.

Design-focused web client. Media-rich feeds, communities, integrated zaps.

Desktop client for power users. Full relay control, no JavaScript, GTK-native.

Client · Desktop

Lightning browser extension. Send/receive sats, Nostr zaps, LNURL, NIP-07 key management.

Self-custodial Lightning wallet with native Nostr integration and NWC support.

Wallet · Self-custodial

Nostr Wallet Connect

NIP-47 protocol standard. Connect Lightning wallets to Nostr clients for seamless zapping.

Protocol · Zaps

Bitcoin-focused news aggregator on Nostr. Zaps for micropayments and reputation.

Content · News

Independent music platform on Nostr. Albums as replaceable events, artist zaps.

Content · Music

Social highlighting. Highlight any web page, store as Nostr event, curate with zaps.

Content · Curation

Livestreaming platform with zap integration. Stream, tip, and chat over Nostr.

Content · Streaming

Nostr search engine and analytics. Full-text event search, relay stats, entity lookup.

Relay directory and monitoring. Uptime, sync status, real-time event counts per relay.

Tool · Monitor

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Payments

4

Lightning payment processor. Accept Bitcoin payments, auto-converts to fiat.

Lightning browser extension. Send/receive sats, Nostr zaps, LNURL.

Browser · Lightning

Lightning protocol standard. Pay-to-username, withdrawals, auth, channel requests.

Protocol · Standard

Lightning Address

Email-like identifiers for Lightning payments. user@domain.com → receive sats.

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Education & Media

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The Bitcoin Standard

Saifedean Ammous's definitive book on Bitcoin's economics and sound money.

The Fiat Standard

Saifedean Ammous on the history and economics of fiat paper money.

Bitcoin Whitepaper

Satoshi Nakamoto's original 9-page paper. The foundation of everything.

Curated Bitcoin video content. Presentations, talks, and documentaries.

Bitcoin podcast app with Lightning streaming payments. Earn sats as you listen.

Bitcoin Magazine

Longest-running Bitcoin publication. News, analysis, opinion.

Original Bitcoin website. Getting started guides, documentation, client downloads.

You are here. The Nixon Shock — the biggest default in human history. Bitcoin fixes it.

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Security & Privacy

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BIP39 Mnemonic Tool

Generate, validate, and convert BIP39 seed phrases. Ian Coleman's reference tool.

Anonymous routing. Default for Bitcoin Core and many wallet privacy features.

Bitcoin Glossary

Bitcoin terminology explained. From "address" to "zero-conf."

Community-run knowledge base. Comprehensive technical and historical information.

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Community

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Original Bitcoin forum. Where Satoshi announced Bitcoin. Still active.

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