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Blink

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By Blink Technologies LLC

Blink is a mobile Bitcoin wallet built for everyday Lightning payments, with a custodial mode backed by multi-sig cold storage and a non-custodial Spark-based mode with a 12-word recovery phrase.

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What it does
  • Blink is a mobile Bitcoin wallet built for everyday Lightning payments, with a custodial mode backed by multi-sig cold storage and a non-custodial Spark-based mode with a 12-word recovery phrase.
More detail
  • It also offers a Dollar Balance, merchant tools such as a browser-based point-of-sale and Lightning Address, and a developer API.
Best for
  • New Bitcoin users who want a low-friction first Lightning wallet, and merchants, remittance receivers or circular-economy communities that need QR, Lightning Address and point-of-sale acceptance.
Pricing
  • There is no stated monthly subscription.
More detail
  • Blink-to-Blink transfers are zero fee and outgoing Lightning payments carry only routing fees.
  • Dollar Balance conversion involves a disclosed 0.50% spread.
  • On-chain deposits and withdrawals carry fixed sat fees that step up above 1,000,000 sats, and mining fe
Main limitation
  • U.S. persons needing custodial mode or the API, which the terms say are unavailable to them, and users who require on-chain hardware-wallet cold storage rather than a Spark-based self-custody wallet.
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About

  • Blink is a mobile Bitcoin wallet built for everyday Lightning payments, with a custodial mode backed by multi-sig cold storage and a non-custodial Spark-based mode with a 12-word recovery phrase.
  • It also offers a Dollar Balance, merchant tools such as a browser-based point-of-sale and Lightning Address, and a developer API.

What it helps with

Capabilities

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OfferingAvailableDetail
Lightning payments YesSend and receive over the Lightning Network, with outgoing payments charged routing fees only.
Dollar Balance LimitedUSD-pegged balance designed to reduce volatility; availability varies by country and mode, and conversion carries a 0.50% spread.
Self-custody wallet YesNon-custodial Spark wallet secured by a 12-word recovery phrase restorable only to Spark-compatible wallets.
Custodial mode with multi-sig cold storage LimitedAvailable in select jurisdictions; unavailable to U.S. persons.
Merchant point-of-sale YesBlink Terminal is a browser-based register where staff can receive but not view balance or move funds.
Developer API LimitedHosted Lightning and on-chain API; unavailable to U.S. persons.
Merchant and plugin integrations YesBTCPay Plugin, WooCommerce Plugin and a Donate button are listed on the official site.
Account security controls YesBiometric authentication, email one-time passwords and TOTP two-factor authentication, with phone number removal to reduce SIM-swap risk.
Learning rewards YesIn-app Bitcoin 101 lessons and quizzes that pay sats.
Open source YesBuilt on the Galoy open-source Lightning platform, with source on GitHub.

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Record ID1b610c4d-6cb6-4007-a0a1-c2f26a6754f0Canonical URLhttps://profiles.scribble.network/listing/blink-1b610c4d