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blixt-wallet

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Blixt Wallet

  • Name: Blixt Wallet
  • URL: https://blixtwallet.github.io/
  • Category: mobile Lightning wallet / embedded lnd-and-Neutrino wallet stack
  • Tags: bitcoin-ecosystem
  • Summary: Blixt Wallet is an embedded-node mobile Lightning wallet. Useful, but not an anchor. The real note is that it runs lnd and Neutrino on the phone, keeps a surprising amount of node behavior local, and only uses LSP help where it makes onboarding easier. That is more interesting than the generic wallet label.
  • What it does:
    • Offers an open-source, non-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet for Android and iOS, with additional web and experimental desktop development targets
    • Embeds lnd together with Neutrino SPV so the app can function more like a private Lightning node than a thin remote client
    • Lets users manage Lightning channels, including auto-opening a channel with the Blixt LSP node on first on-chain funding unless the user disables that behavior
    • Includes support for Lightning Address, LNURL, WebLN, Tor, multi-part payments, transaction labeling, and local/cloud channel backups
    • Exposes a separate on-chain Bitcoin wallet view for deposits, channel opens, and channel closes, alongside the Lightning-focused main interface
    • Lets users connect to their own Bitcoin node and explicitly frames transaction broadcast as direct rather than centralized-server-mediated
  • Key claims:
    • The homepage says Blixt is “a non-custodial open-source Bitcoin Lightning Wallet for Android and iOS” focused on usability and user experience
    • The homepage says Blixt is built with lnd and Neutrino, and positions automatic Lightning onboarding around receiving a payment that triggers LSP channel opening
    • The public README says Blixt is an open-source Lightning Bitcoin wallet “powered by lnd and Neutrino SPV” and lists support for LNURL, WebLN, integrated Tor, Lightning Address, cloud backups, and multi-part payments
    • The official features page says the app syncs Bitcoin headers and filters with Neutrino, can connect to the user’s own Bitcoin node, and broadcasts transactions directly into the mempool
    • The features page explicitly says “Blixt is a PRIVATE NODE,” which is a strong clue that the project is packaging Lightning-node behavior into the mobile wallet UX rather than acting as a custodial relay app
    • The public repository description says it is a “Bitcoin Lightning Wallet with focus on usability and user experience”
  • Whitepaper: No canonical standalone Blixt Wallet whitepaper or litepaper surfaced in this pass. The clearest current sources of truth were the official website, feature documentation, and public repository; see ../whitepapers/blixt-wallet-primary-sources-2026-05-01.md.
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Internal linkages

  • Stronger mobile-Lightning anchors: phoenix-wallet and zeus

  • Last reviewed: 2026-05-30 UTC

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