ZEUS

• Name: ZEUS
• URL: https://zeusln.com/
• Category: Bitcoin wallet / Lightning node management / Bitcoin payments infrastructure
• Tags: bitcoin-ecosystem
• Summary: ZEUS is one of the few mobile Bitcoin-and-Lightning notes that still reads like real control software. It bundles self-custodial wallet flows, remote-node control, local-node operation, LSP APIs, Lightning addresses, and merchant receive tooling, so it belongs in wallet-control infrastructure rather than in the generic wallet pile.
• What it does:
  • Provides a mobile Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for Android and iOS with onchain and Lightning accounts, LNURL support, Taproot support, watch-only accounts, external signers, and coin control
  • Connects to remote LND and Core Lightning nodes, supports LNDHub-style connections, and lets users manage multiple Lightning nodes from the mobile app
  • Supports local-wallet flows, including an embedded LND node path aimed at users who do not want to run their own remote node stack
  • Operates Olympus, a ZEUS Lightning service-provider surface, and documents open APIs for third-party wallet integrations
  • Offers ZEUS Pay self-custodial Lightning addresses and broader Lightning payments UX such as keysend, routing-fee management, AMP/MPP, and Tor connectivity
  • Includes a point-of-sale mode with Square-terminal support for merchant bitcoin acceptance
  • Publishes open-source mobile code, reproducible-build guidance, and release-signing / commit-verification materials
• Key claims:
  • The ZEUS docs describe the product as a mobile Bitcoin wallet and node-management app with full Lightning wallet functionality and explicit support for LND and Core Lightning
  • The about page and README both emphasize that ZEUS is self-custodial, Bitcoin-only, no-KYC, and fully open source under AGPLv3
  • The docs say ZEUS is expanding beyond remote-node power users via a built-in mobile Lightning node and an integrated Lightning service provider
  • The LSP documentation states that ZEUS’s Lightning service-provider surface is used by third-party wallets such as Alby Hub and can be integrated via open APIs
  • The point-of-sale docs say ZEUS has a built-in POS mode that can connect to Square terminals and is already used in production at merchant locations including PubKey in New York City
• Whitepaper: No canonical ZEUS whitepaper or litepaper surfaced in this pass. The clearest current source of truth is the official docs, public GitHub repository, and website materials; see ../whitepapers/zeus-primary-sources-2026-04-28.md.
• Sources:
  • https://zeusln.com/
  • https://docs.zeusln.app/
  • https://docs.zeusln.app/pos/overview
  • https://docs.zeusln.app/lsp/intro
  • https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeusLN/zeus/master/README.md

Internal linkages

• Mobile self-custodial anchor with a cleaner single-wallet operating model: phoenix-wallet
• Wallet-connectivity anchor on the same rail: alby

Control surface

• Authority sits in whether the user relies on ZEUS’s own local-node and Olympus/LSP path or instead points the app at an external node, plus whatever payment, receive, or POS defaults ZEUS intermediates for them.

• Read it as serious mobile control software, not as a neutral front end over somebody else’s stack.

• Last reviewed: 2026-06-06 UTC