2024-12-26T09:04:07+0000

Blink (formerly known as Bitcoin Beach Wallet) is a simple mobile app to onboard into Bitcoin. You can use the app to send/receive BTC & USD in various ways, as well as swap between them. This video walks through getting set up and using the app from a beginner’s perspective. RELEVANT LINKS: Get Blink Wallet: https://get.blink.sv/btcsessions Alby Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5fX2vHuDw MORE Alby (Creating a Voltage node/linking Nostr, linking Zeus) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6y2Vy2N9oY Zeus Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmmehTnV3ys More Lightning Wallet Options https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdf8G0kzsUWcgEJLH9AHTN3KQzoN2HTs Where to get Bitcoin around the world: https://cointastical.medium.com/exchanges-with-support-for-bitcoin-lightning-network-payments-739829bcb7bc https://lightningnetworkstores.com/?tags=exchange 💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Coinkite offers the BEST Bitcoin hardware on the market. Use this link to get 5% off anything in their store: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/BTCSessions Nunchuk Wallet and their Honey Badger plan is a best in class assisted multisig setup with built-in inheritance planning and NO KYC. Check them out today! https://nunchuk.io/ Start9 is your Bitcoin & lightning node, and full personal server - enabling you to take back control from the gatekeepers of your money and data! Grab an Embassy today and become truly self-sovereign! https://start9.com/ HodlHodl is a NON-CUSTODIAL, NON-KYC solution to stack sats peer to peer! Buy and sell Bitcoin while maintaining privacy. Sign up and try it out today! https://hodlhodl.com/join/BTCSESSION Free video tutorials not enough? Need some extra hand-holding when mastering self-custody, multisig, coinjoin, running a node, or other skills? Book me for a private session on my website! https://www.btcsessions.ca/ Been watching the show for a while? Like what you see? Help me cover my video costs by sending some sats over on my Geyser Fund page! https://geyser.fund/project/btcsessions Time Stamps 0:00 - 4:00 - Intro / Sponsors 4:00 - 8:28 - Prerequisites 8:28 - 15:13 - App Overview 15:13 - 16:02 - Receiving Payments 16:02 - 18:37 - Creating an Invoice 18:37 - 20:02 - Receiving Flexible Amounts (Sender Chooses) 20:02 - 22:21 - Receiving USD 22:21 - 24:28 - Receiving via Lightning Address 24:28 - 26:41 - Sending Transactions - Scanning an Invoice 26:41 - 28:13 - Pasting an Invoice 28:13 - 29:35 - Flexible Invoice (You Choose Amount) 29:35 - 31:04 - Sending to a Lightning Address 31:04 - 33:09 - Sending to a Blink User (Adding a contact) 33:09 - 37:50 - Additional Receive / Send Features 37:50 - 39:37 - Converting from BTC to USD 39:37 - 42:01 - Spending you BTC (Find Merchants with the map) 42:01 - 43:02 - Learn & Earn 43:02 - 46:58 - Final Thoughts / Tradeoffs 46:58 - 48:28 - Outro