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Democratizing Bitcoin App Development

Democratizing Bitcoin App Development

Empowering Everyone to Build on Bitcoin At Alby, we’re on a mission to make the bitcoin lightning network accessible to everyone-whether you’re a developer, a curious explorer, or just someone with a great idea. Our wallet, apps, APIs, and SDKs break down the barriers to entry, so anyone

Alby Product Ecosystem Explained

Alby Product Ecosystem Explained

Alby evolved. In the past year we introduced two new products: Alby Hub and Alby Go, joining our known and beloved Alby Extension. This January Alby Hub replaced the Alby shared wallet, which changed the nature of Alby Accounts. The Alby family became a comprehensive ecosystem empowering Bitcoiners in using

New NWC One-Click Wallet Connections simplify app UX

New NWC One-Click Wallet Connections simplify app UX

Connect any bitcoin lightning wallet seamlessly with one click to other apps for convenient in-app payments. Link your own wallet to apps with NWC For technology to gain meaningful adoption, it must be effortless—and bitcoin is no exception. While wallets for bitcoin lightning payments have significantly improved the onboarding

Lightning Channel Stats: The first 6 months

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Lightning Channel Stats: The first 6 months

Alby Hub unlocks the full potential of the lightning network as your personal gateway to the world of instant, low-cost, self-sovereign bitcoin transactions. Alby Hub combines a self-custodial wallet and a marketplace of bitcoin-powered apps. With Alby Hub, you own your lightning address and have 24/7 access to your

Comparison of Bitcoin Lightning Wallets

Comparison of Bitcoin Lightning Wallets

* The bitcoin lightning network ecosystem is a community effort with many great wallets. * Wallets vary in features, ease of use and operating system as described below * Alby lets you use your bitcoin without boundaries with a self-custodial lightning wallet, a mobile app, a browser extension and developer APIs all together

Pricing: How we approach user feedback and improve

Pricing: How we approach user feedback and improve

Our products have evolved, and so has our business model. Yet one thing has remained constant: our commitment to creating the best tools for individuals and developers to send and receive bitcoin payments online. We are driven by a vision of a future where bitcoin is widely adopted as a

Use case specific Lightning Service Providers

Use case specific Lightning Service Providers

Onboarding users on non-custodial wallets is tricky because of inbound liquidity requirements. A closer collaboration with use case specific apps can help Lightning Service providers to reduce capital cost and these apps to improve user experience. The State of Lightning Service Providers Transacting on bitcoin’s lighting network requires a

Where Does Alby Fly From Here?

Where Does Alby Fly From Here?

Bitcoin is the native currency of the Internet. Digital scarcity however comes with certain costs and tradeoffs that are a bit unintuitive and not immediately obvious. For example — If bitcoin is purely digital, why can't we use it on every corner of the Internet with ease? If it&

Scaling Bitcoin Apps with NWC

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Scaling Bitcoin Apps with NWC

Nowadays, incorporating bitcoin lightning wallets in apps is tedious work for developers, especially due to the wide variety of interfaces that these wallets offer. Consequently developers can choose between two options: On the one hand, you build a whole wallet into the app from scratch which comes with a considerable

Invite-Only Alby Accounts: A Step Towards Focused Innovation

Invite-Only Alby Accounts: A Step Towards Focused Innovation

The bitcoin ecosystem is growing quickly. The surge in interest from new users and the development of new apps surpass our initial expectations. This momentum is incredibly exciting and bodes well for a flourishing bitcoin app ecosystem. To deliver on our value proposition for our current users and partners, Alby

Teaching Bitcoin with Alby

Teaching Bitcoin with Alby

Schools and organization use Alby to teach students about bitcoin. This article portraits two such initiatives about their goals and methods to get started with bitcoin. Teaching Bitcoin in Supplementary Courses The number of bitcoin education initiatives is constantly growing. Librería de Satoshi is one of them. Translated to Satoshi’

No-Code + AI + Bitcoin: The Ultimate Trio for Future Workflows

No-Code + AI + Bitcoin: The Ultimate Trio for Future Workflows

Get an inside look at how L402 Bitcoin/Lightning payments can be processed through the n8n.io no-code workflow tool, using AI tools such as ChatGPT. TL;DR • No-code automation tools connect web services and cut repetitive tasks • Bitcoin/Lightning enables instant, global, and micro payments for automation services, especially

Introducing Nostr Wallet Connect

Introducing Nostr Wallet Connect

In short: * Nostr Wallet Connect allows users to import their existing bitcoin lightning wallets into apps * Developers can offer one-click or even automated bitcoin payments with just a few lines of code. Connecting wallets and apps is cumbersome Nowadays, integrating bitcoin lightning wallets with apps is tedious work for developers,

Value4Value payments for creators and RSS feed reader apps

Value4Value payments for creators and RSS feed reader apps

The building blocks are in place to facilitate meaningful connections and direct payments between creators and consumers. RSS - a smart way to distribute content With so much new content on the web added daily, it can be tough to keep up with what’s happening online. To stay informed

Web developers are lightning app developers

Web developers are lightning app developers

Building bitcoin lightning apps for the web has become a lot easier. Developers can rely on a better set of tools and building blocks. Hence the development of such apps enjoys increasing popularity. This article presents selected projects that took part in the Legends of Lightning tournament. It will have

Alby: Bringing Bitcoin to the web

Alby: Bringing Bitcoin to the web

Alby is bringing the everyday use of Bitcoin to the web via the Lightning Network and the Alby browser extension.