Where to Use Your Alby Lightning Address
A Lightning Address is a massively simple way of sending Bitcoin over the Lightning Network. Like an email, you can send a transaction to a Lightning Address.
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A Lightning Address is a massively simple way of sending Bitcoin over the Lightning Network. Like an email, you can send a transaction to a Lightning Address. Once you’ve understood how to create your Lightning Address, below are a few platforms in an ever growing list where you can use your Lightning Address.
Step 1: Visit https://getalby.com/
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- Login to your Lightning Address using the Alby browser extension or your email
Step 2: When you login, a new page opens
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- This is your account with your lightning address
Step 3: Click on your Lightning Address, a new page opens
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- This page lists all the platforms where you can learn to use your lightning address
Step 4: Scroll down
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- Scroll down to see how to use your Alby Lightning Address on various platforms
You are all set, happy sats exchanging!