About

Blink (formerly Bitcoin Beach Wallet) launched in 2020 in El Zonte. Now, it's a favorite Lightning wallet of communities worldwide.

Miles Suter of Cash App buys BBQ Shrimp with Blink (then named Bitcoin Beach Wallet) in El Zonte in 2020
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Born in El Zonte

The origin story

In 2020, Galoy founder Nicolas Burtey learned about efforts in Bitcoin Beach to build a circular Bitcoin economy. He reached out to Mike Peterson and team to work together on a Lightning wallet he was building. Within months, "Bitcoin Beach Wallet" was launched with the input of local merchants and individuals.

Now, we have renamed the wallet to Blink and are continuing to build with communities worldwide!

Read the full history of the wallet in Bitcoin Banking for Communities: Lessons learned from Bitcoin Beach
Why try Blink?

Feature overview

Blink is a custodial Lightning wallet built for bottom-up Bitcoin adoption. It is designed to address the needs of communities around the world who use Bitcoin for everyday payments. Key features include: 
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Simple setup: Start receiving sats immediately
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Stablesats Dollar: Manage your volatility exposure
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Low fees: Zero fee Blink to Blink!
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Reliable payments: Professionally managed nodes
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Many ways to receive sats: View For Merchants page
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Bitcoin 101: Earn sats for learning about Bitcoin
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Display currency: View your balance in local currency
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Many languages: More than 20 language translations
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Merchant map: Find places that accept Bitcoin
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Contacts list: Easily send to other Blink users
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Open source: View the code on GitHub

Blink Team

We’re a globally distributed team of engineers, designers, data scientists and educators.
Juan Pablo López Andrade
Juan Pablo López Andrade

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