Lightsats
Onboard new users to bitcoin without losing your sats
Lightsats launched on November 24, 2022 with 69 votes, #840 of 3,471 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
What it does
Lightsats is a new user onboard experience to onramp people to bitcoin via tips/gifts. We take recipients by their hand, educate them about bitcoin, instruct them on how to self custody and show them how they can actually use bitcoin right away.
Gift sats without losing them ✌🏼
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