Wallet directory
Best for: Everyday Lightning spending, self-custody
Self-custodial Lightning wallet by ACINQ — channels are managed for you, keys stay yours. The reference for everyday Lightning payments.
Phoenix is a self-custodial Lightning wallet from ACINQ, the team behind much of Lightning’s core software. It hides the hardest part of Lightning — channel and liquidity management — behind an experience that feels like a normal payments app, while your keys stay on your device.
It is the go-to recommendation for someone who wants real self-custody and everyday Lightning that just works, without becoming a node operator. The trade-off is that automatic channel management means on-chain fees can apply behind the scenes; for pure spending at small-to-medium size, few wallets are smoother.
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