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1 | | -# Bitkit |
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| 2 | + <img src="./src/assets/bitkit-logo.svg" width="175px" alt="Bitkit Logo"/> |
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3 | | -https://github.com/synonymdev/bitkit/assets/5798170/99807c8a-2cb8-41f5-810f-6146e633e95b |
| 5 | +Bitkit is a self-custodial wallet powering lightning-fast bitcoin payments. Hold your keys, unlock your sovereignty. |
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5 | | -**⚠️ Beta software that may put your money at risk.** |
| 7 | +📲 Download: **[Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/bitkit-wallet/id6502440655) • [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=to.bitkit)** |
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7 | | -**⚠️ We recommend using only small amounts.** |
| 9 | +https://github.com/synonymdev/bitkit/assets/93796166/5ed22eca-077d-4f8e-bf47-5045912df6fb |
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9 | | -**⚠️ Don’t use the same seed on multiple devices.** |
| 11 | +## Features |
| 12 | +- ⚡ **Instant Payments:** Send and receive instantly with your own node on the Lightning Network. No third-party custodians required. |
| 13 | +- 🔗 **On-chain Payments:** Make on-chain and Lightning payments seamlessly from within a single wallet. |
| 14 | +- 🔐 **Recovery Phrase:** Import your 12 words into any self-custodial wallet to restore your savings balance. |
| 15 | +- 👤 **Payable Contacts:** Add and pay friends without having to copy and paste addresses or invoices. |
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11 | | -[⬇ Android - Download latest APK](https://github.com/synonymdev/bitkit/releases) |
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13 | | -[⬇ iPhone - Download latest TestFlight app](https://testflight.apple.com/join/lGXhnwcC) |
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15 | | - |
16 | | -## Overview |
17 | | - |
18 | | -Reclaim your digital life with Bitkit. |
19 | | - |
20 | | -Bitkit offers on-chain and lightning transactions, as well as user-controlled social profiles and contacts; easy payments to contacts; key-based log-ins; and data streaming from private and public feeds into widgets. All these latter features have been built using [Slashtags](https://slashtags.to/). |
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22 | | -Synonym's mission is for users to have control over their own data and operate in a Web that is censorship-resistant, private, and free from walled gardens. Bitkit is Synonym’s crack at harmonizing such digital autonomy with a great user experience. |
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24 | | -Bitkit is a mobile application available on Android and iOS, and implemented using React-Native. |
25 | | - |
26 | | -## The problem |
27 | | - |
28 | | -Society, the economy, and the Web suffer from oppressive central controls, resulting in censorship, privacy breaches, and monopoly behaviors. Users need P2P tools that set them free. |
29 | | - |
30 | | -## Bitkit's solution |
31 | | - |
32 | | -Bitkit offers a Bitcoin wallet that supports both on-chain and lightning transactions. The application runs a custom, non-routing Lightning node created with the [Lightning Development Kit](https://github.com/lightningdevkit) on the user's mobile phone. By default you connect to Synonym's Electrum-Bitcoin Core server, but you can also connect to your own server. We on-board users to Lightning through our lightning service provider (LSP) [Blocktank](https://github.com/synonymdev/blocktank-client). In the future, we will also enable connections to other LSPs and peers on the network. |
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34 | | -Users can back up their Bitcoin and Lightning keys with a standard BIP-39 seed and optional password. Lightning channel data is automatically replicated on our a backup server. The data is encrypted on the client-side before it is sent to our server to ensure privacy. You can view our code [here](https://github.com/synonymdev/bitkit-backup-client). |
35 | | - |
36 | | -The other main features Bitkit supports are as follows: |
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38 | | -* 📱 Social profiles and contacts |
39 | | -* 💸 Easy payments to profiles |
40 | | -* 🔑 Key-based account logins |
41 | | -* 📊 Streaming of private and public data feeds into widgets |
42 | | - |
43 | | -All these additional features are powered by Slashtags: a collection of software modules and specifications that complements the Bitcoin and Lightning stacks in the building of peer-to-peer applications, specifically to enable decentralized identities and web-of-trust reputation systems. You can view our JavaScript-based software development kit which has been used for the Bitkit wallet [here](https://github.com/synonymdev/slashtags). |
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45 | | -You can experiment with Bitkit's Slashtags features in our [playground](https://slashtags.to/#playground). We currently support four public data widgets: |
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47 | | -* 📈 [Bitcoin Price Feed](https://github.com/synonymdev/slashtags-widget-price-feed) - [📲 Add to your phone](https://slashtags.to/playground/price) |
48 | | -* 📰 [Bitcoin News Feed](https://github.com/synonymdev/slashtags-widget-news-feed) - [📲 Add to your phone](https://slashtags.to/playground/headlines) |
49 | | -* 📊 [Bitcoin Block Feed](https://github.com/synonymdev/slashtags-widget-bitcoin-feed) - [📲 Add to your phone](https://slashtags.to/playground/blocks) |
50 | | -* 📚 [Bitcoin Facts Feed](https://github.com/synonymdev/slashtags-widget-facts-feed) - [📲 Add to your phone](https://slashtags.to/playground/facts) |
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52 | | -Slashtags user data is automatically replicated via our [seeding server](https://github.com/synonymdev/slashtag-seeding-server). In this way, user data is always available. In addition, it allows the user to restore all their Slashtags data from just their BIP-39 seed and optional password. |
| 17 | +To learn more, visit [our website](https://bitkit.to/). |
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54 | 19 | ## Support |
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56 | | -If you are experiencing any problems with Bitkit, please open an issue and use the template provided, or reach out to us on [Telegram](https://t.me/bitkitchat). |
| 21 | +- Visit [our help center](https://help.bitkit.to/) |
| 22 | +- Open an [issue](https://github.com/synonymdev/bitkit/issues/new/choose) |
| 23 | +- Message us on [Telegram](https://t.me/Bitkit_support_bot) |
| 24 | +- Reach out on [our live chat](https://bitkit.to/) |
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58 | 26 | ## Translations |
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60 | | -[Join our Transifex project](https://explore.transifex.com/synonym/bitkit/) to help translate Bitkit into your local language and boost Bitcoin adoption worldwide. Questions? Connect with our team on [Discord](https://discord.gg/uRMHufhuTA). |
| 28 | +Help us boost Bitcoin adoption worldwide. Join [our Transifex project](https://explore.transifex.com/synonym/bitkit/)! |
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62 | 30 | ## Installation |
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