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Connect Your Wallet

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Why Do I Need a Wallet to Use Flash?

A Bitcoin wallet is essential to using Flash because it serves as the hub for receiving, storing, and managing your Bitcoin payments—much like a bank account does for traditional currencies. Here are the key reasons why a wallet is required:

  1. Receive Payments When customers make payments using Bitcoin, the funds are directly sent to your wallet. Flash connects to your wallet to ensure smooth and secure transactions.

  2. Security and Ownership With a wallet, you retain full control and ownership of your Bitcoin. Flash doesn’t hold your funds, ensuring a decentralized and secure experience.

  3. Transaction Management Your wallet provides a record of all incoming and outgoing transactions, enabling easy tracking and reconciliation of your payments.

  4. Instant Access to Funds Bitcoin payments are processed instantly and are accessible in your wallet without intermediaries or delays.

Which Wallets Can I Use with Flash?

Flash can only be used with wallets that support the Nostr Wallet Connect technology. The following wallets are currently compatible:

How to Connect My Wallet to Flash?

Click one of the tiles above to read specific instructions for each wallet. If you're using a different wallet, here are some generic instructions:

  1. Make sure your wallet is NWC compatible Verify that the wallet supports Nostr Wallet Connect technology.

  2. Find your NWC string on that wallet Locate the unique NWC string provided by your wallet for integration.

  4. Verify with a small transaction Send a small amount of Bitcoin to ensure your wallet is correctly linked and transactions are processed smoothly.

Paste it in Flash when creating a new wallet In the , create a new wallet and select the Nostr Wallet Connect options. Enter the NWC string to connect your wallet.

Alby

A premium service with advanced wallet functionality and a suite of Bitcoin tools.

Flash Wallet

Flash's dedicated mobile wallet, the easiest and most complete solution.

Coinos

A desktop-friendly wallet that is simple to set up and easy to use.

Flash’s wallet setup interface