Who has young kids around 6? What wallet do you use for their allowance/Bitcoin?
I'm looking for something that I can show them as theirs but it would be on my phone.
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my daughter is only 6 months π€£ but im building her a lightning piggy. nostr:npub1y2qcaseaspuwvjtyk4suswdhgselydc42ttlt0t2kzhnykne7s5swvaffq
Is it custodial
you can do it either non-custodial or custodial.
non-custodial options would be NWC+AlbyHub or connecting it to a lnbits instance if you have your own node with lightning.
You can't over complicate it at that age. The idea is that you set it up and they don't have to deal with balancing channels, which is complex for most adults already
Here few suggestions:
"Self custody" (no node control):
1. Pure Bitcoin
Phoenix or Misty Beez
2. Hybrid with USDT
Aqua Wallet
3. Minibits (ecash) you will save tons in fees and they get as well their personal address for a cheap price if you want to make your life easier.
Non Custodial (considering the use, is not a bad choice for now):
1. Wallet of Satoshi
When my kids were a bit younger, we were using Blue Wallet with their Sovereign Craft (Bitcoin in Minecraft) wallet connected via LNDHub.
That was before NWC was a thing, and before I was confident enough to host their wallets on my own node. Now I have each of them a sub-wallet on Alby Hub that is connected to Alby Go on their device.
cashu mint running on your own node, mint ecash for your kids and let them use it as a lightning wallet :)
I've heard multiple people doing this with Cashu: set up mint running on your own node, mint ecash for your kids and let them use it as a lightning wallet :)
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Mine is 7 and has been using Zeus connected to LnBits (lndhub) connected to my own node on BTC Pay.
6 and 8 - i use sparrow cold storage for them and coinos for a spending wallet.
I have two nostr:nprofile1qqsz9qvwcv7cq78xf9jt2cwg8xm5gvljxu2494l4h44tptejtfulg2gpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj7spz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchn080h for my two kids. They are both connected to their own sub wallet on my nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9u9fxs7q hub. This gives them something they can see any time they want, plus you can add those wallets to your Alby go app so they can see it on your phone.
They absolutely love it.
4 and 6. Use Sparrow and keep it as a surprise when they turn 18.
I need to check this out π
I highly recommend it!
Couldn't make it work in Linux
I setup sub wallets for my kids on my LnBits
Can you access from your phone and show them they get paid? Or computer only?
Is there a way to make it so only my family can use the mint?
LNBits standard interface is via browser, so any device. Also has a PWA.
I love this.
My son is a teenager now, but back in the day, he used this. It came with an opendime. 
You can use Zeus or Alby Go to access these wallets, depending on your setup. My wife and kids use Zeus to access their LNbits wallets.
I use blue wallet for my grands who are no longer 6. Unfortunately they grow up so fast,
Albyhub has this feature
That the one nostr:nprofile1qqsyg6gs8yx8ynaycnms6j0r7kwz4p0wagexa0je3sl32xlate5mqaqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsym6jjd made?
LNbits or ALbyHub both can support sub accounts as hub i think on another compatible LN wallet or browser
Yep.
Awesome to hear. My little contribution
How in the entire hell you do this
My kids are a few years older, and we use sub wallets and AlbyGo
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https://www.lightningpiggy.com/build/
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https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/alby-hub/getting-started
https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/alby-hub/sub-wallets
Make sure you save your NWC secret in a secure location for later use
Oh they ditched Lnbits
Not necessarily, they just added NWC capabilities which allows you to connect to various other wallets
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Run a LNbits instance on your node should be a great solution imo https://lnbits.com/
Same. Also nfc cards and bluewallet on their iPads
Itβs super fun, donβt treat it as the main wallet, but just for chores. My kid is 4 and he already tells people he only wants real money π