Accept Bitcoin via Lightning for a merchant with a read-only solution?
621 sats \ 14 comments \ @duvel 14 Oct 2023 bitcoin
A very good friend of mine has multiple companies where customers can pay with a debit card. Their debit card hardware is connected to a mobile app. With this mobile app he also wants to accept Bitcoin via Lightning as an extra payment method, but with a restriction. He wants that wallet only be able to receive Bitcoin so a employee cannot send Bitcoin.
Is there a Lightning wallet or something else that provides this solution? Love to hear your thoughts.
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1031 sats \ 3 replies \ @2bithits 15 Oct 2023
I think breez has this feature
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @duuv 15 Oct 2023
Thank you!
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1000 sats \ 1 reply \ @aoeu 15 Oct 2023
Yes, you can add a “manager password” that would be needed to be entered in order to send.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @duuv 15 Oct 2023
Thank you! I will give this a try.
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1021 sats \ 1 reply \ @03365d6a53 14 Oct 2023
Blink wallet has this feature. Your friend can share a URL which any of his staff can use to create an invoice, using various currencies, but not spend.
Am not affiliated to them, I just like the project, especially the good work they do in El Salvador.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @duuv 15 Oct 2023
Thank you! I haven't tried this wallet. Will give this a try.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @Merlin 15 Oct 2023
Btc pay server can do this.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @duuv 15 Oct 2023
I know it can do that. Thank you. I don't know how to easily connect a Lightning wallet to it.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @hynek 15 Oct 2023
Check https://lnbits.com/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kandycoder 17 Oct 2023
Yeah, being able to configure it with the invoice key instead of the admin key is ideal in this case. Just use something like BlueWallet with it. Or, OP's friend can get LNbits API integrated into his existing app, and then configure each cashier's instance with the invoice-only key. And if he wants to self-host LNbits or switch LNbits providers later, piece of cake.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @pakovm 15 Oct 2023
Swiss Bitcoin Pay has exactly what you're looking for. He can change the Bitcoin for FIAT the same night, or send to an on-chain address or send it straight to a LN Address, it's better than having a multiple wallets or having to setup a BTC Pay Server himself.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @random_ 15 Oct 2023
IBEXpay was created exactly for this purpose.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 15 Oct 2023
I would look at setting up a BTC pay server, you'll be able to accept Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid Bitcoin and even USDT, employees can process the payments, they don't need to have access to the wallets
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AyCaramba 15 Oct 2023 freebie
Try this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cl.icripto.icriptopos It connects to several lightning api's. Btcpay, Lnbits, etc. So by definition it does not allow making payments, only receive them. Also it has a pin code to block employees from tampering the connection. It works on any android device.