Wallet dossier

Bitkit

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Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning mobile wallet from Synonym with an embedded Lightning node.

Developer / company
Synonym
Origin
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Launch
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Custody
self_custody
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-08-20

Product family

Products

Chronology

Lifecycle timeline

2025-05-21
other

Bitkit documented native-app rebuild, Wake to Pay, and Bitcoin Maps

Product: Bitkit Mobile

Bitkit announced a major mobile update built on a native-app rewrite, adding Android Wake to Pay for background Lightning receiving and an integrated Bitcoin Maps feature while retaining its LDK-based Lightning node.

Evidence: 1
2026-07-20
other

Bitkit Android v2.4.0 released

Product: Bitkit Mobile

Synonym released Bitkit Android v2.4.0 with Trezor hardware-wallet support, background-payment reliability improvements, and numerous transfer, notification, widget, and Lightning fixes.

Evidence: 1

Sources

Evidence

Bitkit
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