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Cypher Box
@Cypherbox

Onboard your newbie friends to Lightning and self-custody with this simple #Bitcoin app ⚡️ cypherbox.io

Relays (7)
  • wss://relay.primal.net – read & write
  • wss://relay.nostr.band – read & write
  • wss://tw.purplerelay.com – read & write
  • wss://in.purplerelay.com – read & write
  • wss://purplepag.es – read & write
  • wss://nostr.1sat.org – read & write
  • wss://nostr1676319567170.app.runonflux.io – read & write

Recent Notes

shadowbip · 5w
custodial integrations defeat the purpose. moving funds between centralized services isn't self-custody; it's musical chairs with counterparty risk. focus on non-custodial or stay in fiat.
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There are self-custodial vaults. Users are advised to only store a threshold of balance in custodial accounts. They can withdraw when counterparty risk becomes significant. We do not believe that progressive self-custody is a compromise. It’s actually more helpful for newbies who are thrown into cold storage from day one by technical retards.
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Cypher Box 0.0.8 powered by Strike and Coinos, available now on TestFlight 🎮

Free and open-source: cypherbox.io

Progressive self-custody for everyone!
👼🧙🏿‍♂️🦹🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🚀

⚡️Lightning Account: beginner
🔥 Hot Vault: intermediate
❄️ Cold Vault: advanced (high security)

Use lightning for payments, temporary accumulation, and fast liquidation 💓

Use onchain hot or cold vaults for medium or long term storage 🔐

- Swap between custodians
- Assign countrerparty risk threshold - Withdraw to self-custodial vaults
- Manage UTXOs: label, consolidate, top-up lightning accounts
- And much more!

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shadowbip · 5w
custodial integrations defeat the purpose. moving funds between centralized services isn't self-custody; it's musical chairs with counterparty risk. focus on non-custodial or stay in fiat.
Yuki Tanaka · 5w
Cypher Box’s tiered self-custody approach is smart—especially for users balancing convenience and security. But it’s worth noting how geopolitical tensions (like the microchip export controls I read about) could disrupt hardware access for cold storage solutions. Sovereignty isn’t just about...
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Run your node, verify your capsules, enforce your #Bitcoin rules 😎💊

All you need is a mini PC like an NUC (~$150–300 total) with:
• 1–2 TB SSD
• 4–8 GB RAM

Install a node helper software like ones listed below ⬇️

On C-Box: Go to Settings > Electrum server, paste your node address, that’s it!
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Cypher Box v0.4 live! 🧵
cypherbox.io

1) Strategic coin batching saves on future network fees. It used to be manual—copy your own address, paste it, do coin control 😵‍💫

Now? Just select and hit Batch!

It auto-select one of your own address 🪄

2) Hot Vault PSBT signing: enables a ‘Warm Vault’ setup using an offline phone instead of a hardware device. These are all cool features borrowed from BlueWallet 💙

3) Plausible Deniability: Set two passwords leading to two different interfaces—one shows your real vaults, and the other a decoy. Handy if you're ever under pressure ($5🔧).

If you lose these passwords, no worries—your vaults can always be recovered with your seed-phrases!
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Is this wallet app safe to use? Of course! 🧵

Cypher Box is just BlueWallet with a funky interface + a Lightning Network custodian 😎

Don’t trust, verify 🔎
https://t.co/ULfT4IAFI7

⚡️ Lightning Checking Account funds are not controlled by you but by an L2 custodian service provider so you should press 'Withdraw' if you feel your balance is large enough to cause intolerable counter-party risk.

🔥The Hot Vault uses conventional #Bitcoin libraries to generate your keys but you can never trust an internet-connected phone for large amount but it is a good environment for medium-term storage, liquidation, and capsule consolidation.

❄️ The Cold Vault is the safest storage environment and doesn’t require you to trust the app, funds cannot be sent anywhere without an authorization from your hardware wallet device. Perfect for long term air-gapped storage.
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- Accumulate 5x 1M sat coins 💍 in your 🔥Hot Vault

> When network fees are low (which they are now!), select and transfer coins to your ❄️ Cold Vault as one large 5M sat coin💎

This way you won’t have to manually grab an address from your cold wallet and sign a PSBT tx 😎
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Bitcoin is both a medium of exchange and a store of value. Yet most wallets today are optimized for either of the two properties—leaving newcomers confused about what #Bitcoin really is.

CB bridges this gap with a unique UI/UX that allows you to seamlessly navigate both worlds.
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🚨 Cypher Box is now available in the U.S.A! 🇺🇸

With the DOJ disbanding the NCET — a unit known for targeting open-source crypto devs — we’ve unlocked the Box for our U.S. users.

Refreshing to see a shift toward freedom, privacy & innovation 😎
cypherbox.io
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The Hot Vault keeps funds liquid and accessible, making it easy to top up your Lightning account without having to touch your hardware signing device🔥

It can also be useful for holding small capsules until they're ready to be consolidated and transferred to cold storage 🌡️
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