Wallet dossier
Wallet of Satoshi
Bitcoin Lightning wallet ecosystem that began with a custodial mobile wallet and later added a Spark-powered self-custody wallet while the legacy custodial product entered a phased retirement.
- Developer / company
- Wallet of Satoshi Pty Ltd
- Origin
- Australia
- Launch
- 2019
- Custody
- hybrid
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-09-20
Product family
Products
Original custodial Wallet of Satoshi mobile wallet in which Wallet of Satoshi held user funds and account recovery could be assisted by the provider; the product entered a phased retirement in 2026.
Spark-powered Wallet of Satoshi mobile wallet mode that gives users a 12-word recovery phrase and uses Spark-specific key derivation for self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning functionality.
Chronology
Lifecycle timeline
Wallet of Satoshi beta released for Android and iOS
Product: Wallet of Satoshi Custody Wallet
Living Room of Satoshi published a Wallet of Satoshi beta release for Android and iOS, documenting the early custodial account-based product and its mobile distribution.
Spark-powered self-custody Wallet of Satoshi enters beta
Product: Wallet of Satoshi Self-Custody
Wallet of Satoshi and Spark announced a Spark-powered self-custodial Lightning wallet beta, adding a materially different custody and recovery model under the Wallet of Satoshi brand.
Wallet of Satoshi announces phased retirement of custodial wallet
Product: Wallet of Satoshi Custody Wallet
Wallet of Satoshi announced a phased retirement of its legacy custodial wallet in favor of the self-custody product, with regional restrictions on new custodial invoice creation and a migration period for existing balances.
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