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Get Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash in your Flash Wallet

How to receive eCash from anywhere in the world using flash, and how to earn a litte eCash by learning about Bitcoin.

What you’ll learn in this guide

Around the world, there are mobile, web and desktop wallets created to send and receive electronic cash. Flash is one of those wallets. In this guide, you’ll learn about many of the wallets in different countries, and how to use Flash to receive eCash from those wallets, almost anywhere in the world.

You’ll also get instructions on how to earn a little eCash by learning about Bitcoin!

Bitcoin and Lightning Wallets by Country

Global 🌍

Here are a few of the wallets available people all over the world:

United States 🇺🇸

The US is one of the most developed countries in the world when it comes to Bitcoin and Lightning. Here are a few of the wallets specific to the US:

Canada 🇨🇦

Canada is another country with a lot of Bitcoin and Lightning development. Here are a few of the companies specific to Canada:

  • Bull Bitcoin - A non-custodial Bitcoin-only exchange and payments service.

Latin America 🇸🇻🇬🇹🇨🇷🇲🇽🇧🇷

Latin America has been a pioneer in Bitcoin and Lightning adoption, beginning with the Bitcoin Law in El Salvador making Bitcoin legal tender across the entire country. Here are a few of the wallets available to people in Latin America:

  • Blink Wallet - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, built by the team at Galoy.
  • Bitcoin Jungle - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, available for people in Costa Rica.
  • Osmo Wallet - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, availble for people in Guatemala.

UK & Europe 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Europe is another region with a lot of Bitcoin and Lightning development. Here are a few of the wallets specific to Europe:

  • CoinCorner - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, available in the UK and Europe.
  • Hodl Hodl - Non-custodial Bitcoin trading solution, available in the UK and Europe.

Africa 🇿🇦🇳🇬🇬🇭🇹🇬🇨🇲🇰🇪🇨🇮🇪🇹🇲🇦🇿🇲🇲🇿🇿🇼🇹🇿

Africa has been the most innovative and highest adopter of Bitcoin and Lightning in the world. Here are a few of the wallets available to people in Africa:

  • Bitnob - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, available in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Benin, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo and expanding to several more countries.
  • Machankura - A text-based wallet for feature phones, available in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and expanding to several more countries.

Asia 🇵🇭🇻🇳🇹🇭🇯🇵

Asia is another region with a lot of Bitcoin and Lightning development. Here are a few of the wallets specific to Asia:

  • Pouch Wallet - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, available in the Philippines.
  • Neutronpay - A mobile wallet for iOS and Android, available in Vietnam.

Any of these wallets and companies can be used to send Bitcoin to your Flash wallet which is automatically converted to eCash. Here’s how to do it:

How to accept eCash from another wallet

There are multiple ways to get eCash in your wallet from another wallet. Here are a few of the most common ways:

  1. Open your Flash app and click the “Receive” button.
  2. Click the “Copy” button to copy your lightning address or bitcoin address to your clipboard.
  3. Send your lightning address or bitcoin address to the person who is sending you some Bitcoin.
  4. Wait for the Bitcoin to arrive in your wallet as eCash. This can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on the wallet you are receiving from.

If the person is nearby, you can also have them scan the QR code on your receive screen with their wallet. This is the fastest way to receive eCash.

How to earn eCash by learning about Bitcoin

  1. Open your Flash app and click the “Earn” Tab.
  2. Read the instructions and answer the questions in the quiz.
  3. Earn eCash directly to your wallet!

It doesnt get much easier than this to get a few sats in your wallet! Keep checking back on the Earn tab for more events and challenges in the future, and huge eCash prizes!

Next steps

Great, now you have some eCash! Let’s see what you can do with it:

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