Greenlight by Blockstream

Bitcoin Nodes

Greenlight is a hosted, non-custodial Lightning node service by Blockstream that lets developers and wallets spin up Lightning nodes without managing infrastructure. Users retain their private keys while Blockstream hosts the node software, combining the convenience of a managed service with the security of self-sovereign key control.

Details

Type: Cloud-hosted non-custodial Lightning node
Status: DUPLICATE
Platform: cloud
Developer: Blockstream
Node Type: lightning_cloud
Open Source: Yes
Bitcoin Only: Yes
Canonical Slug: greenlight-blockstream
Duplicate Note: Same product: Greenlight by Blockstream. greenlight-blockstream has the more complete technical description about key management architecture.
Hardware Required: No
Lightning Support: Yes

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