Machankura
Wallets
Machankura (8333.mobi) is a custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet accessible via USSD on any mobile phone — including basic feature phones — without internet access or a smartphone app. Operates across 8 African countries using USSD codes and issues Lightning addresses in the format phonenumber@8333.mobi. Notable for bringing Bitcoin to populations without smartphones or internet connectivity.
Details
- Regions
- Africa (8 countries)
- Platform
- USSD (any mobile phone)
- Custodial
- Yes
- Platforms
- USSD (feature phones)
- No Internet
- Yes
- Open Source
- No
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Lightning Support
- Yes
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