Phoenix and Mutiny Shine in Lightning Wallet Tests in Rural Zimbabwe
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Tested 6 Lightning wallets (Blixt, Mutiny, Green, Zeus, Phoenix, Wallet of Satoshi) in rural Zimbabwe to assess performance, reliability, costs, and features.
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Phoenix was the top performer overall - fast, reliable payments and easy to use. Mutiny was second best for its user-friendliness for beginners.
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Opening a Lightning channel was cheapest with Green (3.5% fees) but had unreliable payments. Zeus was the most expensive (48.5% fees).
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Assessed features like backups, security, coin control - Green offered best security practices like forced 12-word backup.
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For an educator, Phoenix and Mutiny are the top recommendations for their ease of use. Green also a good choice given on-chain + Lightning capabilities.