You no longer need to install command line tools to try out how Lightning will soon work on Bitcoin. Just follow these instructions and you can buy a pretend Steam voucher in no time!

Disclaimer we have closed are testnet node and are now running on mainnet, please visit this link for mainnet instructions: https://medium.com/@bitrefill/mobile-instructions-lightning-on-bitrefill-8f21bbb0cc3

Try out lightning payments with Bitrefill on Testnet.

Note: Testnet is not real bitcoin, and the refills delivered this way are not real. It’s just a proof of concept. :)

Step 1) Install Eclair Wallet Mobile on Google Play

Step 2) Fund you wallet with testnet coins

https://testnet.coinfaucet.eu/en/

Step 3) Open a channel to our Lightning Node

Scan our node qr code in the link below:

https://explorer.acinq.co/#/n/0387f3227bda3aeec3d21ce718706daf5a4a652628d75ce56f8d8a6a3451c40061

To view the lightning network visualized with all our channel try out acinq’s lightning network explorer!