{"id":19277,"date":"2024-05-15T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/bolt-card-the-lightning-card\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:15:02","slug":"bolt-card-the-lightning-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/bolt-card-the-lightning-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolt Card – The Lightning Card"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bolt Card – The Lightning Card<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Paying with the Lightning card (Bolt Card)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today I would like to introduce you to a type of Lightning debit card, also known as a Bolt Card. A Bolt Card is a physical card with an inbuilt NFC chip that is offered by various manufacturers.<\/p>\n

This Lightning Bolt Card can be used to pay at any merchant that accepts Lightning payments using an NFC-enabled device.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19215″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In this article, we describe how to pay with this Lightning card, which merchants you can buy one from, how to top up the Bolt Card with Lightning credit and how to pay with the Lightning card.<\/p>\n

We present the cards from CoinCorner and Swiss Bitcoin Pay and how you can pay with them and how you as a merchant can accept payments with a terminal from Bitcoinize or Opago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But also with a Lightning PoS app on your smartphone, such as Lipa<\/a> or the Wallet of Satoshi.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715778648390{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

YouTube: Bolt Card – The Lightning Card<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]We have created a video about BoltCard – The Lightning Card<\/a> on our German-language YouTube channel<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/eDAobbM7tuQ” align=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715771316006{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

Paying with the Bolt Card<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]If you go into a shop that accepts Lightning with a Bolt card, the merchant enters the invoice amount into their terminal. As the payer, you take the Boltcard and hold it up to the terminal to pay.<\/p>\n

From the payer’s point of view, the payment process is exactly the same as for credit card payments.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19225″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715771568026{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

What do you need as a merchant?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]To accept Lightning payments from customers with a Lightning Bolt Card, merchants need an NFC-enabled device.<\/p>\n

These are, for example, Lightning hardware terminals such as Bitcoinize or the terminal from Opago or a normal smartphone.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19229″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]If you accept Lightning payments via a Lightning app on your smartphone, this should work without any problems, as most Lightning apps fulfil the corresponding requirements.<\/p>\n

Here is an overview of the Lightning apps that you can use as a merchant to accept Lightning payments via Bolt Card.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19231″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]These are, for example, the Breez Wallet, BTCPay Server, LNbits TPOS, the wallets from Blixt, Bitkit, Blink, the Wallet of Satoshi and the wallet from Lipa.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715771910785{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

How does the Lightning card work?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]When you hold the card to an NFC-enabled terminal, there is communication between the card and the terminal.<\/p>\n

The Lightning credit is not on the card, but in a Lightning Wallet to which the card is connected.<\/p>\n

The Lightning credit is then transferred from the wallet linked to the card to the payee when payment is made.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]An NFC chip is integrated in the card, which can also be installed in any other product instead of a card.<\/p>\n

In the Bolt Ring, for example, it is built into a ring.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in such a ring, you can find the link here: https:\/\/bitcoin-ring.com\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19234″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https:\/\/bitcoin-ring.com\/”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715772164666{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

How do I get a Bolt Lightning card?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]You can create a Lightning card yourself or buy a ready-made card.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715772209916{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

Create your own Lightning card<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]The most complicated way is to create your own Lightning card.<\/p>\n

You need a blank NFC card for this. Then you create a Lightning Wallet on an LNBits server using the Boltcard Extension.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19238″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19240″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]You must then connect this NFC card to the Lightning Wallet.<\/p>\n

You load credit onto the LNBits Lightning Wallet and can then use the card to dispose of the credit.<\/p>\n

We will explain how to configure and set up such an NFC card via LNbits in a separate article.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]I will now introduce you to two providers where you can buy such a Bolt Card. One is Coin Corner<\/a> and the other provider is Swiss Bitcoin Pay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the English provider Coin Corner.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715772644075{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

Bolt Card from CoinCorner<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]The inventor of the Lightning Card is the English provider CoinCorner, which issued the card under the name Bolt Card.<\/p>\n

This is why this Lightning Card is always referred to colloquially as a Bolt Card, even if the card does not originate directly from CoinCorner.<\/p>\n

Anyone wishing to purchase the Bolt Card from CoinCorner can do so via the CoinCorner website at https:\/\/www.coincorner.com\/theboltcard<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19245″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19247″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.coincorner.com\/buytheboltcard”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]You choose your favourite motif and pay \u00a34.99 for the card plus \u00a31.82 postage, i.e. a total of Euro 8. Then there is another 7,- for the German customs.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.coincorner.com\/buytheboltcard<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Once you have received the card, you need to install the Coincorner app on your smartphone and create a Coincorner account.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19249″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19251″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]An identity check is also carried out during registration.<\/p>\n

This is because you can also buy Bitcoin from CoinCorner and the Bitcoin balance is stored in the CoinCorner Bitcoin Wallet, which is linked to this Bolt Card.<\/p>\n

But you don’t necessarily have to buy Bitcoin from CoinCorner, you can also top up your Bitcoin wallet.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]The Bitcoin account is located in the CoinCorner backend. You can load credit onto this Bitcoin wallet via Receive.<\/p>\n

This is possible with both Bitcoin and Lightning.<\/p>\n

You can also get a Lightning address at CoinCorner and use it to make deposits.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19253″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Once again for your understanding. CoinCorner offers various wallets, e.g. in fiat currencies such as euros or British pounds.<\/p>\n

Also various crypto wallets. You can dispose of the balance on the Bitcoin Lightning Wallet with the Boltcard.<\/p>\n

To be able to pay with the Lightning Bolt Card, you must have a balance on the Bitcoin Lightning Wallet at Coincorner.<\/p>\n

That’s why we’re going to top up this Bitcoin Lightning Wallet now.<\/p>\n

To do this, I transfer some Lightning credit from another Lightning Wallet and send it to the CoinCorner Lightning Wallet.<\/p>\n

I can top up either via the Coin Corner app on my smartphone or via the Coin Corner website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715774541537{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

Connect card to account<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]To connect the Coin Corner Bolt Card to my account, I open the CoinCorner app and go to Cards on the right.<\/p>\n

There I have the choice between a debit card and a gift card.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19256″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19258″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]I select Debit Card and my Bolt Card is connected to my Bitcoin Lightning Wallet at Coincorner.<\/p>\n

Every time I now pay with the Boltcard Debit Card via Lightning, the credit from the stored Lightning Wallet is used.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715774835969{background-color: #6193c9 !important;}”]\n

Coin Corner gift card<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]You can use the Coin Corner card as a gift card. If you want to give someone a card with Lightning credit, you can use the Gift Card function.<\/p>\n

You can either use another Bolt Card from Coin Corner, which you can buy via the online shop.<\/p>\n

However, you can also use any other NFC card that uses the NTAG424DNA standard.<\/p>\n

NTAG 424 DNA cards:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1715776166692{margin-left: 50px !important;}”]\n