C 526: Phoenix Wallet and Lightning Network (20 pts extra)

What you need:

A smartphone, Android or iOS. I used an iPhone.

Purpose

To set up the Phoenix Wallet so you can connect to the Lightning Network, allowing off-chain transactions in Bitcoin. This makes transactions faster and cheaper.

This project uses real Bitcoins.

Installing the Phoenix Wallet

In your phone's App store, search for the "Phoenix Wallet" app and install it, as shown below.

If you prefer, you can get it from this link:

https://phoenix.acinq.co/

Launch the app and perform these steps, as shown in the video below. (The steps on my phone were slightly different, as listed below.)

Scroll past the welcome pages
Tap "Create New Wallet"
Tap the gear on the lower left, "Recovery Phrase"
Tap "Display Seed"
Write down the twelve words. Scroll down to return to Settings page, and click the leftward-pointing arrow at the top left to return to the main wallet page.

Tap "Receive." You see a QR code, as shown below.
Tap the middle icon below the QR code to email your wallet address to me at cnit.141@gmail.com
(Note: on Android, the icon is three dots connected by lines and it is the third of four icons)
Include your name in the email. When we get it, you'll get 10 points.

C 526.1: Message (10 pts)
After I get your Lightning address, I'll send you some Satoshi.
When you receive it, you'll see a balance of "sat", as shown in the first image below.
Tap the "No description" line, and tap the "Show details" button.
The flag is covered by a green rectangle in the second image below.

Posted 12-6-21