Decision Center
I want a low-commitment way to test crypto.
Solutions you can stand up quickly and abandon just as easily, to learn how crypto acceptance feels before committing.
A trial is for learning, not for daily reliance. Do not build your books around it yet.
Solutions whose documented facts match
These are the published solutions whose evidence, not marketing, fits this need today. Confirm the details on each page before you commit.
Blink
Blink is a polished custodial Lightning wallet with a genuinely easy merchant Cash Register, but its own FAQ excludes US and Puerto Rico merchants, so for our audience it is not usable today.
- Custody
- Provider-custodied
- Bank settlement
- No
OpenNode
OpenNode is a finished, hosted Bitcoin and Lightning gateway that can auto-convert to dollars and settle to a US bank, in exchange for the provider holding your funds and gating bank payout behind approval.
- Custody
- Provider-custodied
- Bank settlement
- Gated by approval
Coinbase Business
Coinbase Business is a custodial USDC payments platform for online businesses, and the migration home for Coinbase Commerce, but its fee is unconfirmed, it is US and Singapore only, and it is not for in-person retail.
- Custody
- Provider-custodied
- Bank settlement
- Yes
Weigh it against everything else
This is one need. Your decision usually balances several. See the full comparison or revisit the other needs.
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