Country guides

Lightning payments by country

Local nuance matters — country availability, fiat settlement, regulatory treatment. We're building country-specific guides as the project grows.

• Austria

  Best Lightning wallet in Austria

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the FMA-supervised, MiCA-aligned shape for Austrian creators and merchants accepting Bitcoin.

• Czech Republic

  Best Lightning wallet in the Czech Republic

  How to choose a Lightning wallet, accept Bitcoin payments, and use the 2025 three-year tax exemption in the Czech Republic.

• Germany

  Best Lightning wallet in Germany

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the 12-month tax rule that makes Germany one of Europe's friendlier crypto jurisdictions.

• Netherlands

  Best Lightning wallet in the Netherlands

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the DNB/AFM/MiCA shape for Dutch creators and merchants accepting Bitcoin.

• Portugal

  Best Lightning wallet in Portugal

  Lightning wallets, processors, and the 365-day holding rule that keeps Portugal among Europe's more attractive crypto jurisdictions.

• Slovakia

  Best Lightning wallet in Slovakia

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the MiCA-era regulatory shape for Slovak creators and merchants accepting Bitcoin.

• Switzerland

  Best Lightning wallet in Switzerland

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the FINMA/DLT-Act shape for Swiss creators and merchants accepting Bitcoin — outside the EU's MiCA framework.

• Taiwan

  Best Lightning wallet in Taiwan

  Choosing a Lightning wallet, accepting Bitcoin payments, and what to know about the FSC VASP framework in Taiwan.

• United Kingdom

  Best Lightning wallet in the United Kingdom

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the post-Brexit FCA-supervised landscape for UK creators and merchants accepting Bitcoin.

• United States

  Best Lightning wallet in the United States

  Lightning wallets, payment processors, and the regulatory realities for US users — including the post-Wallet-of-Satoshi landscape.

Country guides we're prioritizing next: Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Portugal, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland. Get notified when each lands.