Overview
- Cake Wallet announced native Lightning Network support on March 2, integrating fast Bitcoin payments directly into its mobile app.
- The implementation uses the Breez SDK and Spark to provide self-custody control without requiring users to operate a Lightning node.
- Privacy defaults include a custom Spark setup that avoids embedding Spark addresses in invoices and refrains from broadcasting transactions to public explorers by default.
- The release adds consumer features such as Birdpay for sending to X.com usernames, cake.cash human-readable addresses, hardware wallet management, instant swaps, and Cake Pay merchant spending.
- Company leaders framed the launch as making Lightning practical without sacrificing custody or privacy, positioning Cake among a small group of privacy-focused Lightning wallets.