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Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

Use a Lightning Address to receive value for value payments in Bitcoin from your audience

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Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

With the Alby Chrome/Firefox Extension, you can get direct contributions from your audience. Use a Lightning Address to receive value-for-value payments in Bitcoin from your audience.

Features

Quick & Easy Setup

Just connect your existing Bitcoin Lightning wallet or create a new wallet in a few clicks.

Convenient & Secure

When a website requests a payment you will be prompted for confirmation. No need to search for your credit card, no QR-Code scanning or app-switching.

Control your Budget

Set your budget and manage your allowances for each website to automate the payment process.

Content Monetization

Send and receive payments on websites, Twitter or YouTube, and other social media platforms.

Passwordless logins

Authenticate with a Bitcoin Lightning wallet. No need to remember a username or password.

No Tracking Software

No stats, analytics, or other trackers come with the extension.

Open Source

Completely open code that can be audited and extended by anyone.

Setup

Once you install the plugin, you just need to configure each social media or website with your Lightning Address.

Your own Landing Page

You will automatically get a landing page that people can use to send you Satoshis. For example https://getalby.com/thebitcoinhole

Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

https://getalby.com/thebitcoinhole

Personal Website

  • Add this to the HTML header section of your website.
  • Make sure to have an og:image meta tag.

If your site uses WordPress, you can install the Meta Tag Manager plugin, and then go to Settings -> Meta Tag Manager to add the meta tag.

Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

Twitter

Add your Lightning Address after the Lightning icon on your profile description. For example: [email protected]

Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

GitHub

Add your Lightning Address after the Lightning icon on your profile description. For example: [email protected]

Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

YouTube

Add your Lightning Address after the Lightning icon in the description of a video in your YouTube channel. For example: [email protected]

Value4Value with Alby: BTC Lightning contributions from your audience

Visit our Website

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Support Us

There are different ways to support our work:

  • With Bitcoin Lightning using Alby
  • With PayPal or a credit card using Ko-fi