Exodus will end support for Lightning on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to access your Lightning wallet and its funds.
To avoid losing your funds, you must withdraw your entire Lightning wallet balance before May 30, 2025.
If you don't have a Lightning balance, you will no longer see the Lightning wallet in Exodus Mobile. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning.
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Exodus is ending support for Lightning on May 30
The Lightning wallet will be removed from Exodus for all users on May 30, 2025. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its balance of Lightning Bitcoin (LBTC).
To avoid losing access to funds in your Lightning wallet, you'll need to withdraw all your LBTC before May 30, 2025.
Every week until support for the Lightning wallet ends, you'll be prompted to withdraw all your funds. Withdrawing LBTC creates a transaction that sends your Lightning funds to your Exodus Bitcoin wallet.
To withdraw, follow the steps below:
In the prompt, tap Withdraw.
If you don't see the prompt, you can withdraw the funds in your Lightning wallet using the usual withdrawal steps: How do I withdraw Bitcoin from my Lightning wallet?
Next, to withdraw your entire balance, either a) slide the amount slider to the far right or b) tap Max. c) Tap Advanced to view the fees and enter a personal note (optional). Then, d) select the portfolio.
Withdrawing Bitcoin from your Lightning wallet to your Exodus Bitcoin wallet is an onchain transaction and will cost a transaction fee and a withdrawal fee.
Custom fees are not available for LBTC withdrawals.
Tap Withdraw funds.
Your Bitcoin will show in your Exodus Bitcoin wallet once the withdrawal is confirmed on the blockchain.
Now that all of your Bitcoin on the Lightning network has been sent, you will no longer see the Lightning wallet in Exodus Mobile.
Lightning is no longer available for US customers
As of Feb 1, 2024, the Lightning wallet in Exodus is no longer available for US customers. Lightning wallets in Exodus are provided by custodial third-party API provider Wallet of Satoshi, which announced they no longer serve US customers: WoS announcement on X (formerly Twitter).
New US customers or US customers without a Lightning wallet balance will no longer see the Lightning wallet in Exodus Mobile.
US customers with a remaining balance can only withdraw from their Lightning wallet to their Exodus Bitcoin wallet or send funds to a Lightning invoice.
To avoid losing access to the funds in your Lightning wallet, you must withdraw your entire balance before May 30, 2025.
What is the Lightning Network?
The Lightning Network (LN) is a system for payments that operates as a layer 2 protocol for the Bitcoin (BTC) network. Lightning Network aims to provide fast transactions between participating nodes, as well as better efficiency and scalability.
The Lightning Network is made of multiple payment channels that process off-chain transactions, which means the transactions are made outside of the Bitcoin network. Because of this, fees are reduced and transactions are nearly instant.
Transactions on the Lightning Network are only recorded on the Bitcoin network when needed, reducing the amount of information the Bitcoin network has to process.
How does the Lightning wallet work in Exodus?
Until support for the Lightning wallet ends on May 30, 2025, it will only be available on Exodus Mobile.
The Lightning wallet in Exodus is provided by a custodial third-party API provider, Wallet of Satoshi (WOS).
For more information on Wallet of Satoshi, you can visit their website at walletofsatoshi.com, and read their Disclosure Document and Privacy Policy.
Wallet of Satoshi (WoS) is a third-party platform. As such, Exodus cannot guarantee the performance of its products/services or that the steps shown and the information provided will always be accurate.
What is the balance limit?
Until support for the Lightning wallet ends on May 30, 2025, the Lightning balance is limited to $100 USD. To increase your limit, please see How do I increase my Lightning balance limit?
What is the fee to deposit Bitcoin (BTC)?
As well as the transaction fee, there is a 0.3% fee to deposit BTC, plus a fee of 2,500 sats (0.000025 BTC).
What is the minimum amount for Bitcoin (BTC) deposits?
The minimum amount of BTC you can deposit to your Lighting wallet is 6000 sats (0.00006 BTC).
What is the fee to withdraw Bitcoin (BTC)?
As well as the transaction fee, there is a 0.3% fee to withdraw Bitcoin, plus a fee of 2,500 sats (0.000025 BTC).
What is the minimum amount for Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals?
The minimum amount of Bitcoin (BTC) you can withdraw from your Lighting wallet is 20,000 sats (0.0002 BTC).
What are the fees for sending Lightning transactions?
As well as the fee displayed in the Network Fee field, there might be a variable routing fee applied at the time of sending a Lightning payment. This fee is passed on to the nodes routing the payment and is not kept by Wallet of Satoshi or Exodus.
Furthermore, in addition to the displayed Network Fee, there is a 0.3% fee for emptying your Lightning network balance by sending all of your BTC through the Lightning network.
Can my Lightning wallet be restored with my 12-word secret recovery phrase?
Until support for the Lightning wallet ends on May 30, 2025, you can restore your Lightning wallet in Exodus using your 12-word secret recovery phrase.
After May 30, 2025, you will no longer be able to access the Lighting wallet or its remaining funds.
To avoid losing access to your funds, you must withdraw all funds from your Lightning wallet before May 30, 2025.
How do I deposit Bitcoin to my Lightning wallet?
Exodus will end support for the Lightning wallet on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its funds. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap on the Profile icon, then b) tap Lightning.
Tap Deposit.
Use the following options to select the amount you want to deposit to your Lightning wallet:
a) Tap Amount to select the amount of Bitcoin in BTC or USD
Or b) use the slider to select an amount
c) Check the amount you're depositing
d) Select the portfolio you want to deposit BTC from
Depositing Bitcoin to your Lightning wallet from your Exodus Bitcoin wallet is an onchain transaction and will incur a transaction fee and a deposit fee.
To view the transaction fee, set a custom transaction fee, or enable acceleration (RBF), tap Advanced.
To set a custom fee for your deposit, move the slider:
a) Left to pay a lower fee. Transactions with low fees will have lower priority and could get stuck if the fee is too low.
b) Right to pay a higher fee. Transactions with high fees will have a higher priority, making it more likely that the miners will include it in the next batch of transactions they process.
c) Or click the pencil icon to input a fee manually.
d) If you set a custom fee, RBF is enabled by default. To enable RBF when using the recommended fee, tap the button next to Acceleration (RBF).
When RBF is enabled, you can accelerate a stuck transaction by paying a higher transaction fee. To learn more, jump to: What happens if I set my custom fees too low?
When you're ready, tap Add Funds.
Your Bitcoin will show in your Lightning wallet once the deposit is confirmed on the blockchain.
How do I withdraw Bitcoin from my Lightning wallet?
Exodus will end support for the Lightning wallet on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its funds. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap on the Profile icon, then b) tap Lightning.
Tap Withdraw.
Use the following options to select the amount you want to withdraw from your Lightning wallet:
a) Tap Amount to select the amount of Bitcoin in BTC or USD
Or b) use the slider to select an amount
c) Check the amount you're withdrawing
d) Select the portfolio you want to withdraw BTC to
Withdrawing Bitcoin from your Lightning wallet to your Exodus Bitcoin wallet is an onchain transaction and will incur a transaction fee and a withdrawal fee.
Custom fees are not available for withdrawals.
When you're ready, tap Withdraw funds.
Your Bitcoin will show in your Exodus Bitcoin wallet once the withdrawal is confirmed on the blockchain.
What happens if I set my custom fee too low?
You can set a custom fee when you deposit Bitcoin (BTC) to your Lightning wallet in Exodus.
Custom fees are not available for withdrawals from the Lightning wallet.
If you set a low custom fee, your transaction might take a long time to confirm, or it could get stuck pending on the blockchain.
If the fee is too low, you will see this warning in your wallet:
If you enable Acceleration (RBF), you can accelerate a stuck transaction by paying a higher fee.
If you would like more information on accelerating a transaction that is stuck pending, please visit: What should I do if my Bitcoin transaction is stuck?
Acceleration (RBF) is enabled automatically when you set a custom fee. You can also enable it manually when you use the recommended fee by tapping the Disabled button.
How do I send funds to a Lightning invoice?
Exodus will end support for the Lightning wallet on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its funds. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap on the Profile icon, then b) tap Lightning.
Tap Send.
Enter the Lightning invoice you wish to send funds to. a) If you copied the invoice to your clipboard you can tap to paste the invoice or long-press to manually type it in (which is not recommended). b) You can also tap the QR scanner to scan the Lightning invoice QR code.
a) Enter the amount of Bitcoin in BTC or USD you wish to send. If the invoice you are sending to has an amount specified this field will autofill. Then b) tap Next.
a) Please check the amount, fee, and invoice number. To send the transaction b) Slide to Transfer.
And done! Your BTC Lightning transaction has been sent.
How do I generate a Lightning invoice to receive funds?
Exodus will end support for the Lightning wallet on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its funds. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning
It is not possible to generate an invoice if your Lightning balance is more than 1000 USD. A generated invoice will expire 24 hours after it is created.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap on the Profile icon, then b) tap Lightning.
Tap Receive.
Your invoice will now be shown. To receive funds through the Lightning Network you can either, a) use the QR code, b) tap to copy the Lightning invoice, or c) tap Share to share the Lightning invoice.
If you wish, a) you can specify the amount you want to receive and b) add a note.
The invoice number and QR code might change after adding a note or entering an amount. The invoice will expire after 24 hours.
What is LNURL?
LNURL is a protocol to simplify interactions between Lightning wallets. In Exodus, the LNURL protocol allows you to send payments using LNURL-pay and receive payments using LNURL-withdraw.
What is LNURL-pay?
Typically, if you would like to send a payment over the Lightning network, you'll first need an invoice from the recipient. But unlike traditional Bitcoin receive addresses, Lightning invoices expire after a certain amount of time or after receiving Lightning funds. Lightning invoices are single-use.
For example, if you wanted to send your favorite content creator a tip, how would you get a new invoice for the payment without contacting them directly? The content creator must create a unique Lightning invoice whenever somebody wants to send a tip. This is an excellent example of a problem that LNURL can solve.
With LNURL, the receiver can have a permanent LNURL receive address that does not expire. When a wallet with LNURL support scans the LNURL, it automatically receives the information needed to send Lightning funds to the receiver.
How do I use LNURL-pay in Exodus?
In Exodus, you can send payments to other Lightning wallets using LNURL. You can send to LNURL either by scanning the LNURL QR code or by entering the LNURL address in text format (begins with LNURL), or the email-like LNURL format.
The process of sending funds to LNURL is the same as sending funds to a Lightning invoice. To send funds to an LNURL address, follow the steps in the section: How do I send funds to a Lightning invoice.
Currently, you can't generate an LNURL address in Exodus.
What is LNURL-withdraw?
LNURL-withdraw is another protocol to simplify payments on the Lightning network. Let's look at an example to understand how LNURL-withdraw works.
What if your employer wants to pay you and all employees using the Lightning network? Your employer would have to request an invoice from each person. Remember, a Lightning payment requires a newly generated invoice from the receiving wallet.
This is where LNURL-withdraw comes in. LNURL-withdraw allows the sender, the employer in our example, to generate LNURL-withdraw vouchers for a predefined amount. Once you scan the LNURL voucher, the funds are sent to your Lightning wallet.
How do I receive LNURL-withdraw payments in Exodus?
Exodus will end support for the Lightning wallet on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its funds. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning
Currently, you can't generate LNURL-withdraw vouchers from your Exodus wallet.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap the Profile icon, then b) tap Lightning.
If you do not have any Bitcoin in your Lightning wallet, tap Receive.
Next, tap the QR code icon in the top right-hand corner.
If your Lightning wallet is already funded with some Bitcoin, tap Scan.
Next, scan the LNURL-withdraw QR code.
a) Review the amount and b) confirm by tapping Receive.
Your wallet will process the LNURL withdrawal request.
Once the sending wallet has received the invoice, the payment will be made to your Lightning wallet. To view your new balance, tap Continue to Your Wallet.
How do I view my Lightning transaction history?
Exodus will end support for the Lightning wallet on May 30. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive Lightning transactions or access your Lightning wallet and its funds. To learn more, see: Exodus is ending support for Lightning.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap the Profile icon, then b) tap Lightning.
In the top right corner, tap the History icon.
You can view your Lightning transaction history and tap on transactions for more information.
How do I increase my Lightning balance limit?
These steps will show you how to increase your Lightning balance limit from $100 to $5,000 USD worth of Bitcoin (BTC).
Your Lightning wallet is powered by Wallet of Satoshi (WOS) which is a custodial Lightning provider. If you run into any issues, you will need to contact WOS directly by emailing them at [email protected].
You can find further details in the Terms & Conditions before you agree.
In Exodus Mobile, a) tap on the Profile icon, then b) tap Settings.
Tap Higher limits (Lightning Network).
a) Read the Terms & Conditions, then if you agree, b) tap Accept & Continue.
