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  • ๐ŸกSub-wallets
    • Fast sub-wallets (no lightning address)
    • Sub-wallet with lightning address โšก๏ธ
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    • โ“Q&A of sub-wallets
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Sub-wallets

Create sub-wallets with your Alby Hub, for yourself, your projects, or for friends and family. Many wallets, one Alby Hub. "One Hub to rule them all." ๐Ÿ’ซ

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Sometimes, we want to keep our personal wallet separate from the one we use for business projects, family members and friends. Here, you can easily create multiple wallets. In Alby Hub they are called sub-wallets. Let's get started by making you the provider of wallets for your projects, friends & family. ๐Ÿ‘

If you want to get into the details of making each sub-wallet, go to each specific section:

Have more questions? Go to the Q&A!

๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations!

You've successfully learned how to configure multiple types of isolated wallets with just one hub. "One Hub to rule them all" ๐Ÿ’. This is a great achievement, and we're truly grateful for your dedication. Keep up the fantastic work! ๐Ÿ˜Š


Thank you for stopping by! This section was created with contributions from Roland, Moritz & Jean-Paul

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โ“Q&A of sub-wallets

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๐Ÿ’ก Share Your Ideas & Feedback!

This is all very new, and we value your thoughts! If you have ideas or want to request features, please share them on our feedback forum. Your input helps us improve!

๐Ÿ“ Read & Share Our Blog Post!

Check out our blog post about the launch of the Friends & Family app and sub-wallets! ๐Ÿ“ฃ Feel free to share it on social media to spread the word.

Fast sub-wallets (no lightning address)

These sub-wallets can receive bitcoin only when manually making invoices, it's a good solution for having a lightning wallet fast.

Fully-featured sub-wallet. (With lightning address) โšก๏ธ

These sub-wallets have their own lightning address and are able to receive zaps over Nostr and payment notifications.

Podcaster & musicians sub-wallets (v4v tags)

These sub-wallets take into consideration the requirement for specific v4v tags each for its own sub-wallet.

All of this is new, and weโ€™re here to help! ๐Ÿ˜Š If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out at Weโ€™re always happy to support you!

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