Portsmouth Bitcoin Foundry

About:

The Portsmouth Bitcoin Foundry website is a place for testing tech we're working on and sharing information that'll help people looking to enter the world of Bitcoin while avoiding the various scams and pitfalls in the ecosystem.

Below is a list of recommended resources that'll set you off on the right path.



Bitcoin


Below are links to help you get started in the bitcoin ecosystem, organised by wallets, education, buying or earning.

Wallets:

Mobile:

Android:

On chain: Green Wallet

Lightning: Zeus

Lightning: Breez

Iphone:

These recommendations are based on user reviews and are not personally tested

On chain:Green Wallet

Lightning: Pheonix

Desktop:

Windows:

On chain:Bitcoin Core

Lightning:Electrum

Mac:

On chain:Bitcoin Core

Lightning:Electrum

Linux:

On chain:Bitcoin Core

Lightning:Ekectrum

Cold storage:

There are many options on the market. My preference these days are ones which don't actually store your key. Do a lot of reading before making your mind up.

Education:

Come back soon for more info.

Buying:

Come back soon for more info.

Earning:

Come back soon for more info.

NOSTR


Below are links to help you get started in the NOSTR ecosystem.

Mobile Apps:

These are the current recommended mobile apps:

Android: Amethyst

Iphone: Damus

Desktop Apps:

These are the current recommended Desktop apps.

Coracle

Iris

Use cases:

There are a wide and growing variety of use cases beyond social media which Coracle, Amethyst and Damus provide.

Nostraps.com has an ever growing list of apps of various apps including social, music streaming, blogging and data vending machines

Relays:

Nostr isn't the internet that you're used to. Nostr relys on connections between clients, which you use, and relays, which can be run by you or anyone. There are many public relays available at the moment, though that could change in the future.

When you switch between clients in Nostr you bring your entire social graph with you. The link below provides a list of many nostr relays;

Nostr.watch


Up and Coming:

Check back here soon for details of the current projects...


Historic:

Portsmouth Crypto

Portsmouth Crypto was started in Jan 2015, bringing meet ups, a bitcoin ATM and a fully integrated website promoting education.

Bitstashers

Bitstashers was one of the original steel plate providers from 2015 - 2020.

Orion Rigs

A short lived project building and managing mining rigs, both GPUs and ASICs.


Get in touch:

Nostr NPub: via Coracle

Email, Nostr NIP-05 address & Lightning address: [email protected]

Github: MattsTryingAgain