Exchanges with support for Lightning Network
Caution: Some altcoin exchanges include a cryptocurrency with the symbol "LBTC" for "Lightning Bitcoin". That LBTC is NOT the same as bitcoin on Lightning network ⚡. That currency symbol is for a small value altcoin that has no relation to the bitcoin Lightning network ⚡. There is another currency symbol that may be similar, L-BTC, and that too is unrelated to bitcoin on Lightning network ⚡. The L-BTC symbol is used by exchanges which support bitcoin on Blockstream's Liquid Network 🌊, which has its own list of exchanges and swap methods.
Exchanges where you can buy and/or sell bitcoin using Lightning network ⚡
- Bitfinex (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Also supports Liquid network (🌊)
- Kraken (⚡) <-- Announcement
- River Financial (⚡) [DCA]
- Bull Bitcoin (⚡) [DCA] <-- Canada, Announcement. Also supports Liquid network (🌊)
- Strike (⚡) [DCA] <-- Announcement
- Cash App (⚡) <-- U.S. and UK, Article
- Bottlepay (⚡) [DCA] <-- UK and across Europe
- Azte.co (⚡) <-- Announcement
- @BitcoinVoucherBot [DCA] through Azte.co (⚡)
- OKCoin (⚡) <-- Announcement
- OKEx (⚡) <-- Announcement
- CoinCorner (⚡) [DCA] <-- Announcement
- Bitonic (⚡) <-- Announcement of pilot
- Bitbargain (⚡)
- Mt. Pelerin (⚡) <-- Announcement
- HolyTransaction (⚡) <-- Also supports Liquid network (🌊)
- BTCDuke (⚡)
- PrimeBit (⚡) <-- Details
- SimpleFX (⚡) <-- Details
- Bitaroo (⚡) [DCA] <-- Australia
- The Rock Trading (⚡) <-- Italy. Also supports Liquid network (🌊)
- BitNob (⚡) [DCA] <-- Announcement
- BitcoinVN (⚡) <-- Vietnam
- VBTC (⚡) <-- Vietnam, Announcement, Press
- Buda (⚡)
- NiceHash Exchange (⚡)
- Breez (⚡) <-- Announcement
- Bipa (⚡) [DCA] <-- Brazil
- SouthXchange (⚡) <-- Argentina
- Belo (⚡) <-- Argentina
- IBEX Mercado (⚡) <-- Guatemala
- Osmo Wallet (⚡️) [En Espanol] ← Guatemala
- Tauros (⚡) <-- Mexico
- Landifa - Bitcoin Trade Namibia (⚡)
- FastBitcoins (💵, ⚡) [NO KYC, under $150] [DCA] <-- UK, Canada and Estonia only, buy voucher with cash, then withdraw from FastBitcoins using Lightning network
- Graaf One (⚡) [Canada]
- SimpleFX (⚡)
- BitSTAMP (⚡) <-- Cash out through Zebedee
- CardCoins (⚡) <-- Fom 80,000 retail locations in U.S, Announcement
- Purse.io (⚡) <-- Shop on Amazon, pay using LN (⚡). Announcement
- Striga Personal (⚡) [Coming Soon] <-- Early Access
- xSats, when operations resume, is planning on LN (⚡) support
P2P Trading Platforms with support for Lightning network ⚡
- Paxful (💵, ⚡) <-- Permits you to convert from either USDT or ETH to BTC, and then you can withdraw that BTC on Lightining network ⚡. And vice-versa, deposit BTC on LN ⚡ and then convert to ETH or USDT.
- RoboSats (💵, ⚡ only) [NO KYC] <--Non-custodial. Requires Tor browser. Guide
- HodlHodl (💵, ⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Non-custodial. Not available in the U.S. [Lightning network ⚡ is implemented simply as a payment method allowed for buying or selling bitcoin, as is Liquid network (🌊)]
- Additional P2P Trading Platforms might not explicitly allow bitcoin on Lightning network ⚡ as a payment method, but might have an "Other" payment method that is a catchall in which the details of the payment method are located in the details of the trade offer.
Crypto-to-crypto methods
- Coinos (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Also supports swap to/from Liquid network (🌊)
- FixedFloat.com (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Not available in the U.S.
- Boltz (⚡) [NO KYC, Atomic Swap]
- SideShift AI (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Also supports swap to/from Liquid network (🌊). Not available in the U.S.
- Flyp.me (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Uses "LNX" as currency symbol for bitcoin on Lightning network. Also supports swap to/from Liquid network (🌊)
- Coin Swap (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- LN BTC to/from on-chain BTC, LTC, Dash, or XMR
- ZigZag (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- LN BTC to/from on-chain BTC, or LTC
- Wallet of Satoshi (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- Built-in onchain/offchain exchange
- Lightning Loop client (⚡) [NO KYC]
- Submarine Swaps (⚡) [NO KYC] <-- LN BTC to/from on-chain BTC or LTC
- BitRefill (⚡) [NO KYC]
- FastBitcoins (⚡) [NO KYC, when under $150] <-- Buy FastBitcoins voucher using bitcoin or altcoins on BitRefill, then withdraw from FastBitcoins using Lightning network ⚡
- Marduk.exchange (⚡) [NO KYC, Atomic Swap] <-- LN BTC to/from RBTC, SOV, or xUSD
- LNSwap (⚡) [NO KYC, Atomic Swap] <-- LN BTC to/from STX, or USDA
- Bosphorus.Exchange (⚡) [NO KYC, Atomic Swap] <-- LN BTC to/from CELO, or cUSD
- CoinPlaza (⚡)
- Liquid.Taxi (⚡ coming soon) [NO KYC]
- Portico Exchange (⚡) [Coming Soon]
Precious Metals
- Vaultoro (⚡)
- BitGild (⚡) Announcement
Trading / Investment
- Loft (⚡) <-- Invest inStocks using Lightning network (⚡)
- LNMarkets (⚡) <-- Not available from the U.S.
- Kollider (⚡) <-- Register for early access
- BitMEX Research does operate a Lighting Network (⚡) node, however the BitMEX trading platform does not yet support LN deposits or withdrawals
Debit Cards Funded Using Lightning Network
- Moon (⚡) <-- Browser plugin
- LastBit Cards (⚡) <-- Not available in the U.S.
- Spendl (⚡) <--Browser extension (Chrome)
- Link Node Gift Card (⚡)
Retail and e-Commerce Payments
- BitRefill (⚡) [NO KYC]
- Flexa (⚡) Announcement
- Bitcoin Suisse (⚡) Announcement
Payroll
Lightning Network Wallets
- Lightning Network Stores: Mobile Wallets (⚡)
- Rusnak: Comparison of 5 Lightning Network Wallets (⚡)
- LNRoute: Lightning Wallets (⚡)
Related
- Lightning Exchanges <-- List from the ION wiki
- Lightning Exchanges <-- List from Lightning Network Stores
- Lightning Exchanges <-- List from David Coen
- Lightning Payment Processors and Gateways <-- List from Lightning Network Stores
- Are multicoin exchanges attacks on Bitcoin scaling?
- Lightning Wiki
- Lopp's Lightning Network Resources
See Also
- KYC-Free-Instant-Exchanges <-- Superset of the listings in the "crypto-to-crypto" section above
- P2P Trading Platforms
- Physical Stores where you can Buy or Sell bitcoin
Additions, corrections, and other feedback welcome and can be submitted as an issue or pull request on GitHub, or via e-mail.
[Note: There is also a corresponding post on Medium with this information as well.]
