Three Wallets, One Choice
NWC vs Cashu vs LNbits — and when to pick which
Most Bitcoin browser extensions give you one wallet option. Maybe two. Buho Jump gives you three — not because more is better, but because different people need different things.
Here's how to pick.
NWC — the easy one
Nostr Wallet Connect works with services like Alby, Buho, Coinos, LNbits and dozens more. Someone else runs the infrastructure. You get a connection string, paste it in, done.
Pick this if: You want the simplest setup. You trust your wallet provider. You don't want to run anything yourself.
Feels like: A debit card linked to your bank.
Cashu — the private one
Cashu is ecash. It's like digital cash — once you have it, nobody can trace it back to you. Your tokens live inside the extension, encrypted. No account. No login. No server watching your transactions.
Pick this if: Privacy matters to you. You want tokens you actually hold, not a balance on someone's server.
Feels like: Cash in your pocket. Yours until you spend it.
LNbits — the power one
LNbits is a wallet account system you host yourself. Your server, your rules. Connect Buho Jump to it with an admin key and you control the whole stack — from your Lightning node to your browser.
Pick this if: You run your own infrastructure. You want full control. You already know what LNbits is.
Feels like: Your own bank in a box.
You can run more than one
This isn't either/or. Buho Jump lets you add multiple wallets and switch between them. A Cashu wallet for private browsing. An NWC wallet for daily tips. An LNbits wallet for your business.
Switch with one tap. Each one has its own balance, its own history, its own spending limits.
The real answer
There's no wrong choice. You can always add another wallet later.
Buho Jump is open source. Check it out on GitHub.