Our Recommendations
Trusted tools for sovereignty, privacy, and freedom.
Bitcoin only. No shitcoins.
🔐 Hardware Wallets
Your keys, your coins. Self-custody is non-negotiable.
Coldcard Mk4 — The gold standard. Air-gapped, Bitcoin-only, open source. Tamper-evident packaging. If you're serious about security, this is it. (Setup guide)
BitBox02 Bitcoin-Only — Swiss-made, beautiful design, beginner-friendly. Open source firmware. Great first hardware wallet.
Seedplate — Steel seed phrase backup. Fireproof. Waterproof. Your words survive anything.
Blockstream Jade — Affordable, fully open source, camera-based air-gap signing. Good travel wallet.
We stock hardware wallets in our webshop — shipped from Norway.
📱 Phone Wallets
For daily spending and Lightning payments.
Phoenix — Best Lightning wallet. Simple, self-custodial, just works. Recommended by werunbtc.com.
BlueWallet — On-chain + Lightning. Advanced features, multisig support, watch-only wallets.
Muun — Seamless on-chain and Lightning. Excellent for newcomers.
Nunchuk — Multisig made easy. Team wallets, inheritance planning. For larger amounts.
💻 Desktop Wallets
Sparrow Wallet — The power user's wallet. Full UTXO control, coin selection, multisig, Whirlpool coinjoin, hardware wallet support. Connect to your own node.
Electrum — Veteran wallet. Fast, lightweight, hardware wallet support. Proven since 2011.
Specter Desktop — Multisig coordination. Great for securing larger amounts with multiple hardware wallets.
🖥️ Bitcoin Nodes
Don't trust. Verify.
Bitcoin Core — The reference implementation. Run it on any computer. (Guide)
Start9 — Plug-and-play sovereign computing. Node + apps. Beautiful interface.
Umbrel — Easy setup, app store, runs on Raspberry Pi or any computer. Lightning node included.
myNode — Dedicated Bitcoin/Lightning node. Community and premium options.
Why run a node?
• Verify your own transactions (don't trust exchanges or block explorers)
• Improve network decentralization
• Enhance your privacy (no one knows which addresses are yours)
• Required for advanced Lightning and coinjoin setups
🏦 Exchanges (Buy Bitcoin)
Norway:
Bare Bitcoin — Norwegian Bitcoin-only exchange. BankID, NOK deposits, simple and focused.
Bitmynt — Norwegian, privacy-focused, long track record.
International:
River — Auto-buy, great education, US-based.
Relai — Swiss, simple, recurring buys.
Strike — Lightning-native, easy on/off ramp.
Peer-to-Peer (no middleman):
Bisq — Fully decentralized exchange. Run it yourself.
Peach Bitcoin — Mobile P2P. No KYC for small amounts.
HodlHodl — Non-custodial P2P trading.
⚠️ Always withdraw to your own wallet after buying. Exchanges are not banks — they can freeze, block, or lose your funds.
⛏️ Mining Software & Firmware
Braiins OS+ — Custom firmware for Antminers. Fine power control, auto-tuning, lower dev fees. Essential for heat mining.
Hive Control — Our miner management software. Heatmode, scheduling, multi-miner support, fleet monitoring.
Mining Pools:
Braiins Pool — Low fees, transparent, Stratum V2.
Ocean — Non-custodial payouts, promotes decentralization.
Public Pool — Solo mining. Play the lottery.
Profitability tools:
CyberHive Compute Heating Calculator
WhatToMine
🌐 Essential Websites
werunbtc.com — Practical guides by Matt Odell. Start here.
Timechain.no — Norwegian Bitcoin magazine. Articles, podcasts, meetups.
Human Rights Foundation — Bitcoin as a tool for human rights and financial freedom.
Anti-Corruption Foundation — Uses Bitcoin for transparent anti-corruption work.
nobs bitcoin — Bitcoin-only news, no hype.
The Whitepaper — Where it all started. 9 pages that changed money forever.