Our flagship program

The First Sats Session.

Free, in-person, neighbour-to-neighbour. About thirty minutes from “I've never used Bitcoin” to a self-custody wallet, your recovery words backed up, and your first peer-to-peer payment sent and received.

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Two formats

One for you. One for your shop.

For individuals & families

The First Sats Session

~30 minutes · Free

One free, in-person sit-down. You walk in without a wallet and walk out with self-custody, a backed-up recovery phrase, and your first peer-to-peer payment sent and received.

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For shops & merchants

Merchant First Sats

~60 minutes · Free

A counter-side session that gets your shop accepting Bitcoin over Lightning with one QR code. Auto-listed on the verified merchant map. Zero transaction fees.

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What's included

Six steps. Thirty minutes. Real sovereignty.

  1. STEP 01

    Self-custody wallet setup

    We install and configure a Lightning-ready wallet on your phone. No bank. No KYC. No middleman.

  2. STEP 02

    Recovery words, backed up safely

    We walk through the recovery phrase and a calm, durable backup — written, checked, stored.

  3. STEP 03

    Your first receive

    You generate a receive address, accept a small payment, and learn what confirmations mean.

  4. STEP 04

    Your first send

    You send a small peer-to-peer payment, check the address twice, and feel how Lightning works.

  5. STEP 05

    Where to spend it locally

    We show you the verified merchant map and introduce you to neighbours and shops already in the loop.

  6. STEP 06

    What to do next

    Plain-language guidance on security, privacy and growing into hardware wallets when you're ready.

Powered by Bitcoin Starter

The program is ours. The rail is open.

Bitcoin Adoptions delivers the First Sats Session. Under the hood we use Bitcoin Starter — the open-source onboarding and payment rail any community can deploy. Same wallet, same Lightning, same one-QR merchant flow, in real hands.

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Ready for your first sats?

Send us a short note — name, neighbourhood, whether it's for you or your shop — and we'll set a time.

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