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Lightning faucets

Lightning faucets pay invoices in sats without waiting for on-chain confirmations—ideal for tiny amounts if you already run a Lightning wallet.

How LN faucets differ

Instead of crediting a custodial site balance, you paste a Lightning invoice (or connect a wallet) and receive sats over the Lightning Network. Fees are often lower than on-chain dust withdrawals, but you need channel liquidity and a compatible wallet.

Custody and limits

Some LN faucets are custodial web wallets; others pay to your own node or app. Channel inbound liquidity can block receives if your wallet is not configured. Convert received sats with the sats-to-USD tool for budgeting.

Cluster links

On-chain faucet stacks still dominate US referral desks today—compare both paths in How faucet payouts work. For unit math, start at What is a Bitcoin faucet?

Sources & methodology

Factual claims cite primary documentation. Interpretation and calculator assumptions are labeled separately so you can verify the source yourself.

Source: Lightning Network documentation — Lightning enables off-chain Bitcoin payments secured by on-chain Bitcoin.
GetFreeBit analysis: LN faucet UX varies widely; we link protocol docs—not individual LN faucet operators—until we list verified partners on the desk.

Related in this cluster

How faucet payouts work — Internal balances, FaucetPay routing, and on-chain exits.
What is a Bitcoin faucet? — Definition, funding model, and why sats drips exist—not a path to wealth.

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