BitBox adds Lightning wallet without a new backup phrase

BitBox has added a self-custody Lightning hot wallet to the BitBoxApp, letting hardware-wallet users make faster Bitcoin payments through their existing backup without recording another recovery phrase. Summary BitBox users can create a Lightning wallet from their existing hardware-wallet backup. The hot wallet supports Lightning invoices, addresses, and transfers to or from on-chain balances. Breez SDK and Spark remove the need to operate nodes, channels, or liquidity. Hardware-held savings and the Lightning spending balance remain separate within the BitBoxApp. BitBox Lightning wallet separates spending from savings BitBox announced the integration as part of its September 2026 Meggen update, adding Lightning payments directly to the mobile BitBoxApp while retaining the existing hardware wallet for long-term Bitcoin storage. Rather than asking users to create and secure another mnemonic phrase, the app derives the new Lightning wallet from the backup already linked to the BitBox device. According to the company, users who lose access can recover the Lightning wallet with the same backup they use for their main wallet. The setup does not combine the two balances into one wallet. B...