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Moonshine

Moonshine is an open-source, non-custodial Bitcoin and Litecoin hot wallet for iOS and Android. Its React Native app uses Electrum JSON-RPC to interact with the networks.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use Moonshine for mobile Bitcoin and Litecoin access when a hot wallet is appropriate. Its documented network support includes mainnet and testnet.

Who it is for

  • People who want a mobile wallet for Bitcoin or Litecoin transactions.
  • Developers interested in a React Native wallet client using Electrum JSON-RPC.

Documented uses

  • Send and receive Bitcoin or Litecoin.
  • Import a mnemonic phrase and manage multiple wallets.
  • Choose transaction fees and select or exclude UTXOs for a transaction.
  • Build or adapt an open-source mobile wallet codebase.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The project documentation lists iOS and Android availability and provides installation instructions for both platforms.

  • Moonshine is explicitly intended as a hot wallet; keys are only as safe as the installed device.
  • The documented assets are Bitcoin and Litecoin, with mainnet and testnet support.
  • Electrum supports random and custom peers.
  • The project lists encrypted storage, PIN and biometric authentication, mnemonic import, and BIP39 passphrase functionality.
  • The repository is open source and identifies the MIT license.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up the Moonshine development project

Install dependencies and start the documented React Native project on iOS or Android.

Before you start

  • Git
  • Yarn
  • React Native development environment for the target platform

Steps

  1. Clone the Moonshine repository and enter its directory.

  2. Run yarn install to install dependencies.

  3. Run react-native run-ios for iOS or react-native run-android for Android.

Expected outcome

The documented project startup command is issued for the selected platform.

Guide limitations

  • These instructions describe setup and startup commands; they are not execution-tested here.
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