BitPilot

Learn Bitcoin by using it.

BitPilot is a beginner-friendly onboarding app that teaches:

• Bitcoin
• Lightning
• Nostr
• eCash

through short interactive missions.

Instead of long explanations, users learn by:

• sending payments
• scanning QR codes
• creating identities
• completing simple tasks

Built for:

• workshops
• hackathons
• classrooms
• communities
• self-learning

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Features

• Mission-based onboarding
• Learn → Quiz → Do flow
• Real Lightning & Nostr interactions
• Facilitator dashboard
• Beginner-friendly UX
• SQLite-powered backend
• Rust + React stack

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Stack

Backend

• Rust
• Axum
• SQLx
• SQLite

Frontend

• React
• TypeScript
• Vite

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Running Locally

Backend

cd backend
cargo run

Runs on:

http://localhost:8080

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Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Runs on:

http://localhost:5173

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Project Structure

bitpilot/
├── backend/     Rust API server
├── frontend/    React frontend
└── README.md

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Current Status

BitPilot currently uses:

• simulated rewards
• optional LNbits integration
• SQLite local storage

No real funds are required to use the app.

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Vision

BitPilot aims to make Bitcoin onboarding:

• simple
• interactive
• practical
• beginner-friendly

especially for communities that are new to Bitcoin and Lightning.

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License

MIT License.