Bringing Lightning Address Support to Binance: A Third-Party Solution

Introduction

Lightning Address makes Bitcoin Lightning payments feel much more natural. Instead of copying a long invoice or dealing with technical payment details, you can receive payments at something that looks like an email address.

At the time I built this project, Binance supported Lightning Network withdrawals, but it did not provide native Lightning Address support. I wanted to bridge that gap for my own use, so I built a small third-party solution around it.

What Is Lightning Address?

A Lightning Address is a human-readable identifier for receiving Bitcoin over the Lightning Network. It usually looks like this:

[email protected]

It is not an email account. It only uses the familiar email-style format so people can share and remember it more easily.

My goal was simple: let someone send a Lightning payment to a friendly address, then connect that flow to Binance behind the scenes.

For the protocol details, the best starting point is LightningAddress.com.

Why I Built a Bridge

Binance already had Lightning Network support, which helped with faster and cheaper Bitcoin transfers. The missing piece was the friendly Lightning Address interface.

So I built an open-source bridge that connected these ideas:

A public Lightning Address endpoint.
Binance-side Lightning payment support.
A small serverless service to translate between the two.

The point was not to replace Binance. It was to make a narrow workflow more convenient.

Project Status

This project is now archived and no longer maintained.

Use it only for learning or experimentation. Do not treat it as production payment infrastructure. For real funds, prefer Binance's official Lightning Network features or a maintained Lightning wallet/service that supports Lightning Address directly.

The archived source code is still available here:

Serverless Lightning Address Bridge

How to Explore It

If you want to see how it worked:

Open the GitHub repository.
Read the README for the setup flow.
Review how the bridge handles Lightning Address requests.
Treat the code as a reference, not a maintained service.

Because money is involved, small tests and careful verification matter. Always confirm the destination, invoice, amount, and provider behavior before sending funds.

Disclaimer

This was an independent third-party project. It was not affiliated with Binance, endorsed by Binance, or operated as an official Binance feature.

Important notes:

Use archived code at your own risk.
Do not send funds through unmaintained infrastructure.
Start with very small amounts when testing payment flows.
Verify payment details before confirming any transaction.
I cannot be responsible for lost funds or failed transfers.