What Is the Lightning Account Shortcut? Whenever you are making in-person payments in a good old bricks and mortar store, you probably want to quickly make your payment, possibly instantly, and without letting the world see how much bitcoin you own in your 2FA protected account for instance. Fear not! You can create a lightning account shortcut. It is a quick path to access your funds on lightning, without exposing your funds onchain. How Does it Work? Your funds on the Lightning account are protected by a BIP85 child key of your primary wallet mnemonic. This means that your funds on Lightning are segregated by construction. When you enable this shortcut, Green will persist your lightning account keys on the system secure enclave, using a different mechanism compared to the highly secure, maximum 3 attempts blind PIN oracle system used to protect your onchain keys. Your lightning keys will be as secure as your phone, and you will be able to access your lightning account very quickly. How Do I Enable the Shortcut? 1. Navigate within your lightning account and open the menu top right. 2. Enable the lightning account shortcut 3. The next time you'll open the app, you'll see a new button associated with your existing wallet, it will lead directly into your lightning account.
