Minibits mint (mint.minibits.cash/Bitcoin): Cashu mint (custodial)
YESLive public Cashu mint: free GET https://mint.minibits.cash/Bitcoin/v1/info returned HTTP 200, software cdk-mintd/0.17.7, 3 keysets (1 active, units sat). Custodial; see custody. Reachable now is not an endorsement.
Custody warning. Every Cashu mint is custodial: the operator holds the bitcoin behind the ecash, can lose it, freeze it or shut down, and you cannot get it back from anyone else. The software is early. Use small amounts only, an amount you would shrug off losing.
About this mint. Custodial: the operator holds the sats backing all outstanding ecash. Operator named in /v1/info description as Minibits (wallet project). Own page says: 'Do not use with large amounts of ecash'. Limits from /v1/info: mint (NUT-04) bolt11/sat max 1000000, onchain/sat max 5000000; melt (NUT-05) bolt11/sat max 1000000, onchain/sat max 1000000. Contact methods published: nostr, email.
Proof
“Minibits is an active research project in BETA, use at your own risk.”
Details
- Verdict
- Yes: a live public mint that answered our free /v1/info request. That is not an endorsement or a safety check, and every mint is custodial.
- Category
- Cashu mint
- Rails
- cashu, lightning
- Custody
- Custodial: the operator holds the sats backing all outstanding ecash. Operator named in /v1/info description as Minibits (wallet project). Own page says: 'Do not use with large amounts of ecash'. Limits from /v1/info: mint (NUT-04) bolt11/sat max 1000000, onchain/sat max 5000000; melt (NUT-05) bolt11/sat max 1000000, onchain/sat max 1000000. Contact methods published: nostr, email.
- Free probe
- GET https://mint.minibits.cash/Bitcoin/v1/info returned HTTP 200; software cdk-mintd/0.17.7; 3 keysets (1 active, units sat). Probed 2026-10-18. Nothing was paid, minted or melted.
- Last checked
- 2026-10-18