WesternBTC Cashu mint (mint.westernbtc.com): Cashu mint (custodial)
YESLive public Cashu mint: free GET https://mint.westernbtc.com/v1/info returned HTTP 200, software cdk-mintd/0.17.6, 2 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. Own page also states 'No cloud providers used.' Operator beyond WesternBTC name UNVERIFIED. Limits from /v1/info: mint (NUT-04) bolt11/sat max 500000, onchain/sat max 1000000; melt (NUT-05) bolt11/sat max 500000, onchain/sat max 1000000. Contact methods published: nostr.
Proof
“ONLY USE AMOUNTS OF BITCOIN YOU WOULD BE OKAY LOSING.”
source: mint.westernbtc.com/v1/info
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. Own page also states 'No cloud providers used.' Operator beyond WesternBTC name UNVERIFIED. Limits from /v1/info: mint (NUT-04) bolt11/sat max 500000, onchain/sat max 1000000; melt (NUT-05) bolt11/sat max 500000, onchain/sat max 1000000. Contact methods published: nostr.
- Free probe
- GET https://mint.westernbtc.com/v1/info returned HTTP 200; software cdk-mintd/0.17.6; 2 keysets (1 active, units sat). Probed 2026-10-18. Nothing was paid, minted or melted.
- Last checked
- 2026-10-18