Padawan is application is a place to learn the common features of mobile bitcoin wallets.
It uses bitcoin’s testnet, an alternative bitcoin network used globally and built exclusively for testing. The coins on this network do not have any value, but they otherwise look and behave just like normal bitcoins!
This wallet is built for users of all ages to experiment and learn about bitcoin in a risk-free environment.
Padawan sends you testnet coins when you start the app for the first time. This allows you to try your hand at sending and recieving coins with your friends without risking any funds! You can use Padawan to learn about how to create, test, delete, and recover wallets on mobile devices.
The app also comes with 9 short tutorials that walk you through these first steps, and teach you the common situations you will encounter when using bitcoin in the wild.
Try your hand at bitcoin without risking anything; the app only works with the testnet network.
Read up on concepts and actions you must be familiar with in order to use bitcoin confidently.
Whether you are 7 or 77, Padawan is fun!
What is the bitcoin testnet? Did you even know there were more than one bitcoin networks? Why is that? How are they used?
How do you receive bicoin? What’s an address?
How do you send bitcoin to someone else?
When I send a transaction… where does it go?
Transactions have fees? What? How? To who?
Satoshis, bitcoins, and beyond.
Lean how to keep your wallet and your funds safe.
Find out how you can use a recovery phrase to load a pre-existing wallet on any device.
Hot wallets, cold wallets, hardware wallets, mobile wallets… what you need to know!
Padawan is an open source project, free and licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. If you have questions or comments, you can reach out through the Twitter account or on our GitHub!
