# Synonym

> Digital freedom starts with you.

Synonym designs Bitcoin-based software and services that support a peer-to-peer economy, including wallets, Lightning infrastructure, and decentralized web protocols.

Synonym Software Ltd. builds an ecosystem of Bitcoin applications, protocols, and services aimed at replacing traditional financial and web platforms with peer-to-peer alternatives. Its products include the Bitkit wallet, Blocktank Lightning service, and the Pubky decentralized web stack. The company promotes user control of keys and data while advocating Bitcoin and the Lightning Network as the foundation for value exchange.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2020-06-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/synonym

## Products

- [Bitkit](https://thegrid.id/profiles/synonym): Bitkit is a self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet that lets users send, receive, and organize payments while keeping full control of their keys. (Wallet, Live, Main Product)
- [Blocktank](https://thegrid.id/profiles/synonym): Blocktank is a Lightning Service Provider that supplies on-demand channels and capacity so wallets can connect to the Bitcoin Lightning Network for low-cost instant payments. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Live)
- [Pubky](https://thegrid.id/profiles/synonym): Pubky is a decentralized social platform that lets people curate and discover content through social tagging and customizable feeds, built on censorship-resistant protocols. (Social Platform, Live)
- [Pubky Core](https://thegrid.id/profiles/synonym): Pubky Core provides open-source infrastructure for decentralized identity management, data routing, and hosting that powers Pubky applications. (Decentralised Identity, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://synonym.to)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://synonym.to/brand-guidelines)
- [Blog](https://medium.com/@synonym_to)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/synonym_to)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/DxTBJXvJxn)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/synonymdev)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/synonym_to)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNruUjynpzvQXNTxbJBLmg)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/getpubky)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/pubky)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/getpubky)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/pubkychat)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/bitkitchat)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/synonymdev/bitkit)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/bitkitwallet)
- [Medium](https://blog.bitkit.to)

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