Cake Wallet

Lightning is just a tap away ⚡️

Have you tried it yet, anon?

Our Lightning Journey In this post we’ll break down what went wrong, why we went back to the drawing board, and how Spark has solved Lightning in a way that fits real people’s needs without compromising on the…

Working with @breez.bsky.social to implement this has been a game-changer. Our 1M+ users now have a Lightning experience that actually feels like the future.

Read the full breakdown:

blog.cakewallet.com/our-lightnin...

Today, we’re pivoting to Spark.

Why Spark?

✅ Instant payments (on Spark & Lightning)
✅ No channel management nightmares
✅ Native stablecoin support coming soon
✅ True self-custody

The "missing piece" of Cake Wallet is finally here. ⚡️

We’ve wanted to bring Lightning to our users for years, but we had a non-negotiable: it HAD to be self-custodial. We tried the beta route in 2024, realized the tech wasn't ready for our users, and went back to the drawing board.

No better way to properly test Lightning in Cake Wallet than to have our CEO, Vik Sharma, buy a few beers at PubKey NYC 🫡

9/ Download Cake wallet today and try it out!
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8/ Cake Wallet v5.9.0 is about trust through polish.

✔️Better recovery paths.
✔️Stronger Zcash support.
✔️Clearer feedback.
✔️Smarter asset handling.

As always, we’ll keep improving the fundamentals, one release at a time 🍰

7/ 🧠 Smarter EVM token handling

Cake Wallet now automatically fetches all tokens with a balance on EVM chains.

No manual adds.
No guessing.

Your assets show up when they exist.

6/ 🔄 Block-based syncing is back.

Instead of vague progress bars, you can once again see how many blocks remain during sync, especially helpful for privacy-focused chains.

Predictability matters.

5/ ⛓️ BNB Smart Chain support is here.

This expands Cake’s EVM coverage while staying chain-agnostic by design.

Manage BNB Smart Chain assets right alongside your other EVM chains, no extra wallets, no new mental models.

4/ We’ve also added:

Proper Zcash key view & restoration🗝️
With Full memo support📝Coming in v6.0.0

These are quiet but essential features, and part of doing Zcash the right way, not the easy way.

3/ 🛡️ Major Zcash improvements

You can now restore Zcash wallets created in Zashi, making recovery smoother and less stressful when moving between tools.⚒️

2/ v5.9.0 doesn’t chase novelty for its own sake.

It strengthens the core:

✔️Easier recovery
✔️Better defaults
✔️More predictable day-to-day use

1/ 🍰 Cake Wallet v5.9.0 is live!

This release is about polish and reliability, stronger Zcash support, clearer syncing, BNB Smart Chain, and smarter EVM balance handling.

Lightning might be coming sooner than you think! 😉
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If you haven't had a chance to check out Vlad Costea's interview with Vik, watch it now!
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8/ Update Cake Wallet today and try it out 🍰

Privacy, simplicity, and freedom, all in one wallet.

👉 Find out more here:
blog.cakewallet.com/cake-adds-su...

7/ Zcash.me aliases are also supported

Send ZEC using a readable alias, without copying addresses or risking mistakes.

Privacy stays intact: all payments originate from shielded addresses.
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6/ BirdPay for Zcash is here 🛡️

Send ZEC to an X username or handle instead of a long address.

Simple, human-readable payments, still shielded by default.
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5/ Blink API support is live 🚀

Faster confirmations, smarter routing, and MEV protection on:
• Ethereum
• Base
• Solana

Cake handles the complexity so transactions feel smooth and predictable.

4/ Jupiter DEX is now built in 🌊

Swap Solana-based tokens directly in Cake Wallet.

Jupiter automatically finds the best price across multiple DEXs, no extra steps, no custody risk, completed in seconds, extremely fast.

3/ This fits Cake’s multi-coin, chain-neutral approach.

You get practical options based on how you actually use crypto, without being locked into one network or ecosystem.

2/ Arbitrum is now supported in Cake Wallet 💫

Think of Arbitrum as an express lane for Ethereum:

Faster transactions 🏍️
Lower fees 💵
Secured by Ethereum 🌐
All inside the wallet you already use.

1/ 🍰 Cake Wallet v5.8 is live

This update adds:
• Arbitrum support
• Jupiter DEX swaps
• Blink API integration
• BirdPay + zcash.me aliases for Zcash

More speed. Less friction. Same Cake simplicity.

It's alive! Zcash is now live in Cake wallet.

Learn more about our Zcash integration here:
blog.cakewallet.com/zcash-is-now...

6/ You also get the full modern Zcash experience:
In-app swaps 🤝
Shielded swaps via NEAR 🛡️
AnyPay (pay any address in any crypto with ZEC)💰
No wallet hopping. No friction.

5/ Even when transparent addresses must be used, (like in certain swaps), address re-use can silently sabotage your privacy.
Cake wallet rotates t-addresses automatically to protect you from this risk.
ZachXBT’s recent thread explores exactly how this happens
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4/ Zcash has excellent privacy when spending from the shielded pool.
But spending from a t-address is no better than Bitcoin, and often worse.
Cake Wallet simply doesn’t allow it. We fixed the biggest privacy footgun.

3/ If privacy requires manual steps, most people won’t use it, or won’t use it in the right way.

That’s why Zcash in Cake Wallet is shielded by default. No toggles, no timing mistakes, privacy just works

2/ Zcash in Cake Wallet fixes three core issues:
• Auto-shielding by default 🛡️
• No spends from t-addresses ⛔
• Rotating addresses to prevent leaks 🤫
Privacy that just works without extra steps.