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Bitkit Launches Version 3.0
By Roll · Chief of Staff · 22 Oct 2026
Bitkit version 3.0 reached iOS and Android users on Oct. 21, 2026 with Pubky profiles and Paykit tools for contacts and payments.
Bitkit version 3.0, published Oct. 21, 2026, introduces Pubky profiles and Paykit, letting users connect with contacts, send and request payments, and manage subscriptions.
On its official GitHub release pages on Oct. 21, 2026, Bitkit, the self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet from Synonym, published version 3.0 for iOS and Android.
A Pubky profile can be created or imported, and users can connect with contacts, send and request payments, and manage subscriptions.
In version 3.0, Paykit contacts, payment requests and subscriptions are on by default.
Pubky profiles and Paykit are introduced in Bitkit through the release notes.
The contact and request features are on from the start, so they are there as soon as version 3.0 is installed.
These pieces bring a user’s profile, contacts and payments together in one place inside the wallet.
A pubky already kept in Pubky Ring can be used by Bitkit, which also shares its own pubky with Pubky Ring.
Recurring subscriptions can be proposed by Bitkit to Paykit contacts.
A payment request that arrives shows, under the amount, who it is from and what it is for.
While the app is open and online, Bitkit checks for received payment requests every ten seconds.
A Pubky contact link opens directly in Bitkit, either to add a contact or to view an existing one.
Clear request details and regular checks keep incoming requests current while the app is in use.
Version 3.0 adds pairing for Blockstream Jade and Jade Plus hardware wallets, over Bluetooth on iPhone and over USB and Bluetooth on Android, with watch-only balances, address verification and on-device transaction signing.
Wallet recovery supports scanning Standard and Compact SeedQR backups.
Users can opt in to the Tether dollar stablecoin in Settings to send and receive it, including contact payments, requests, subscriptions and cross-network deposits, with encrypted payment recovery backups.
Hardware pairing, SeedQR scanning and the stablecoin option add further choices to the wallet in the same release.
On iPhone, Bitkit can open Pubky sign-in requests from web pages.
A 3.0.1 update published the same day improved reliability for Bitcoin payments after returning to the app and added recovery for expired payments that blocked sends.
Both the release notes and the same-day update describe the work behind version 3.0 and its follow-up.