First Sat

Your first sat. Safely in cold storage.

A step-by-step guided web app that helps Bitcoin beginners get their first satoshi into cold storage. The first hardware wallet guide is for Foundation Passport, with additional guides planned for Coldcard Q, SeedSigner, Blockstream Jade, and more.

Live site: firstsat.beunruggable.com

Why This Exists

Millions of people buy Bitcoin on exchanges and leave it there. Exchanges get hacked, freeze accounts, and go bankrupt. FTX, Celsius, BlockFi — the list keeps growing.

The solution is self-custody with a hardware wallet. But for beginners, the setup process is intimidating. Documentation is scattered, jargon-heavy, and assumes prior knowledge.

First Sat fixes that. One clear path, no choice paralysis. Get the hardware wallet out of the drawer and into use.

What It Does

First Sat currently walks beginners through 6 phases for Foundation Passport:

1. Why This Matters — Understand exchange risk and why self-custody matters
2. Passport Setup — Unbox, verify, and configure your Foundation Passport
3. Seed Phrase — The most critical step: securely back up your 24-word seed phrase
4. Sparrow Wallet — Install and pair a desktop wallet
5. BULL Wallet — Install and pair a mobile wallet
6. First Sat — Send a test transaction to cold storage

By the end, the user has Bitcoin in cold storage that only they control.

Design Principles

• Activation over education — one clear path, no overwhelm
• One action per screen — never multiple things to do at once
• No jargon without explanation — plain English always
• Progress saved locally — close the tab, come back tomorrow, pick up where you left off
• Sequential gating — phases must be completed in order, no skipping ahead

Tech Stack

• React + Vite + TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• React Router
• Fully static, client-side only — no backend, no accounts, no tracking
• Hosted on GitHub Pages

Running Locally

git clone https://github.com/SovereignGG/FirstSat.git
cd FirstSat
npm install
npm run dev

Open localhost:5173 in your browser.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Some ideas:

• Improve copy — make explanations clearer, friendlier, more accurate
• Add animations — subtle transitions between screens
• Accessibility — screen reader support, keyboard navigation
• Translations — help non-English speakers secure their Bitcoin
• Testing — add unit and integration tests

To contribute:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a branch (git checkout -b your-feature)
3. Make your changes
4. Push and open a PR

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.

Credits

Built by Become Unruggable.

Not financial advice.