diff --git a/apps/machine/electron/state-store.ts b/apps/machine/electron/state-store.ts
index fcf83e5..8705aec 100644
--- a/apps/machine/electron/state-store.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/electron/state-store.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import fs from 'node:fs'
 
 let db: Database.Database | null = null
 
-const SCHEMA_VERSION = '10'
+const SCHEMA_VERSION = '11'
 
 function getDbPath(): string {
   const prodDir = '/var/lib/bitspire'
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ export function initDatabase(dbPath?: string): void {
       event_created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
       applied_at INTEGER NOT NULL
     );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bunker_binding (
+      id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY CHECK (id = 1),
+      client_secret_hex TEXT NOT NULL,
+      spire_pubkey TEXT NOT NULL,
+      bunker_url TEXT NOT NULL,
+      seed_fingerprint TEXT NOT NULL,
+      paired_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+    );
   `)
 
   // Seed meta + cashbox if first run, or run migrations
@@ -320,6 +329,29 @@ export function initDatabase(dbPath?: string): void {
     )
     db.prepare('UPDATE meta SET value = ? WHERE key = ?').run('10', 'schema_version')
     console.log('[StateStore] Migrated schema v9 → v10 (added fee_config + watermark)')
+    existing.value = '10'
+  }
+
+  if (existing && existing.value === '10') {
+    // Migration v10 → v11: NIP-46 bunker binding (aiolabs/bitspire#52).
+    //   - bunker_binding singleton — the ATM's own NIP-46 transport key
+    //     (client_nsec) plus the spire signing identity, bunker URL, and a
+    //     fingerprint of the seed it was paired from. Persisted so a restart
+    //     resumes the bunker session without re-redeeming the one-shot connect
+    //     secret. A new/changed seed_fingerprint signals a re-pair (which also
+    //     resets bootstrapPublishedAt — see lightning.ts / bitspire#56).
+    db.exec(`
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bunker_binding (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY CHECK (id = 1),
+        client_secret_hex TEXT NOT NULL,
+        spire_pubkey TEXT NOT NULL,
+        bunker_url TEXT NOT NULL,
+        seed_fingerprint TEXT NOT NULL,
+        paired_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+      );
+    `)
+    db.prepare('UPDATE meta SET value = ? WHERE key = ?').run('11', 'schema_version')
+    console.log('[StateStore] Migrated schema v10 → v11 (added bunker_binding)')
   }
 
   // Defensive: a fresh install at SCHEMA_VERSION skips all migrations.
@@ -381,6 +413,76 @@ export function markBootstrapPublished(unixTimestamp: number): void {
   )
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Bunker binding — NIP-46 transport key + spire identity (aiolabs/bitspire#52)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export interface StoredBunkerBinding {
+  /** The ATM's own NIP-46 transport secret key (`client_nsec`), hex. */
+  clientSecretHex: string
+  /** The spire's signing pubkey (hex) — the identity events are signed as. */
+  spirePubkey: string
+  /** `bunker://…` URL, re-parsed into a pointer on resume. */
+  bunkerUrl: string
+  /** Fingerprint of the seed this binding was paired from (re-pair detection). */
+  seedFingerprint: string
+  /** Unix seconds when the pairing was redeemed. */
+  pairedAt: number
+}
+
+/** Read the persisted bunker binding, or null if the ATM is unpaired. */
+export function getBunkerBinding(): StoredBunkerBinding | null {
+  if (!db) throw new Error('Database not initialized')
+  const row = db
+    .prepare(
+      'SELECT client_secret_hex, spire_pubkey, bunker_url, seed_fingerprint, paired_at FROM bunker_binding WHERE id = 1'
+    )
+    .get() as
+    | {
+        client_secret_hex: string
+        spire_pubkey: string
+        bunker_url: string
+        seed_fingerprint: string
+        paired_at: number
+      }
+    | undefined
+  if (!row) return null
+  return {
+    clientSecretHex: row.client_secret_hex,
+    spirePubkey: row.spire_pubkey,
+    bunkerUrl: row.bunker_url,
+    seedFingerprint: row.seed_fingerprint,
+    pairedAt: row.paired_at,
+  }
+}
+
+/** Upsert the bunker binding after a successful (re-)pairing. */
+export function saveBunkerBinding(binding: StoredBunkerBinding): void {
+  if (!db) throw new Error('Database not initialized')
+  db.prepare(
+    `INSERT INTO bunker_binding (id, client_secret_hex, spire_pubkey, bunker_url, seed_fingerprint, paired_at)
+     VALUES (1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+     ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET
+       client_secret_hex = excluded.client_secret_hex,
+       spire_pubkey      = excluded.spire_pubkey,
+       bunker_url        = excluded.bunker_url,
+       seed_fingerprint  = excluded.seed_fingerprint,
+       paired_at         = excluded.paired_at`
+  ).run(
+    binding.clientSecretHex,
+    binding.spirePubkey,
+    binding.bunkerUrl,
+    binding.seedFingerprint,
+    binding.pairedAt
+  )
+}
+
+/** Drop the bunker binding (e.g. after an operator revoke → force re-pair). */
+export function clearBunkerBinding(): void {
+  if (!db) throw new Error('Database not initialized')
+  db.prepare('DELETE FROM bunker_binding WHERE id = 1').run()
+}
+
 export type OperatorCassettesPayload = {
   positions: Record<string, { denomination: number; count: number }>
 }