Which wallet to use ?
I've seen a lot of people wondering on which wallet they should use and I'm here to give my personal opinion and I will include arguments and technical details as well for a better understanding.
I recommend using the following wallets :
Daily uses :
Electrum (PC) : Electrum is a known SPV wallet and It's probably the most used wallet for PC users out there. It's functional on Linux , Mac and Windows as well. The wallet is open source (Python) which make it the best choice if you are paranoid about your privacy and security (you should be).
Electrum allow you to send funds to multiple users at once which is a great feature that no wallet has . Not to mention that the wallet gives you a 12 words passphrase when you first make it , by keeping these words safe , you should be able to recover your wallet anytime and anywhere (that could be very useful as you don't need to take a backup of your wallet.dat or in case of a computer failure)
Mycelium (Android) : With no competitors , Mycelium is definitely the first choice that every should make If they want to have a wallet on their android device. A new version will come out very soon and contain some kickass features as well.
Mycelium supports both KeepKey and Trezor as hardware wallets and also accept importing private keys from cold storage (paper wallets).
BTC.com Wallet (Web) : It's a new service (previously known as BlockTrail.com) which got aquired by Bitmain (the creators of the known bitcoin miners) . The UI and UX of the wallet is simply awesome. The wallet also give you a PDF file to download (and possibly print) and that could help you recover your wallet If their services (or web) ever goes down for one reason or another. The wallet uses the BIP39 (HD wallets) which should let you generate new address each time you want to receive funds , and that could help you protect your privacy. Addresses starts with 3 because It's a multi signature wallet and that give you another layer of security. The wallet is also available on Android and iOS.
I will be updating this topic with more information's in the next few hours. (Everything mentioned above is a sincere advice and from a personal opinion of mine and you are not obliged to follow it).
I recommend using the following wallets :
Daily uses :
Electrum (PC) : Electrum is a known SPV wallet and It's probably the most used wallet for PC users out there. It's functional on Linux , Mac and Windows as well. The wallet is open source (Python) which make it the best choice if you are paranoid about your privacy and security (you should be).
Electrum allow you to send funds to multiple users at once which is a great feature that no wallet has . Not to mention that the wallet gives you a 12 words passphrase when you first make it , by keeping these words safe , you should be able to recover your wallet anytime and anywhere (that could be very useful as you don't need to take a backup of your wallet.dat or in case of a computer failure)
Mycelium (Android) : With no competitors , Mycelium is definitely the first choice that every should make If they want to have a wallet on their android device. A new version will come out very soon and contain some kickass features as well.
Mycelium supports both KeepKey and Trezor as hardware wallets and also accept importing private keys from cold storage (paper wallets).
BTC.com Wallet (Web) : It's a new service (previously known as BlockTrail.com) which got aquired by Bitmain (the creators of the known bitcoin miners) . The UI and UX of the wallet is simply awesome. The wallet also give you a PDF file to download (and possibly print) and that could help you recover your wallet If their services (or web) ever goes down for one reason or another. The wallet uses the BIP39 (HD wallets) which should let you generate new address each time you want to receive funds , and that could help you protect your privacy. Addresses starts with 3 because It's a multi signature wallet and that give you another layer of security. The wallet is also available on Android and iOS.
I will be updating this topic with more information's in the next few hours. (Everything mentioned above is a sincere advice and from a personal opinion of mine and you are not obliged to follow it).
Originally Posted by Yeeit
