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I just got a simply question.
Which bitcoin wallet do you use?

Thanks for answers!

Electrum for me. It's a HD wallet and does offer the features that daily users need.

I tend to stick with my mobile wallet if I do have some coins to carry around, and since I have an iOS I use breadwallet... it's nice because it connects directly to the blockchain network and has really nice security features that go along with it.  As for the coins I hold on my computer, I tend to just use multibit HD, because it's simple and relatively secure to the point where I don't have to worry as much.

I do few transactions per day. So, my choice/i'm using online wallets (mostly coinbase, blockchain.info) and i still have some funds on multibit HD desktop wallet and some were locked on copay wallet (i'm trying to recover those)

Copay and Mycelium. Just try it out.

it also depends on the amount that you want to store in that wallet. if you want to store large amounts (thousands of USD) do some research (Cold Storage).

I use Electrum on PC and Andreas Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet in my phone. Both are handy when it comes to functionality and ease of use.

what about the coinbase wallet?

Ive used Blockchain.info before, and i have sms verification on my wallet but blockchain wont send me the code today for some reason. I dont know why.
So i figured i could try out/check out some other wallet meanwhile to see if its better/more userfriendly etc.

Have you tried resending the code for you? It coulf have been an issue in your mobile network provider and not blockchain.info.

I use Electrum as my main wallet and Copay as the mobile wallet for when I am away from my PC.


What about it? It's not really a wallet, it's almost same as keeping your money with an unknown third party and expecting that nothing happens to it.

Yes i have, and i dont belive its my mobile network provider. Worked perfectly yesterday.

I use online Blockchain for my transactions here, I did not download the mobile app as I'm afraid of losing my phone and lose access to my wallet as well

For long term storage I guess paper wallet is good and cheap.

I have encountered the same issue as yours back then, and resending the code fixed my problem on 2fa. Have you put an email in there? Try sending the code on your email.

How do i choose to send it with email instead?

blog.blockchain.com/2014/04/17/what-is-two-factor-authentication-and-how-to-use-it-on-your-blockchain-info-wallet/

If you have set your email before, there would appear an option to send the code in your email if it hadn't appear on your phone.

only core, nothing else, i like to have the original one

I use Bitcoin Core for now. But blockchain is getting bigger and bigger. When I first downloaded blockchain it was 30 GB file, Now it is 52 GB!
I will probably switch to Multibit or Electrum in the near future.

The downside of using core is you have to download 40+ GB before you can use your wallet. Also, it takes a large space in one's storage. Though it offers full functionalities of what a bitcoin wallet should have, still it is not ideal for people who only wants to send and receive bitcoin without wanting to explore the deeper and technical features of what core offers.

so you're running a full node? :o

unfortunately most of peoples doesn't have that much bandwidth/data :/

Coinbase, not coinbase vault or multisig is a shared wallet. This means that you do not control your private keys and it would not be assesible if they go down. However, as they are registered, the funds would be insured.

Curently i'm using only online wallets. Coinbase, bitgo, blockchain.info, xapo

I think it's still better and safe to continue using Bitcoin Core. I don't trust others at all.
But Electrum might be good alternative.

I use blockchain.info and coinbase as i don't have much btc and my internet connection is slow.

So downloadable wallets is more safe than for example blockchain.info?

Desktop wallet is way more secure than online wallets
Because Online wallets are prone to Hacker's attack :(
You want more safety? Get hardware wallets like trezors

yeah but only if you know what you're doing with your pc, and i would suggest a cold storage anyway, because there are chance of infection, in the you download many random stuff from the web

I use mobile wallet for small transactions and HD wallet to store them. I have tested also web wallet, but now i haven't any bit stored in them.

Maybe you should look at getting a more secure wallet, or if you are holding bitcoins for the long run, maybe you should look into creating a paper wallet?  If you're like me though, and want to spend bitcoins at any point in time, I personally like blocktrail, mycellium, and breadwallet the best when it comes to smart phone wallets.

Yup, downloadable clients from reputable sources are way safer than online wallets. Online wallets tend to get hacked often than a wallet running in your own machine.

first i was using online wallet like coinbase and xapo, now i have installed electrum in my hardware and i store all my investment bitcoins their and some i use to store in coinbase to play my sportbets on sites, because coinbase is fast and secure and its free of charge transactions.

I am using CoinPocket which is, I think, only available in iOS. So far so good. It allows you to backup your private key which is BIP38 encrypted using your password.

I use Xapo and Blockchain. I mainly use Xapo if I receive BTC which is less than 0.01 as Blockchain charges a fee if the funds are less than 0.01 and the fee keeps increasing then else Xapo doesn't charge any fee but takes about 1-2 hours to confirm the transaction unlike Blockchian that takes usually 10-15 minutes. Also, Xapo asks for a code everytime I login to my account unlike Blockchian that  I use for transactions that are urgent.

I am using Electrum in a combination with Trezor. Really the best and the safest option out there, of course if you have enough coins to invest into a Trezor.

For my phone I use mycelium for Android.

since i lost my blockchain private key,now i using coinbase..and thats a good option!

Blockchain as a hot wallet for purchases that I need to make when I'm away. Electrum for the rest - don't have any hardware wallets simply because I don't have enough Bitcoin to warrant it at the moment. Set-up works fine, could be more secure I guess - but for me it's not worth the hassle - I'm happy with the risk vs convenience level.

How come would you lost your private key in blockchain? Maybe you're referring to the identifier? ???

I used these wallets too as they are the more popular ones.
I think when people start into bitcoin they want simplicity instead of features since they just want to just want it to work on the first try.
But as you get more knowledgeable in how the bitcoin system works you move to the more robust ones with 2FA and private key accessibility.

Not necessarily. Even though most wallets are open sourced, some can have vulnerabilities which can expose the user's funds to hackers. One example is the poor implementation of RNG, resulting in a predictable private key. Some online wallets allow users to control their private key and it would be relatively safe unless they change the script. In this case, Blockchain.info is definitely not safe at all.

I personally don't like the idea of storing my BTC on phone device or tablet so I prefer either Desktop wallet (Electrum) or Cold storage (Paper wallets) which are the cheapest but also the safest way to store your BTC (if you know where and how to hide them so they don't get screwed over the years)

features like what ..i had never used an HD wallet...how is it different from normal wallet??  ???

Read more about HD wallets here : https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Deterministic_wallet
Electrum have pretty good features like supporting hardware wallets (Trezor for example) , Two factor Authentication , also sending to multiple persons and the one that I really like and they was probably the first who implanted this and it's the "seed" , it's a random 13 words that you get them while setting the wallet , you write them on a piece of paper or somewhere safe and in case of a computer failure or something , you can get your wallet back with them .

You summed it up pretty nicely. Electrum is by far the best HD wallet there is (at least for me). What I like the most in Electrum is its send to many feature just like you have just stated. Lastly, an easy backup feature is the mnemonic in which you can enter into a new device to load all your addresses into a new Electrum wallet.

For me is coinbase maybe some it not accessable but for me I use it with the vault because i can control my  withdraw process of the vault and it has 2 factory authentic sms authentic 2 email authentic and google authentic.... it has good restriction....

I only use blockchain and I think to use the hardware wallet but it is possible for the future.
for it is now possible online wallet is enough for me.

well i use the one that does not require any knowledge its blockchain.info

Blockchain.info

Never had a single problem in over 3 years and not planing to change it despite all the rumours going around here..

i use paper wallet even though i dont have a lot of bitcoins

since first time i know about bitcoin and how to earn it i'm only use blockchain.info for storing my bitcoin
even though many people said this is not the best bitcoin wallet but i do believe this the best

I use electrum because it is easy to use, light weight, and saves so much disc space as compared to the bitcoin-qt wallet.

i used to use the coinbase wallet, although i never had any trouble with it people always seemed to look down upon coinbase so i stopped using it

i actually had the same experience with coinbase, i really liked their app interface but people told me about how they dont let the user be in control of private keys, so i had to stop using them.

Well im currently testing electrum for desktop wallet and mycelium on android.
These seems really nice from what ive experience until now!
Thanks guys!

Im using blockchain.info with a small amount of satoshis to make quick transactions. The rest are in cold storage.

Blockchain, Multibit and MyCelium (for web, desktop and mobile usage)

Electrum for me. It is easy to set up and use, safe for the technologically less gifted.

Also, even though the bitcoin network needs the nodes, I like the fact that it is a light wallet as it takes just too much bandwidth to run a full node at the moment.

This is repeating over and over, but may be it helps others to choose good wallet now.

Multibit HD
Mycelium for mobile

I have some Paper Wallets too.

I prefer light wallets and I do not use bitcoin on my mobile phone as I feel less secured.
My favorite wallets are Electrom and Multibit. With Electrum you can set your sending fees. Multibit was my convenient as it can have many wallets at once.

Core(QT)
bitaddress.org
android wallet.

I currently use Coinbase and in my opinion, it is probably the best BTC wallet out there. There are no transaction fees, very secure and is official looking. Blockchain has a standard 10,000 satoshi fee for every transaction made. However, you can reduce the fee, but that will also impact the conformation time and also the transaction time of your desired BTC transaction.

I use coinbase for small amounts because it saves you the transaction fee. Just beware if you are a gambler/druggie as they are known to ban accounts that deal in both fields.

Hope this helps