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KeepKey, the company that has been supporting MultiBit for the past year or so, has decided to stop supporting and developing MultiBit (https://multibit.org/blog/2017/07/26/multibit-shutdown.html). As many of you know, MultiBit currently has many issues which may cause a loss of funds or an inability to access your funds. With MultiBit no longer being developed, you should switch to using a different wallet software immediately.

Too bad Jim Burton abandoned this project. It was a really good wallet when he was the captain of the ship, both with Classic and with first version of HD... Since he sold Multibit to keepkey the wallet has gone worse and worse. We gotta move all the funds to different wallets and be careful to not receive payments to multibit addresses anymore.

Such a shame.  If anyone has a Bitcoin related blog, twitter, website or other form of social media account, be sure to spread the word and let people know they need to switch clients ASAP if they're still using it.  I've just removed MultiBit from the wallet links on my website.  Feels like the end of an era.  Always loved MultiBit Classic's intuitive and slightly retro user interface.  Then again, it definitely had some noticeable shortcomings that detracted from the overall experience.  The UI alone definitely isn't reason enough for people to continue using it.  It's just not safe enough to risk it. 

Agreed. MultiBit is the first wallet I used to keep Bitcoins and I was always impressed with its functionality. It is sad to see it is going the way of the Dodo.

Why wouldn't KeepKey simply sell it off to someone else? There must be plenty of investors around the world who would love to buy this company...

Yeah, I'd commented elsewhere (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2052174.msg20506151#msg20506151) that it didn't seem to make a lot of business sense, but chalked it up to hindsight always being 20/20 and decisions made at that time, living in that moment, sadly aren't always as easy to judge correctly.  Perhaps they are banking on someone with an entrepreneurial vision to step in and make an offer for it.  I'd imagine the door is wide open.  Such a person just has to keep in mind that it was a far more complicated task than KeepKey envisioned, so they should make sure they're up to it.  There are quite a few bugs to work out before anyone can then start adding the extra functionality needed to bring it up to date.  I'm no programmer, but I'd assume it's possible that large parts may need to be rewritten completely.

Let's keep our fingers crossed, though.  Would be nice to see it rise from the ashes and make a comeback.

What a pity

So long MultiBit. I used you with confidence in your security and you never let me down. It was fun while it lasted.  :'(

Everyone should export their private keys and uninstall MultiBit.