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 Which wallet is the best and why?

Multibit for the daily transactions, for a cold wallet it would be bitcoin core or a paper wallet generated.. we have too some online wallets like blockchain but they are in last place.

Blockchain.info for checking your addresses and quick small operations. Bitcoin Core to store your wealth safely. Buy a lot of ram tho  ::)

For Security: Armoury
For Thin wallets: Electrum
For Web wallet: Blockchain.info
For business owners: Coinbase

Electrum has my vote - for sheer ease of use.

bitcoin qt

Armory is safe

bitcoin-qt if you can afford.

Most control of your coins, and you help the bitcoin network.

If not, just go multibit.

Armory, Bitcoin QT for Offline
Blockchain.info online
Paperwallets cold

There's no best wallet, it depends on what you want to do with it.
If with best you mean safe, then go for bitcoin core or armory, I prefer the first but both are the top.

I like MultiBit for regular casual use. For longterm storage I recommend a paper wallet that's been created on an offline computer that's never connected to the internet again. Or maybe Electrum or Bitcoin Armory. Those are the best options, as far as I can tell!

for short term use best use online wallet id via block chain.info

otherwise long term storage better paper wallet

thanks

It depends on your needs.
IMO, the safest wallet is an offline Armory wallet and the most user-friendly client is Electrum.

I'm using bitcoin core, but pisses me off because it is using 24gb on my SSD  >:(

desktop wallet : multibit for daily using
or try blockchain.info for online wallet (but don't put many bitcoin there)
can we move bitcoin transaction data to hdd drive?
i want to try bitcoin core, but 24 GB in my ssd are really waste of space
i can install 3-4 good games with that amount of spaces

The best place to start looking is the official choose-your-wallet page here: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet (https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet)

There's also a beginner-friendly chart that I've put up here which might be helpful: http://gurnec.github.io/btc-wallet-comparison (http://gurnec.github.io/btc-wallet-comparison). If you have any questions on why I rated something the way I did on that chart, just ask.


Yes. Before starting Bitcoin Core for the first time, create a new folder on an alternate drive, and then modify the shortcut in the start menu (right-click, properties) so that the Target includes the newly created folder, like this:

Also, by placing a "bootstrap" file into this folder before staring Bitcoin for the first time, you can significantly speed up the initial download process (from days to hours). This bootstrap file can be downloaded via BitTorrent with this torrent: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitcoinarmory-media/bootstrap.dat.torrent (https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitcoinarmory-media/bootstrap.dat.torrent).

Armory for security

Overall speaking, I think Electrum is the best, especially for a newbie or a casual user.
It is a thin client so you don't need to download all the blockchain data.
It is a deterministic wallet so you only need to backup the 12-word seed.
You can use Tor with it, to hide your IP.

Thank you, but unfortunately this does not help me because I have only SSD in my laptop.

Blockchain should be easy to deal with for new users.

you should use blockchain wallet .easy . fast . popular.

Blockchain for small transactions and for safety probably bitcoin qt or armoury.

I recommend to just use the basic Bitcoin core client.
If you dont want to wait until blockchain download has finished you can choose the MultiBit client.

bitcoin core is preferable try it

use blockchain or coinbase or wallet on device . thats more secure.
or you can save your money in exchange .

all answer has been post .
but i choose blockchain for online wallet.

bitcoin qt is the best wallet ;D

Blockchain for hot wallet and paper wallet (backed up multiple places) for savings

multibit, easy, fast and LOCAL (so secure)

bitcoin-qt if you wanna mange entirely yourself
else
blockchain.info if you would rather just use their android app or web-site.

If a US resident Coinbase also a nice online wallet offering particularly given the new Vault functionality they recently implemented.

generally for transaction i use blockchain or electrum, its simple to use.
but if you looking for very secure wallet choose armory.

I am using coinbase wallet for storing my BTC. It's really nice, easy and fast . but it is online wallet any hacker can try to hack your account and steal your BTC . money is not safe here if we think negative part of this. I think COLD storage is the best way to secure your BTC from greedy people online . my advice be careful from scammer and hackers online .

bitcoin-qt because it is always the safest keeping money yourself, just don't let hacker took it..

I like MultiBit for the daily use. It's simple, clean and works pretty well. If you want to have a long term storage or just 'observe' your stash without being able to spend it, I'd recommend you to try Electrum or Bitcoin Armory! Electrum has got an awesome seed feature, as well that let's you backup your wallet from a 12-word seed!

For a beginner: I would say that multibit is the best. It is very easy to use, and very hard to mess up.

The core Bitcoin-QT is relatively safe if you encrypt the wallet and are careful to avoid getting malware/trojans onto your machine.  If you are not careful then there's no more security having your keys in that file and accessible to whoever can access your backdoor.

You would need to keep the wallet offline if you're sloppy and download all kinds of "junk"

I would say blockchain. Can i have the link to your signature campaign indacoin?

I like Multibit but I mainly use Coinbase's wallet service. I know a lot of people are afraid to use keep their BTC online but I personally feel very safe with Coinbase.
Especially now that they've introduced the Vault which allows you to store your BTC offline. If you verify your phone number you get added protection too, like if you log on from an unknown device, they'll send code to your phone that you'll need to enter before you can access your account.
The cool thing about keep my BTC online is that I can access it anywhere  :)

Electrum. It is awesome man. It gives you this 12-word seed. This is like a code you just have to remember or write down (somewhere safe) and it generates all your addresses from this seed, it's like magic. I don't even know how this works, man! But it's awesome and easy to use, really!!!

Yeah, but I think the biggest caveat of BitcoinQT is still that it has to download the whole freaking Blockchain! It's just too big nowadays. Therefore I really do prefer a lightweight client like MultiBit...

Use MultiBit or Electrum for daily use! If you want to keep your coins safe for a long time and don't need to move them regularly, put them in a safe paper wallet or some other offline storage. Visit bitaddress.org for example! They're a great site!

Running a full node with Bitcoin Core (aka. bitcoin qt) is the best, not only to you but also to the whole bitcoin project.

blockchain.info for the online wallet
it has BTC address, password and activation email when you registered
you back up the wallet if you forgot the password
you can add BTC address to receive BTC from the others
thanks

I use multibit
you don't have to download the blockchain and it is really easy to use

No it's not. Actually if you don't know what you are doing you are harming the network...

multi bit for sure. It is very much idiot proof ( at least as much as any wallet can get )

I think that the blockchain.info wallet is good if you will need to be accessing your wallet from multiple computers/devices. All you need is the identifier and the password and you are set at whatever (safe) device you are on.

If you only need to use the wallet on one computer then multibit is probably best as it is very user friendly and is more or less idiot proof.

Multibit. It makes performing Bitcoin transactions quick and simple, it comes in a variety of languages because Bitcoin is without borders, it is free to download and is open source (MIT license), it is easy to install.

I suggest Electrum and blockchain.info wallet, as both of the two wallets are very easy to set up and use. :)

Electrum has been my favorite wallet so far for ease of use, looking forward to using DarkWallet when it gets released for Firefox!

Would probably say Armory for being one of the most secure wallets.

i use electrum and armory

I like blockchain for the convenience but it's a web wallet so handle with care
I use Armoury - easy to use and simple to install

I think offline wallet is better than online wallet. Offline wallet is safer than online wallet. There is always a chance of been hacked on online wallet. If your wallet is hacked than you will lose all of your money.