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What are the best bitcoin desktop wallets? And also other wallets that include a number of altcoins goo?

best solution is a wallet for each coin. So one for bitcon, one for ethereum etc etc...
Personally I didn't trust multi coin wallet, but there are few official option.
about btc the best desktop light wallet is electrum.

I like Exodus for a number of altcoins, it's very easy to handle. But I wouldn't use it for BTC since the transaction fees are apparantly very high. For BTC I also recommend Electrum.

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Electrum is the wallet mostly recommended for BTC on a desktop. For multi coin wallets, Exodus has a nice GUI, but as mentioned, the fees to send BTC can be high. I personally like Jaxx.io for a multi wallet since they give three options for sending speed when it comes to BTC. Ultimately, the choice is yours.


https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

I have been a happy user of electrum for a while. Quite straightforward and it just feels secure, also thanks to many reviews of others.

So Electrum it is. I'll also check out Exodus for the supported altcoins, but I think I can manage to have different wallets for each coin.

Thank you.

Here are some of the most reputable desktop wallets we currently have, all of which you have access to your private keys(very important):

• Electrum: https://electrum.org/ | Bitcoin only, but has clones for Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash
• Exodus: https://www.exodus.io/ | Bitcoin, Aragon, Augur, Dash, Decred, EOS, Ethereum, Golem, Litecoin
• Armory: https://www.bitcoinarmory.com/ | Bitcoin only
• Copay: https://copay.io/ | Bitcoin only

Take note though, Windows is very vulnerable to malware and viruses compared to other operating systems. Meaning your private keys are more vulnerable when on Windows. Depending on what operating system you're currently using, I would prefer installing a wallet on a Linux operating system or even better in my opinion if you would keep your bitcoins/cryptocurrencies on an android device or apple device instead.

 
If you were to keep it on an andriod or apple device, how would you deal with backing up the private key & wallet.dat file? The problem with phones is if it's lost or stolen.

What do you think about these strategies:

1. Encrypting the private key & the Wallet.dat file with GPG4Win. Secure wipe the original private key & the Wallet.dat file so there's no traces left on your computer. When you want to use your wallet program you just decrypt the Wallet.dat file. Open your wallet, do what you need to do, close it. Use GPG4Win and encrypt the new Wallet.dat file. Secure wipe the new unencrypted Wallet.dat file. Also secure wipe the old original encrypted Wallet.dat file as you now have a new encrypted Wallet.dat file.

2. What about if you were to keep your private key and your Wallet.dat file saved onto an encrypted partition/volume using Veracrypt. When you need to use your wallet you copy the Wallet.dat file off the encrypted volume once mounted to your C:/coinfolder/. Open your wallet, do what you need to do, close it. Copy the new Wallet.dat file to the encrypted volume then dismount that volume so it's fully encrypted again. Secure wipe the new unencrypted Wallet.dat file sitting in your C:/coinfolder/

I use Electrum. Have not used Exodus yet.

i advise to use main bitcoin core software if you have good internet speed &  HDD space else use Electrum instead . for online solution use blockchain.info and always never forget to backup wallet.dat file. 

Electrum is absolutely the best no hassle light weight wallet I highly recommend that to any user.

i guess Blockchain is good to wallet

I use jaxx both as a desktop and a mobile version. For now I am satisfied.

In my small mind i think its coinbase.
And its address is: https://www.coinbase.com/

For bitcoin you can afford to install electrum as it takes very less space and is also easy to use.
But for altcoins I advise you to stick with official wallets as others are quiet risky to install as they may contain hidden viruses or maybe keyloggers.

i have question for about blockchain . i see it is storage offline or online , can blockchain has been hacked ?

for me, im using electrum wallet on my desktop for my bitcoin transactions, and myetherwallet(dot)com for my all altcoin. im not saying that those wallets which im using now are the best wallets, it is more comfortable for me to use this wallets.its up to you which wallets are suited to your needs.

from my personal experience the best ones are eletrum! I didn't have any problems so far

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Blockchain.info is a web wallet but it's really good.

im not saying that these are the best wallet. i am suggesting wallets which i already used before. like electrum wallet for my bitcoin storage, and myetherwallet for other altcoin i have. its up to you if you willing to try those wallets i mentioned. good luck.

try to use electrum and bitcoin core. this wallets are the best. I am using those two and so far it is good for me to use. but I think its up to you to choose which wallets are suits to your need.

you can choose by your self if you want to use it for sell you need low fee so you can use blockchin.info

if you want to support many coins use one that support coins and......................

Elecrtrum is the best one IMO. Which did you go with?

Here in the Philippines we use coins.ph because it's easy to use and very trusted wallet it is mostly used by the BTCneirs here in the Philippines but theres still fees (of course)

i’m newbie but i read about blockchine.info  fast and high security with low fee

Thank you!This is so helpful for someone like me who mostly uses phone!

For Bitcoin, the wallet that I would recommend for the desktop is Electrum. Its light, simple to use and secure. Other alternatives include Jaxx and Exodus, which also support a variety of altcoins, whether it be Ethereum, Litecoin and others. However, wallets such as Exodus are known to have high fees for Bitcoin (as explained above) so I would recommend using Electrum for Bitcoin.

The best in the philippines is Coins.ph because it's trusted and you can pay mostly your bills there and has a low transaction fee.

I use Electrum because its among the most trusted wallet around here and has features you can not get on other wallets

Eletrum is one of the most popular wallet because of its speed and convenient use. It can be used as cold storage and if you have any other computer that can be used offline .

I just found out electrum wallet and started using it. Seems fine for now

i tried many wallet more than 2 weeks and blockchain.info best one

Offline version of blockchain.info

The best interface is Exodus for me. I also use blockchain.info , bitcoin.com and jaxx ... I like all of them. My only problem with exodus is extremely high fees... They are too much.

Personally I wouldn't use a web wallet ask I think they are not secure.

i am using the official, bitcoin core, for downloading the blockchain, together with armony.

so my main wallet is armony

As far as I can see from this thread, four wallets has been singled out as a good choice. I personally use Jaxx because I liked that there is also a mobile version that can be synchronized with the desktop version. I also like that there is an option which allows you to convert between the coins.

the most user friendly wallet I recommend is EXODUS! These guys are really briging simplicity to life and their wallet is so intuitive that you'll get used to it in a matter of minutes. They keep on adding support for various crypto's so you'll will easily be able to convert internally anycoin (via shapeshift) to any other coin

I can recommend Exodus is good multicoin wallet and Electrum is best for Bitcoin.

Any opinion about localbitcoin as a wallet?

Electrum best solution is a wallet for this

best dekstop wallet for bitcoin electrum,or bitcoin core.
for eth based mew,for waves based waveswallet.io

I'm recommending Electrum and Exodus

Electrum
is great for Bitcoin easy to use and lightweight

Exodus
is great for altcoins like ethereum, Dash, Litecoin

An good online wallet is Blockchain.info (they also have an mobile wallet)

Anyone who wants to contribute to bitcoin and help it grow should host a full node on bitcoin core anyone who doesnt want to do that then electrum is a pretty damm good wallet for ease of access.

localbitcoin used to be a decent place but your probably better of using a actual wallet than storing any on exchanges which can just close up at any time. wallets are forever.

anyone looking for the pros and cons on wallets: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631151.0

Im also using Electrum. but my friends recommend me to try Exodus  :)

I love hardware wallets, is worth spend some bucks to feel secure

I am using exodus and it has many features such as exchanging between coins.  They have different wallets for several coins such as omg, litecoin eth and many more..

For Bitcoin wallet you can use spectrum or bitcoin. For ETH wallet you can use myetherwallet.because myetherwallet support ETH based altcoins. Please don't use any wallet which not provide you private key.

I prefer to keep the majority of my coins on my hardware wallet (Ledger Nano S), but as far as desktop wallets go I like Exodus.

I don't use Bitcoin desktop wallet. I am using Coinbase web and android version. Coinbase is very secure. The desktop wallet has malware. That's I don't use it. You should avoid desktop wallet. Otherwise, you will fall in danger.

The best wallets for newbie and other people is blockchain. It have small charges for transaction and very good support panel who can help new users

There are lots of wallets are availabe. But coibase is the best desktop wallet now. KeepKey,Trezor,StrongCoin,Exodus,Electrum etc. are also support crypto currencies . These wallet's function vary form each other.

why those wallets is better than Bitcoin Core of Bitcoin Knots with "prune" option?

try this wallets, Electrum wallet and Exodus wallet its is best desktop wallets.

Core is the best Desktop wallet however for many the syncing could be an issue because of storage requirements, internet bandwidth, etc.

Electrum is a slo a good choice otherwise Exodus and Jaxx are also easy to use and don't require any syncing.

Make sure you always protect your private keys and wallets following best practices.

I can also recommend Electrum as a desktop wallet. It has always served me well, but I have moved to a hardware wallet recently.

in my point of view blockchain.info is the safe and secure. you have to try once in this wallet. next copay is also one of the safest wallet investing coins. armory, electreum, multibit and trezor wallets all are best for secure. first if all you have to try in blockchain.info next electreum. those all are best sites for investing bit coins. mostly i would like to recommended for blockchain.info. so you also try once this wallet. who are newbie this field i like to suggest blockchain.info.

I use electrum. But maybe someone knows multicurrency desktop crypto-wallet?

I use exodus and it is a muticurrency desktop wallet. Very nice UI

Why it's so important to use a desktop wallet?

In desktop wallet you are the owner of your coins and you have access to private key. But in online wallet the most of the time the wallet provider doesn't give private key. This means the wallet provider is the owner of the coins and they can shut down or whatever..

For Bitcoin, I'd recommend Electrum wallet. It's easy to set up, you have access to your private keys, and it also provides 2FA with Google authenticator. Here's the link: https://electrum.org/ And, it is endorsed by Bitcoin dev team too, at the bitcoin.org website.

Agree. I also use it.

I like Exodus also, its very handy for me

If you have a good hdd or ssd with big capacity like 2TB minimum do not hesitate to install Bitcoin Core wallet. It is the most stable of all desktop wallets and it is also very secure to use. If you don't have space you can try to install Electrum or MultibitHD wallets. Do not install web online wallets as their security can be compromised easily and they are not good wallets differently from what newbies are saying here.

For Electrum is one of the best desktop wallet because electrum is one of the most robust, effective and secure desktop wallets out there. Also it’s open source, meaning many people have taken part in reviewing and composing the code. This reduces the chance of malicious code inside the software to practically zero.

For me Electrum is one of the most robust, effective and secure desktop wallets out there.This reduces the chance of malicious code inside the software to practically zero.  Also it’s open source, meaning many people have taken part in reviewing and composing the code.

I would highly recommend Bitpay wallet for desktop. It works on every major operating system and on both IOS and android. It is very user friendly and its currently my main wallet.

Seems like a lot of votes for Electrum. What's the benefit to Bitcoin Core? What resources does it take to host a node? Could you use an external hard drive for your wallet? Would that improve security as it can easily be taken offline?

Yes, generally running core on a separate hard drive is more secure as it can be taken offline. However one risk is that the hard drive may fail. You can also use a paper wallet for cold storage and a normal wallet for your hot funds.

I use Electrum. It is a good wallet!

Consider Electrum. i and my friends have been using it for some time now. None of us have any issue so far. So i recommend it.

Maybe its a silly question, but i just downloaded ELECTRUM and i thought there would be a InstallWizard.
The Wallet is now set in the AppData/Roaming/Electrum Folder, but i would like to change the Location of Electrum.exe, is this possible now
or should i leave Electrum.exe in the Download Folder??

I personally recommend Electrum and Exodus as desktop wallet.

But what do you guys think about Jaxx - is it worth to try this wallet?

Jaxx is quite similar to Exodus in functionality plus it has mobile version. Both are not open source.

The best desktop wallet for Bitcoin is Electrum. You can download it from electrum.org.

About multicoins wallet, which altcoins do you need exactly?

My favorite Bitcoin desktop wallet is Electrum https://electrum.org/ (https://electrum.org/).  My favorite desktop wallet with a bunch of altcoin functionality is Exodus https://www.exodus.io/ (https://www.exodus.io/).  It supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Decred, EOS, Salt, Dash, Augur, Dogecoin, and more.  Great user interface as well IMO.

I use Electrum as Desktop and Mobile Wallet. Jaxx Wallet https://jaxx.io/ seems to be great for altcoins? It also has a feature to import paper wallets.
I was looking for this feature because I like to gift friends some BTC on a paper wallet and they will need to extract these BTC to their own wallet at some point.

Exodus has a very nice GUI but I didnt find it very functional during my search for a way to import paper wallets.

I use electrum wallet because is a lite wallet and  I don't need to wait for downloadall bitcoin blockchain.

Exodus, Jaxx, Armory, bitcoin core -  All multicoin wallets has advantages and dissatvangaes.

Jaxx - average mostly, used by many. Not requesting for pin code to enter, just when send money way, then must enter pin code. If I understand correctly you can use same jaxx on two different pc`s...

Exodus - can be used only on one pc (IP adress), but may be in most new version they already solved this? to enter your wallet you need a pin code, but no need pin code when you send your money away (opposite to Jaxx);  What is good about Exodus, that is quite comfortable for Euro zone people as you can change setting to see your coins in a value of euros (in JAXX only in USD). also in Exodus there is an exchange integraded, which can be quite comfortable and quickly sometimes if you want to exhange your altcoins from one to another and so on. As well Exodus has a lot of different altcoin wallets integrated (decred, ether, bcc, btc of course and many others).

Armory - what is good about armory, that it really difficult hacked (so they say so), because you use two armories (as one). one is on your online computer, another is offline. So all signatures (to send money) you sign in offline computer...  but I never tried Armory myself honostly...not sure it is all works correctly;

bitcoin core - a classic. personally I don`t use this atm.


So from 10 points I think I would give 8 points to Exodus, 6 points to Jaxx, 7 to Armory and 7 to bitcoin core. I would choose Exodus / Jaxx, mostly Exodus because of more possibilities of different alts.

P.s but of course, If you have reasonable amount of coins I would reccommend to buy a hardware wallet - this is currently a safest way to keep your coins.

Exodus is good for a number of altcoins. This wallet is easy to use, but transaction costs are very high fot BTC. I reccomend  Electrum for bitcoin.

I was using jaxx and was happy with it. Now I moved on trezor.

What are the best Bitcoin Desktop Wallets?Can you introduce some one  :)

I also use and would highly recommend the Exodus. I have never been disappointed with it, it works very well and I think it is really worthy and probably the only worth recommending.

There is a General thread about this. Please ask any questions there.