Exodus multi-asset Bitcoin wallet

[Wendigo]

Hey guys,

so I was checking my emails today and stumbled upon this marketing email from ShapeShift about some new Bitcoin wallet which has the functionality of an exchange site built-in so people don't need to leave the wallet to convert between coins. I was very impressed by this statement and went on to check the Exodus wallet official website. I liked the simple but beautiful UI and decided to download it and give it a try. However I am kinda worried about putting too many coins on this new software because I am not sure if it has been audited yet and it seems it contains closed-source code. Has anyone else used this Exodus wallet or are you familiar with its advantages or disadvantages compared to other more established wallets? And most importantly - is it safe to use it?

Thank you for your insight.

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[jp]

Hi! Exodus co-founder here. You should be concerned - I would if I was in your shoes. I strongly encourage you to keep doing your research.

Here's some social platforms where you can see the opinions of others:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=exodus%20wallet&src=typd
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/search?q=%22exodus.io%22&restrict_sr=&sort=new&t=all
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=exodus+wallet
• Google (past month): https://www.google.com/#q=%22exodus+wallet%22&tbs=qdr:m

Alternatively, you could join our Exodus Slack and ask the 300+ members there what they think: http://exodus-invite.heroku.com/

If you decide that you would like to try Exodus, please only try with a small amount. When you get comfortable with it, you can start to deposit more if you'd like. Please feel free to ask more questions if you have any.

[Wind_FURY]

Hello JP, it looks like that you are also cautious about introducing the Exodus wallet to interested users. That's a good thing in my opinion because it will not make people expect more than what it really is. Anyway is the code of the wallet audited and are there really closed source code included in the wallet? Also please explain why. Thank you sir.

[Wendigo]

Hello there!

To follow up on my post from yesterday. Well I installed Exodus and loaded some Bitcoins on it. The different themes look absolutely gorgeous and the UI is clean and intuitive and I think even my grandparents could use it without the need to explain to them how it works because everything is simple to understand.

I have a question though. Will there be an option in future builds to set custom fees or the lowest fee will always be preferred? Will this hinder the speed of confirming transactions by any chance? Also do you plan on releasing a mobile version?

Actually I don't have time to do any research so I will just take everything in good faith and enjoy the experience of using Exodus because it is gorgeous.

Regards.

[jp]

Hello JP, it looks like that you are also cautious about introducing the Exodus wallet to interested users. That's a good thing in my opinion because it will not make people expect more than what it really is. Anyway is the code of the wallet audited and are there really closed source code included in the wallet? Also please explain why. Thank you sir.

Hi, thanks for writing. This is correct, Exodus is not 100% open-source, although some of it is: https://github.com/exodusmovement/ and we're open-sourcing more of it. I'm personally a fanatic about open-source: https://www.npmjs.com/~jprichardson & https://github.com/jprichardson and would love to open-source Exodus 100%. However, we need to verify that our business model will work first. After we do that, I believe that we'll need to open-source Exodus to see our vision through. We understand respect that many users won't agree with this decision and we are comfortable with that and encourage them to use one of the many open-source options. I hope this makes sense.

[jp]

Hello there!

To follow up on my post from yesterday. Well I installed Exodus and loaded some Bitcoins on it. The different themes look absolutely gorgeous and the UI is clean and intuitive and I think even my grandparents could use it without the need to explain to them how it works because everything is simple to understand.

I have a question though. Will there be an option in future builds to set custom fees or the lowest fee will always be preferred? Will this hinder the speed of confirming transactions by any chance? Also do you plan on releasing a mobile version?

Actually I don't have time to do any research so I will just take everything in good faith and enjoy the experience of using Exodus because it is gorgeous.

Regards.

Thanks for the kinds words

1. We're considering on how to handle the fees for advanced users such as yourself that don't care about when a transaction gets confirmed. At this moment, we haven't optimized for this yet.

2. We do plan on releasing a mobile version, but it'll be awhile before we do.

[Cereberus]

Hi there JP

I downloaded the Linux versions as right now I am actually working on Linux (I have windows too which I guess is pretty much straight forward from an exe file) so I cannot figure it out how to install it. I clicked on the icon that was named Exodus but no chance of working.

Is it possible this to be installed through the command line just like electrum wallet show us in their website ? If it's not the case I want to tell you to add this option as I think it will not cost much time and will save a lot of users trouble.

Just for the info Ubuntu 13.10 being used.

[jp]

Hi there JP

I downloaded the Linux versions as right now I am actually working on Linux (I have windows too which I guess is pretty much straight forward from an exe file) so I cannot figure it out how to install it. I clicked on the icon that was named Exodus but no chance of working.

Is it possible this to be installed through the command line just like electrum wallet show us in their website ? If it's not the case I want to tell you to add this option as I think it will not cost much time and will save a lot of users trouble.

Just for the info Ubuntu 13.10 being used.

Hi. Sorry about the issues that you're experiencing. If I had to guess, I'm guessing that you're running a 32-bit version of Linux, because when you click on `Exodus`, it should open up. We've been building a Linux installer https://github.com/ExodusMovement/exodus-linux-installer but it's not quite working yet. We'll get this more streamlined and working better on Linux. Join our Slack to stay up to date on this progress: http://exodus-invite.herokuapp.com/

[Cereberus]

Hi there JP

I downloaded the Linux versions as right now I am actually working on Linux (I have windows too which I guess is pretty much straight forward from an exe file) so I cannot figure it out how to install it. I clicked on the icon that was named Exodus but no chance of working.

Is it possible this to be installed through the command line just like electrum wallet show us in their website ? If it's not the case I want to tell you to add this option as I think it will not cost much time and will save a lot of users trouble.

Just for the info Ubuntu 13.10 being used.

Hi. Sorry about the issues that you're experiencing. If I had to guess, I'm guessing that you're running a 32-bit version of Linux, because when you click on `Exodus`, it should open up. We've been building a Linux installer https://github.com/ExodusMovement/exodus-linux-installer but it's not quite working yet. We'll get this more streamlined and working better on Linux. Join our Slack to stay up to date on this progress: http://exodus-invite.herokuapp.com/

You are right as I am using a 32 bit Linux. I cannot go to 64 bit one as I have all my crucial data on this device, the files of utmost importance to me and I don't want to move them to a external HDD (as I can't move them all).

I will do like you say, will wait calmly until you do a better more streamlined version who will support also the 32 bit version. It's very important you do a good job for Linux too cause now it's user base is increasing day by day, especially the bitcoin users (the hardcore ones I am sure use Linux as their OS).

[Wendigo]

Hello guys. I just wanted to mention that I am absolutely loving the built-in ShapeShift exchange feature of the wallet. It is super convenient and I am using it on a daily basis to facilitate my bets on different sportsbooks accepting alt-coins. I am not quite sure if it's just me but I have noticed that the exchanges made through the wallet are quite fast and probably faster than the ones made through the ShapeShift website itself. Hats off for building such a great piece of software.

And one more question. I saw on your website that there is a new version coming tomorrow. Do I need to uninstall the current version and then install the new one or I could just run the update without messing up the current build? Thanks.

[jp]

Hello guys. I just wanted to mention that I am absolutely loving the built-in ShapeShift exchange feature of the wallet. It is super convenient and I am using it on a daily basis to facilitate my bets on different sportsbooks accepting alt-coins. I am not quite sure if it's just me but I have noticed that the exchanges made through the wallet are quite fast and probably faster than the ones made through the ShapeShift website itself. Hats off for building such a great piece of software.

Glad to know that you're enjoying it so much! Which coins are you using most frequently?

And one more question. I saw on your website that there is a new version coming tomorrow. Do I need to uninstall the current version and then install the new one or I could just run the update without messing up the current build? Thanks.

You can just install the new version. Read more here: http://support.exodus.io/knowledge_base/topics/how-do-i-upgrade-exodus

Thanks again for using Exodus!

[Valdemar Isakov]

Hi! Can exodus work in windows-x32?