NotYourKeys.org (now with a Community Contribution campaign)

[cryptosec.info]

Decided to create a one-page Basic Bitcoin security guidelines site, as to have a quick link to give to beginners that are just getting started with hodling bitcoin. Yes, it’s intentionally not 100% complete with information concerning coin-control and such, but this is to hopefully not overwhelm the beginners.

Hope you guys like it, and happy HODLing! https://NotYourKeys.org/


I decided to create an avatar campaign! NotYourKeys.org - Community Contribution Avatar Campaign

If you want to spread the word of the importance of self custody especially now that were closing in to bitcoin's all-time high, you can help out by using the avatars below. This campaign might not get any traction at all, but if it ends up helping one person secure his or her funds then it's totally worth it.

Simply right click and save(imgur link):

       

I added colour choices just for fun.   if you're a lot more creative than me, feel free to create your own avatar design. It's the message that matters, anyway.

or, if your signature campaign requires you to use an avatar, you can just add "NotYourKeys.org" to your personal text area instead.

NOTE: Wearing this avatar is free. It's pretty much doesn't earn any money, so I won't be able to pay anything.

Yes, the site contains a bitcoin donation address, but I don't expect to receive any donations anyway, and that's totally fine by me.

Final note: If you don't want to help out, that's totally fine. But if you want to help sharing, then in behalf of the community, I really thank you.

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[DoublerHunter]

^ That is very informative but it looks like you input a very common problem which everyone knows and lack of information regarding the wallet. That is definitely right, not your key, not your crypto but I think the best bitcoin wallet that intends for holding long term is a paper wallet. However, this is not good for a new bitcoin holder due to the fact that probably will have a glitch upon creating a paper wallet. Nevertheless, in addition to the security list, beware of double sending transactions, they should wait for at least 1 confirmation.

[btc_angela]

And maybe you can add this as well: [Guide] Secure air-gapped crypto wallet storage method. Regarding Ledger though, since the data breach, there have been a lot of attacks as of late,

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-owners-lose-1-1-million-xrp-to-scam-site

[Charles-Tim]

Since the inception of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry, there has been a total of 47 exchanges hacked, with approximately $2.1 billion in stolen money from exchange users.

More than 47 exchanges has been hacked, which even shows how exchanges are not secure by descern. Use the below quote to count the numbers to make proper edition. But, I can not keep it to myself to comment about your write up, it really make good sense.

"Not your keys, Not your Bitcoin"

2011 > 7

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2011  Jun. MTGOX		          30.000	    2.000 / BTC    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox#Security_breach_and_invalid_addresses_(2011)
2011  Jun. Mass MyBitcoin		  60.000            4.000 / BTC    blog.goodaudience.com
2011  Jul. Ubitex			  15.575	    1.138 / BTC    en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_Major_Bitcoin_Heists,_Thefts,_and_Losses
2011  Jul. Bitomat.pl 			 231.570 	   17.000 / BTC    coindesk.com/hacker-attack-polands-bitcoin-exchange
2011  Aug. MyBitcoin                   1.072.500	   78.735 / BTC	   arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/a-brief-history-of-bitcoin-hacks-and-frauds/
2011  Sep. Mooncoin			  22.300	    4.000 / BTC    @wayne_huang medium.com
2011  Oct. Bitcoin7		          50.000	    5.000 / BTC    coinsutra.com/biggest-bitcoin-hacks/

2012 > 5

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2012  Mar. Bitcoinica			 228.000 	   43.000 / BTC	   hackernoon.com/a-huge-list-of-cryptocurrency-thefts-16d6bf246389	
2012  May. Bitcoinica			  87.000 	   18.457 / BTC	   hackernoon.com/a-huge-list-of-cryptocurrency-thefts-16d6bf246389
2012  Jul. Bitcoinica			 300.000 	   40.000 / BTC	   news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-exchange-thefts-forgotten
2012  Jul. BTC-e					    4.500 / BTC	   bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/btc-e-attacked-1343738085
2012  Sep. Bitfloor			 250.000	   24.000 / BTC    coinsutra.com/biggest-bitcoin-hacks/

2013 > 18

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2013  Feb. Bit LC		    Not revealed            2.000 / BTC	   themerkle.com/top-5-bitcoin-heists-of-2013/
2013  Mar. Bitcoin Rain			 230.000	    4.000 / BTC	   bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html	
2013  Mar. BTC Guild 		    Not revealed            1.254 / BTC    bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html
2013  Apr. Ozcoin			 100.000 	      923 / BTC    bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ozcoin-hacked
2013  Apr. ZigGap			 195.000	    1.708 / BTC    bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html
2013  Apr. Bitcoin Central	    Not revealed	    x.xxx / BTC	   coindesk.com/hackers-hit-bitcoin-central-exchange
2013  May. Vircurex			 160.000 	    1.450 / BTC	   coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/
2013  Jun. PicoStocks 		         130.000	    1.300 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/
2013  Aug. Android RNG bug	    Not revealed	       60 / BTC    bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html
2013  Oct. basic-mining		    Not revealed	    2.131 / BTC    bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html
2013  Oct. GBL			    Not revealed           22.000 / BTC    bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html
2013  Oct. Silk Road 		FBI confiscation	  171.955 / BTC    Silk Road - FBI.gov
2013  Nov. Just-Dice			 108.807	    1.300 / BTC	   https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Talk:Inputs.io
2013  Nov. Bips 		    Not revealed	    1.295 / BTC    thehackernews.com/2013/11/danish-bitcoin-exchange-bips-hacked-and_25.html
2013  Nov. Bidextreme		    Not revealed	      500 / BTC    bitcoinsaints.blogspot.com/p/3rd-mt.html
2013  Nov. bitcash.cz			 100.000              485 / BTC    coindesk.com/czech-bitcoin-exchange-bitcash-cz-hacked-4000-user-wallets-emptied
2013  Nov. inputs.io		       1.200.000	    4.100 / BTC    wired.com/2013/11/inputs/
2013  Nov. PicoStocks		       3.000.000	    5.896 / BTC	   coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/
2013  Dec. Sheep Market			 100.000	    5.400 / BTC    coindesk.com/sheep-marketplace-track-stolen-bitcoins

2014 > 12

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2014  Feb. Silk Road 2		       2.600.000 	    4.476 / BTC    coindesk.com/silk-road-2-loses-bitcoins-hack
2014  Feb. Mt.Gox		     473.000.000    	  750.000 / BTC    cointelegraph.com/news/the-mess-that-was-mt-gox-four-years-on
2014  Mar. Bitcurex	            Not revealed		  / BTC	   coindesk.com/polish-bitcoin-exchange-bitcurex-targeted-hacking-attack
2014  Mar. Canadian Bitcoins		  95.000	      149 / BTC    coindesk.com/9-biggest-screwups-bitcoin-history
2014  Mar. Flexcoin 		         600.000              896 / BTC    coindesk.com/bitcoin-bank-flexcoin-close-600000-bitcoin-theft
2014  Mar. CryptoRush		         570.000 	      950 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#Cryptorush
2014  Mar. Poloniex		          64.000 	       97 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#Cryptorush
2014  Jul. Cryptsy	               7.500.000	   13.000 / BTC    coindesk.com/cryptsy-bankruptcy-millions-bitcoin-stolen
2014  Aug. BTER 		       1.065.000 		  / NXT    coindesk.com/bter-nxt-bitcoin-exchange-hack
2014  Oct. KipCoin		         690.000 	    3.000 / BTC    selfkey.org/list-of-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/
2014  Oct. MintPal		       1.300.000 	     / VeriCoin    cointelegraph.com/news/mintpal-hacked-considerable-amount-of-vericoin-stolen
2014  Dec. BitPay		       1.800.000 	    5.000 / BTC    siliconangle.com/2015/09/17/bitpay-hacked-for-1-8-million-in-bitcoin-during-december-2014/

2015 > 7

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2015  Jan. LocalBitcoins 	 			       17 / BTC    newsbtc.com/2015/01/29/localbitcoins-hacked-17-bitcoins-stolen-amongst-users/
2015  Jan. 796Exchange 		         230.000 	    1.000 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2015
2015  Jan. Bitstamp 		       5.200.000	   19.000 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#Bitstamp
2015  Feb. BTER 		       1.750.000 	    7.170 / BTC    coindesk.com/bter-to-return-hacked-funds-following-security-partnership
2015  Feb. KipCoin 			 600.000	    3.000 / BTC    newsbtc.com/2015/02/19/chinese-bitcoin-exchange-kipcoin-shuts-claims-losing-3000-btc-hackers/
2015  May. Coinapult 			  42.900 	      150 / BTC    coindesk.com/coinapult-loses-40k-hot-wallet-compromise
2015  May. Bitfinex 	       Hot Wallet Hacked 	    1.500 / BTC    cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-bitfinex-hot-wallet-hacked-bitcoins-stolen

2016 > 5

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2016  Mar. Cointrader		    Not revealed   	     Shuts Down    coindesk.com/bitcoin-exchange-cointrader-shuts-down	
2016  Apr. Shapeshift			 230.000              469 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2016
2016  May. Gatecoin		       2.140.000              250 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2016
2016  Aug. Bitfinex		      77.000.000	  119.700 / BTC    coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2016
2016  Oct. Bitcurex		       1.500.000	    2.300 / BTC    news.bitcoin.com/bitcurex-forced-million-theft/

2017 > 5

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2017  Apr. Yapizon (Youbit)	       5.300.000	    3.816 / BTC    news.bitcoin.com/hacked-korean-bitcoin-exchange-yapizon-offers-ious/
2017  Jun. Bithumb		      31.000.000 	         Crypto    coindesk.com/bithumb-exchanges-31-million-hack-know-dont-know
2017  Aug. OKEx			       3.000.000 	      600 / BTC    cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-bitcoin-exchange-okex-hacked-for-3-mln-police-not-interested
2017  Dec. Nicehash		      65.000.000 	    4.736 / BTC    coindesk.com/62-million-gone-cryptocurrency-mining-market-nicehash-hacked
2017  Dec. Youbit       Stolen 17% of its assets 	      Shut Down    https://coiniq.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/#2017

2018 > 9

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2018  Jan. Coincheck  		     500.000.000 		  / NEM    coindesk.com/coincheck-confirms-crypto-hack-loss-larger-than-mt-gox
2018  Feb. BitGrail    		     187.000.000		  /Nano    bitcoinist.com/bitgrail-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacked-170-million-nano-allegedly-stolen/
2018  Mar. Foxbit 			 270.000 	       30 / BTC    finance.yahoo.com/news/270-000-brazil-largest-bitcoin-172549113.html
2018  Apr. Coinsecure 		       3.500.000 	      430 / BTC    bitcoinist.com/3-5-million-bitcoin-stolen-coinsecure-exchange-hack-security-chief-suspected/
2018  May. Bitcoin Gold 	      18.000.000 		  / BTG    news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-gold-hacked-for-18-million/
2018  Jun. Coinrail    		      40.000.000   	         Crypto    bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/south-korean-exchange-coinrail-hacked-40-million-crypto-reported-stolen
2018  Jun. Bithumb 		      30.000.000 		 Crypto    cointelegraph.com/news/from-coincheck-to-bithumb-2018-s-largest-security-breaches-so-far
2018  Jul. Bancor  		      13.500.000  		 Crypto    coindesk.com/token-platform-bancor-goes-offline-following-security-breach
2018  Sep. Zaif   		      60.000.000  	   Crypto / BTC    coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-zaif-hacked-in-60-million-6000-bitcoin-theft

2019 > 16

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:

2019  Jan. Cryptopia		      16.000.000	   Crypto / ETH    twitter.com/Cryptopia_NZ/status/1085084168852291586
2019  Jan. Liqui Crypto	       lack of liquidity	      Shut Down    cointelegraph.com/news/ukrainian-crypto-exchange-liqui-shuts-down-cites-lack-of-liquidity
2019  Jan. QuadrigaCX		     190.000.000		Blocked	   coindesk.com/quadriga-creditor-protection-filing
2019  Feb. Coinmama			 450.000       emails+passwords	   ccn.com/exchange-coinbene-swears-it-wasnt-hacked-traders-fear-the-worst
2019  Mar. DragonEx		    Not revealed	         Crypto    coindesk.com/singapore-based-crypto-exchange-dragonex-has-been-hacked
2019  Mar. Coinbene		    Not revealed		Blocked	   blockonomi.com/coinbene-hacked-exchange-says-not/
2019  Mar. Bithumb		      13.000.000	         Crypto    coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-bithumb-hacked-for-13-million-in-suspected-insider-job
2019  May. Binance		      41.000.000 	    7.000 / BTC    cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-withdraw-7-000-bitcoins-in-binance-crypto-exchange-security-breach
2019  Jun. GateHub		      10.000.000		  / XRP    cointelegraph.com/news/report-nearly-10-million-in-xrp-stolen-in-gatehub-hack
2019  Jun. Bitrue		       5.000.000			   cointelegraph.com/news/singaporean-exchange-bitrue-gets-hacked-losing-5-million-in-xrp-cardano
2019  Jun. Bitsane		    Not revealed		           cointelegraph.com/news/exit-scam-dublin-based-exchange-bitsane-vanishes-with-users-funds
2019  Jun. Bitcoins Norway	    Not revealed			   news.trijo.co/news/norwegian-crypto-exchange-wants-to-force-users-to-sell-their-cryptocurrencies/?lang=en
2019  Jun. BitMarket		    Not revealed	      Shut Down    cointelegraph.com/news/polish-crypto-exchange-bitmarket-shuts-down-citing-liquidity-loss
2019  Jul. Bitpoint		      32.000.000           Crypto / BTC    cointelegraph.com/news/japanese-crypto-exchange-bitpoint-suffers-32-million-hack
2019  Nov. Upbit		      49.000.000	  342.000 / ETH    coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-upbit-confirms-theft-of-49m-in-ether
2019  Dec. PlusToken Ponzi				       scammers    coindesk.com/chainalysis-report-on-plustoken-scammers-blamed-for-mondays-crypto-selloff

2020 > 4

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Year Month Exchange		  	Amount/$		 Hacked	   Source:					

2020  Jul. Cashaa		         -------   	      336 / BTC	   cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-stole-336-btc-from-crypto-exchange-cashaa
2020  Feb. Altsbit		          63.000	   Crypto / BTC    coindesk.com/new-crypto-exchange-altsbit-says-it-will-close-following-hack
2020  Sep. Eterbase		       5.300.000	   Crypto / BTC    coingeek.com/european-exchange-hacked-for-over-5-million/
2020  Sep. KuCoin 	             150.000.000	   Crypto / BTC	   decrypt.co/43015/cryptocurrency-exchange-kucoin-likely-hacked-reports

Please, post your comment if you are affected by this unpleasant situation or how you solved it, of course, it can help a lot.


Before this thread, in the forum there was a thread with very detailed information, but it is no longer updated, I leave the link in case you want to visit it, maybe some information is useful for you.

List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=83794.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576337.0

[Lorence.xD]

And maybe you can add this as well: [Guide] Secure air-gapped crypto wallet storage method. Regarding Ledger though, since the data breach, there have been a lot of attacks as of late,

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-owners-lose-1-1-million-xrp-to-scam-site

I do think that it is an advance level for the bieginners in cryptocurrency. It is not like everyone will be a target of this attacks. I say do not flood them with information that they will not use for the time being. Kudos to OP for making an informative website to help beginners get into the community without being intimidated.

[jtomtan]

Decided to create a one-page Basic Bitcoin security guidelines site, as to have a quick link to give to beginners that are just getting started with hodling bitcoin. Yes, it’s intentionally not 100% complete with information concerning coin-control and such, but this is to hopefully not overwhelm the beginners.

Hope you guys like it, and happy HODLing! https://NotYourKeys.org/

I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.

[LogitechMouse]

I like the simplicity of the website to be honest.
Simple yet informative . That would be better for the eyes of other people. I also laughed a bit with the quote in the end which is true.

Possible that there will be some who will question some things in your website but that is still ok if it will improve the site.

[mk4]

I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.

Seems like a wallet that's a bit under the radar as I've only heard of this one just now. Not saying that this wallet is bad(it actually looks good), but I'd personally prefer recommending wallets that are already quite reputable.

[fiulpro]

This right here is not just for beginners but also for people who are still using exchanges and wallets.

I have heard about news where people actually had millions worth of Bitcoins but still decided to store them in an exchange!! You have to invest if you have to make things work out.
If you are holding Bitcoins above a certain value and you want to hold it for a long term then you should buy a hardware wallet.

- exchanges are also different , find the one that's secure and good for you
- one has to also focus on mobile security, cyber security , make sure you don't accidentally install any malicious malware , install apps from non trusted websites.

But kudos on trying to help the beginners. It's a really good initiative. Keep updating and adding !!

[dkbit98]

Website looks good but I would not say that mobile wallets are more secure than wallets installed on desktop/laptop computers.
I think there is also one error and missing letter N in word buch, and it should be bunch I think.

Out of the buch, hardware wallets provide the best security, followed by mobile phones, then desktop/laptop computers.

https://notyourkeys.org/

[crypticj]

Design could be a bit better but i like the whole idea of it

[bL4nkcode]

I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.

Unknown wallet with promising words. You should at least check other reputed wallets before comparing this new wallet of yours.

To OP, I guess you're underestimating or didn't heard on how desktop wallets especially an air-gapped desktop works, than using a mobile wallet on your definition of having the best security.

[acquafredda]

Decided to create a one-page Basic Bitcoin security guidelines site, as to have a quick link to give to beginners that are just getting started with hodling bitcoin. Yes, it’s intentionally not 100% complete with information concerning coin-control and such, but this is to hopefully not overwhelm the beginners.

Hope you guys like it, and happy HODLing! https://NotYourKeys.org/

Well done, it can be a very good quick start guide into bitcoin security and OpSec. There are a few subjects which require a lot of study and research but I guess for a privacy-oreinted beginner it's a good place to find more than basic info.
Allow me to suggest an add to your site, regarding point 9
https://bitcoinqna.github.io/noKYConly/

[o_e_l_e_o]

A small criticism for an otherwise great effort OP:

A recovery seed is also referred as a "backup seed", "recovery phrase", "backup phrase", "private keys", etc.

A recovery seed is definitely not also referred to as a "private key", and if it is, then it is being done so incorrectly. They are two very different things. I would remove the words "private keys" from this sentence.

And maybe you can add this as well: [Guide] Secure air-gapped crypto wallet storage method.

Although a great post, it definitely does not fit with a "quick guide for beginners".

I think you should include Ownbit in the wallet list. I think it's the best compared to any others.

The website links to a GitHub, but the GitHub page simply contains a bunch of forks of other projects and some vary basic wallet code which is over 2 years old. Based on that, the wallet is not open source and therefore should not be recommended.

[acquafredda]

One last thing from me: it is definitely fair to suggest using Wasabi Wallet under the Desktop category. Users should be advised that Wasabi Wallet is a different wallet though, focused on privacy. I would not use WW as I use Electrum for example. I guess beginners should first learn about the bitcoin basics and then move onto more advanced tools such as WW. I don't know if it makes sense.

[cryptosec.info]

I genuinely thank you for the warm welcome of my small project, and thanks a lot of the recommendations. You guys definitely gave valuable information and opinions. Thanks a lot!

Good idea, but there are few things that could be improved.
1. You might want to define "non-custodial", it might be confusing for beginner who isn't native english speaker.
2. Remove ColdCard from list of Hardware Wallet, it's not user friendly at all.
3. Sentence "Hardware > Mobile > Desktop" is a bit ambiguous, add more context or turn it into a short paragraph.

Thanks for this. Was trying to make the page as brief and simple as possible, without realizing that I sacrificed the knowledge part.

Design could be a bit better but i like the whole idea of it

I intentionally made it a one-page as-simple-as-possible content for the beginners with a Medium-like feel, as so they wouldn't be overwhelmed by information and unnecessary designs.

Well done, it can be a very good quick start guide into bitcoin security and OpSec. There are a few subjects which require a lot of study and research but I guess for a privacy-oreinted beginner it's a good place to find more than basic info.
Allow me to suggest an add to your site, regarding point 9
https://bitcoinqna.github.io/noKYConly/

Added!

A recovery seed is definitely not also referred to as a "private key", and if it is, then it is being done so incorrectly. They are two very different things. I would remove the words "private keys" from this sentence.

I'm completely aware that they're different things. What I meant with that part, is that some people use "recovery seed" and "private keys" interchangeably regardless if they're not exactly the same. Though I removed that part to prevent misinterpretation.

One last thing from me: it is definitely fair to suggest using Wasabi Wallet under the Desktop category. Users should be advised that Wasabi Wallet is a different wallet though, focused on privacy. I would not use WW as I use Electrum for example. I guess beginners should first learn about the bitcoin basics and then move onto more advanced tools such as WW. I don't know if it makes sense.

People can still use Wasabi Wallet without using the CoinJoin features.

[acquafredda]

I am going back to the suggested Mobile Wallets to make a quick comment: you are suggesting three good wallets but there is one caveat that must be made. Those ones are not open source and/or the code is not reproducible (please check https://walletscrutiny.com/ for further details).

• BlueWallet - Custodial https://walletscrutiny.com/android/io.bluewallet.bluewallet/
• BRD - Not reproducible from the source provided https://walletscrutiny.com/android/com.breadwallet/
• Samourai Wallet - Not reproducible from the source provided https://walletscrutiny.com/android/com.samourai.wallet/

Being your site focus on privacy and security I would add some notes regarding those wallets: forward your visitors to wallet scrutiny to make their own judgement.
I know I sound pick but security is never enough.

[Artemis3]

I think you should stick to Free and Open Source wallets and operating systems. You never know what hidden exploit or backdoor could have a wallet with closed code.

This might sound boring for non computer geeks, but its seriously important to improve computer security.

[Joel_Jantsen]

I wish we had sort of a system on bitcointalk where we force members to read this document and then take a small test based on those security concepts as one of the required criteria to get promoted to a higher level member. Like NewBie to Junior member no test but one has to pass the test to become Full Member and above. The plan is to get everyone educated on basic security-related stuff in bitcoin. This website has all the required information. Good work!

[cryptosec.info]

Hey guys! I decided to create an avatar campaign for those who want to help out. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to have an avatar yet. Maybe soon!

NotYourKeys.org - Community Contribution Avatar Campaign

[MusaMohamed]

On your site, you gave readers some good non-custodial wallets for desktop and mobile. Electrum wallet is listed but for desktop only. Why did you not put Electrum in Mobile wallet? Electrum has mobile wallet: https://electrum.org/#download

Some Non-Custodial Wallets

    Hardware: Ledger | Trezor | Coldcard
    Mobile: BlueWallet | BRD | Samourai Wallet
    Desktop: Electrum | Wasabi Wallet

You created a good site from domain names (easy to remember) to documents but you forgot a very important thing for bitcoin wallets: Verification that must be done to avoid loss for phishing sites and bad applications.

How to Safely Download and Verify Electrum.

Warning: Electrum versions older than 3.3.4 are susceptible to phishing. Do not download Electrum from another source than electrum.org, and learn to verify GPG signatures.
Latest release: Electrum-4.0.5

[ndalliard]

This is an awesome idea / site.

Is there a reason the Bitcoin Core Wallet (in the desktop section) isn't listed?

[ndalliard]

Is there a reason the Bitcoin Core Wallet (in the desktop section) isn't listed?

Imagine yourself when you discover bitcoin for first time and ask this question to yourself, do you want to download and store 300GB+ (you only need to store few GB if you use prune mode) of blockchain while there are light wallet (such as Electrum)?

Sure, I would, I think that is the whole point of BTC. Minimizing trust.

[mk4]

Sure, I would, I think that is the whole point of BTC. Minimizing trust.

That makes sense. But prooobably not a good idea to recommend for the masses. I personally think it's better to point them to the user-friendly wallets first, and if they actually want to get serious with Bitcoin, chances are they'll find their way into running their own node. Personally even as a decently tech-savvy person, I could see the possibility of me getting easily uninterested when starting out.