In Memory of eXch - Wallet Recommendations Not to Be Forgotten!

[Trêvoid]

Hello everyone,

As eXch closure in May 2025, regulatory challenges and allegations, it’s important to remember the valuable guidance the platform provided over the years. eXch was more than just an exchange it was a community hub (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577207.0) that emphasized security, privacy, and user empowerment.

To honor the legacy of eXch and help newcomers navigate the complex world of cryptocurrency safely, here are the wallet recommendations originally shared by eXch trusted options that remain relevant and reliable today.



Desktop Wallets

Electrum (BTC): Fast, secure, and feature-rich Bitcoin wallet.  (https://electrum.org)

Electrum-LTC (LTC): Litecoin version of Electrum. (https://electrum-ltc.org)

Sparrow (BTC): Privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet with advanced coin control.   (https://sparrowwallet.com/)

Feather (XMR): Lightweight Monero wallet emphasizing privacy.   (https://featherwallet.org/)

MyCrypto (ETH + ERC20): Open-source Ethereum wallet.   (https://download.mycrypto.com/)

MMGen (BTC, LTC, XMR, ETH + ERC20): Multi-coin command-line wallet for advanced users.   (https://github.com/mmgen/mmgen-wallet)

Mobile Wallets

Unstoppable Wallet (BTC, LTC, DASH, ETH + ERC20): Available on F-Droid, prioritizes privacy and security.  (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.horizontalsystems.bankwallet)

Electrum (BTC, LN): Mobile version of Electrum on F-Droid.   (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.electrum.electrum/)

Brume Wallet (ETH): Privacy-focused Ethereum wallet on F-Droid.  (https://f-droid.org/packages/eth.brume.wallet/)

WARNING:
eXch strongly recommended only mobile wallets included in the official F-Droid repository. This ensures apps are built via reproducible builds by F-Droid’s infrastructure, reducing risks from compromised developers or hidden modifications.

Browser Wallets

Enkrypt (ETH + ERC20): Open-source Ethereum browser extension.   (https://www.enkrypt.com/)

Hardware Wallets

Foundation Passport: Air-gapped, open-source hardware wallet for secure cold storage.  (https://foundationdevices.com/)

Why This Matters

These recommendations come directly from eXch expertise and commitment to user security. Even as eXch shutdowns, its guidance on safe wallet usage should not be forgotten. Newcomers and veterans can benefit from these trusted tools to protect their crypto assets.

Let’s keep the spirit of eXch alive by prioritizing security, privacy, and open-source solutions in our crypto journeys.

Privacy is not a crime.

Thank you.

[BenCodie]

It's a shame they were taken down and how it all happened. Bybit gets hacked for $1.5 billion, hackers choose exch due to its privacy friendly nature, then they get persecuted for what ultimately stemmed from a centralized exchange's poor security.

I agree that privacy is important and also not a crime. This forum should have a board to discuss privacy. Despite the community already coming to consensus on 2 occasions to add a board, it still doesn't exist unfortunately. This is a great contribution to helping those achieve it though, you've cut straight to the point with solutions that are pro-privacy. Nice work

[Despairo]

This is a good sharing, is that all the wallet posted by exch?

MyCrypto, MMGen, Brume Wallet and Enkrypt are new for me, I haven't heard them.

How about Bluewallet, Trezor, Mycellium, Coldcard, Seedsigner, Bitbox etc? many people are mentioning those wallets, I also mention them because I've use some of them and I never had any issue with those wallets.

I usually choose by using this site recommendation https://walletscrutiny.com/

[Trêvoid]

This is a good sharing, is that all the wallet posted by exch?

MyCrypto, MMGen, Brume Wallet and Enkrypt are new for me, I haven't heard them.

How about Bluewallet, Trezor, Mycellium, Coldcard, Seedsigner, Bitbox etc? many people are mentioning those wallets, I also mention them because I've use some of them and I never had any issue with those wallets.

I usually choose by using this site recommendation https://walletscrutiny.com/

Yes those wallets posted by eXch. Further, I have not used wallets that you mentioned so i cant vouch for them.

[satscraper]

Sparrow (BTC): Privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet with advanced coin control.



Hardware Wallets

Foundation Passport: Air-gapped, open-source hardware wallet for secure cold storage.

It seems the technical staff behind eXch really knows their stuff. Out of all the hardware wallets available on the market today they’ve recommended Passport ^{by Foundation}, and I fully agree with their choice. I also appreciated that they gave a nod to Sparrow which is one of the better software wallets out there. I've used eXch several times to swap between different cryptocurrencies and each transaction went smoothly. I hope they follow through current obstacles with the use of their rebranding to left standing in the space.

[Forsyth Jones]

We can only thank eXch for all its contributions to the bitcoin community. It will leave a huge legacy and we will be in need of services of this quality, as it's unlikely that another company with such quality will emerge. It was a pleasure to use eXch's services, they are note infinity!
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Regarding the list, I agree with satscraper, software wallets like electrum and sparrow are some of the best options for desktop, iti's much better to use my hardware wallets through the UI of these wallets. The same goes for Passport hardware wallet, which has been consolidating itself more and more due to its quality and robustness, although I would include more options like: coldcard, bitbox02 and trezor.

For mobile wallet for bitcoin, I would add bluewallet, green wallet...

[Trêvoid]

We can only thank eXch for all its contributions to the bitcoin community. It will leave a huge legacy and we will be in need of services of this quality, as it's unlikely that another company with such quality will emerge. It was a pleasure to use eXch's services, they are note infinity!
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Regarding the list, I agree with satscraper, software wallets like electrum and sparrow are some of the best options for desktop, iti's much better to use my hardware wallets through the UI of these wallets. The same goes for Passport hardware wallet, which has been consolidating itself more and more due to its quality and robustness, although I would include more options like: coldcard, bitbox02 and trezor.

For mobile wallet for bitcoin, I would add bluewallet, green wallet...

eXch played a significant role in the bitcointalk.org community, and closure of their service leaves a huge gap.

Bluewallet and green wallet i have not used them before.

[dkbit98]

I do agree with most wallet choices suggested by eXch but I do have to add Cake wallet as one of the best open source multi-coin wallets.
Cake is available both on desktop and mobile devices and in my opinion it works better than Unstoppable wallet.
I used both wallets and I had syncing issues in Unstoppable wallet many times, unlike with Cake wallet that recently added faster background sync.

[Saint-loup]

It's interesting to remind what wallets the eXch team was recommending to crypto users but it would be even more interesting to get a list of reliable and trustworthy alternatives of this platform to be able to exchange cryptos safely, especially Monero, now. It's very sad they've left the crypto universe, but users need to be able to continue to do what they were doing before their close. The crypto world must keep turning after them.

[mikel_012]

eXch was great for privacy and freedom. The fact they always cheered for wallets and apps that were available on f-droid, meaning they weren't trapped by google or ios rules, means they wanted users to be able to use apps regardless of the tyrant government decisions. We need more companies like them that don't care if KYC is being pushed by bureaucrats. Thanks for the list.

[Trêvoid]

It's interesting to remind what wallets they were recommending but it would be even more interesting to get reliable alternatives of this platform to exchange cryptos safely, especially Monero

So far im trying to provide users safe no kyc crypto swaps, especially for Monero

[FinneysTrueVision]

MyCrypto (ETH + ERC20): Open-source Ethereum wallet.

This is kind of a funny recommendation considering it was created by someone who was a strong opponent of eXch. MyCrypto was a good wallet back in the day but it seems like it was abandoned shortly after their founder began working with Metamask. The latest version released on their Github is from several years ago.

[Trêvoid]

MyCrypto (ETH + ERC20): Open-source Ethereum wallet.

This is kind of a funny recommendation considering it was created by someone who was a strong opponent of eXch. MyCrypto was a good wallet back in the day but it seems like it was abandoned shortly after their founder began working with Metamask. The latest version released on their Github is from several years ago.

Hello, i would like to know how MyCrypto (ETH + ERC20) was a opponent to eXch ?

[FinneysTrueVision]

Hello, i would like to know how MyCrypto (ETH + ERC20) was a opponent to eXch ?

Their founder was always trashing them on Twitter. This is just one of many examples:

[Sticky Bomb]

I don't know eXch that much when they were active, but after reading their farewell note and knowing how committed they still are in bringing down phishing sites even though they're ceasing operation shows they had great integrity and makes me like them very much. They were strong advocates of privacy and security. I admire that a lot and although the government and others fighting them may have won the fight, but eXch surely left a good legacy behind and it is worth noting like you brought some of their recommendations here.

[suzanne5223]

eXch was great for privacy and freedom. The fact they always cheered for wallets and apps that were available on f-droid, meaning they weren't trapped by google or ios rules, means they wanted users to be able to use apps regardless of the tyrant government decisions. We need more companies like them that don't care if KYC is being pushed by bureaucrats. Thanks for the list.

Aside from eXch being a good privacy platform, I like their model of operation, how they are always available to address every issue, and how they value their reputation. But, if we have more platforms that didn't care about KYC and provide the needed privacy for crypto transaction but still don't provide the needed security for the platform by making their service usable by people who are genuinely privacy enthusiasts not the people that use their service illicit tnadsaction the government will still take them down.

That's the area where most privacy provider platforms are lagging behind. They provide good privacy services, but they didn't make sure that the privacy abusers don't see their services.

[Nwada001]

That's the area where most privacy provider platforms are lagging behind. They provide good privacy services, but they didn't make sure that the privacy abusers don't see their services.

And how will they make sure of that? Even on non-privacy service providers, platform abusers still make use of it. I don't even see any way that any platform that preaches about privacy can limit abusers from using their service, and if you are directing your idea to censoring, then there will be no much difference from regulated, centralised exchanges out there. Not asking for KYC is one thing; the other is what you do to keep your customers safe and give them the freedom they deserve.

[Trêvoid]

protecting user freedom with preventing abuse, but without KYC, stopping bad actors is very difficult without compromising privacy or resorting to censorship

[suzanne5223]

That's the area where most privacy provider platforms are lagging behind. They provide good privacy services, but they didn't make sure that the privacy abusers don't use their services.

And how will they make sure of that? Even on non-privacy service providers, platform abusers still make use of it. I don't even see any way that any platform that preaches about privacy can limit abusers from using their service, and if you are directing your idea to censoring, then there will be no much difference from regulated, centralised exchanges out there. Not asking for KYC is one thing; the other is what you do to keep your customers safe and give them the freedom they deserve.

Most of this hacker wallet address was reported. What privacy service provider will to is setting the bot that will reject transaction executed by the wallet address that was reported as hacker from using their service or else they will have issue with the authority, shutdown their business from operation, and sooner or later that will be no reliable privacy service provider to use for genuine privacy enthusiasts.

There is always a price to pay for every solution presented. If a privacy provider platform wants to keep its business operation, they have to make sure that most privacy abuser wallet addresses reported can't use its service. Besides, there is a crypto wallets that integrate these features to safeguard its users.

[Doan9269]

Once you know what you're doing, you will always provide the best and at the same time recommend the best of all for others to use, that was what i have discovered about eXch, they are of excellence and also try to promote same, making people to understand the reason why privacy and security over crypto assets are very important, if it were to be some other platforms, they may not do like his for any reason as they don't care, but as a community here, we value the service eXch rendered to people and will missed thier impact on the community.