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Topic: A Bitcoin desktop wallet without downloading the entire blockchain? - page 2. (Read 13006 times)

sr. member
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Is this :              https://electrum.org/#home            the official wbsite where I can safely download Electrum?  Smiley
THX!
sr. member
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Blockchain with solar energy
Electrum is one of the best I think.
It is very lightweight and easy to use.
full member
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As far as i know, there are three wallets which can be used without downloading the entire block chain.

1- Electrum
2- Multibit
3- Bither

If i happen to find another i will let you know.  Smiley
legendary
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Thank you for all the replies
sr. member
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When you choose a wallet, try some one where you can:
- save your priv key.
- you can sign / valid a message

then read carefully how to make a backup of your keys.
and let's go!

(I use multibit)
hero member
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There are a few dedsktop wallets like that a simple google search will find you one, obviously be carefull when selecting one.
staff
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Is that possible?

All the wallets expect Bitcoin Core & Armory (only one that require downloading the blockchain) as far as I know .
legendary
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Yes definitely possible.
Here you go buddy.
https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet


Click desktop, choose between Windows, Mac and Linux.
Then go for wallets with simplified validation like Electrum, Mulbit and Bither.That's it.
legendary
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Is that possible?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't we already have one (electrum and some other lightweight wallets)?

you are correct.
they are called SPV wallets. these wallets (like Electrum) download only the blockchain headers (it is ~40 MB for Electrum) and connect to dedicated servers which are running a full node and receive / send information from them.
sr. member
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Is that possible?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't we already have one (electrum and some other lightweight wallets)?
legendary
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Is that possible?
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