I like armory offline nature more than the faster, smaller but more online electrum.
AFAIK, you could use Electrum to create and manage an offline wallet easily as well.
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AFAIK, you could use Electrum to create and manage an offline wallet easily as well.
i have not tried armory myself. i'm a big fan of electrum, though. great for a perpetual newbie such as myself, and no need to download the entire blockchain. 
Me niether, i used electrum also, but i dont keep anything big there, just some "pocket money" for fast transactions, so that i dont need to sync my local wallet everytime.
I never trust web based wallets too much,as you never know what will happen next..
I like armory offline nature more than the faster, smaller but more online electrum. Though I only have a small amount of BTC I still think a person should secure bitcoins securely regardless of how much (maybe a satoshi would worth a dollar in the future 
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i have not tried armory myself. i'm a big fan of electrum, though. great for a perpetual newbie such as myself, and no need to download the entire blockchain.
Which of these are better for gambling?
are both of these light weight wallets?
are both of these light weight wallets?
Why would one wallet be better for gambling than another? Both are equal. And not, armory is the opposite of light weight. It requires you to download the whole blockchain.
For now blockchain weights 23GB and still growing... For some people this is big drawback.
Which of these are better for gambling?
are both of these light weight wallets?
are both of these light weight wallets?
I personally prefer Armory. Didn`t used many times Electrum
I prefer Electrum - I am not technical at all and find it much more intuitive to use
It's a lot more user friendly and faster to run than most of the other trusted wallets but it's not the best option for security but having said that you can create a paper wallet on there.
I prefer Electrum - I am not technical at all and find it much more intuitive to use
If you are looking for the most secure and feature rich wallet then get armory. No other wallet has the encryption features armory has, for protecting your private keys.
Shout outs
to Alan Reiner (brilliant mathematician) , for making this wonderful piece of software.
Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HDQ1XVPuE
Shout outs
to Alan Reiner (brilliant mathematician) , for making this wonderful piece of software.Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HDQ1XVPuE
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I'm looking for a non-hosted wallet, and I've narrowed down my choices to Armory or Electrum, since I don't have the resources to support Bitcoin Core, and MultiBit has some bugs that aren't preferred for what I'm doing.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
Both clients are great. Electrum is more user-friendly and Armory has more features.
IMO if you are talking about a small amount of bitcoin, it is better to use Electrum.
But if you have a significant amount of bitcoin, I think it deserves some of your time to set up an offline Armory wallet.
Is he using the word 'resources' for dependencies and blocks or just dependencies?
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I'm looking for a non-hosted wallet, and I've narrowed down my choices to Armory or Electrum, since I don't have the resources to support Bitcoin Core, and MultiBit has some bugs that aren't preferred for what I'm doing.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
Both clients are great. Electrum is more user-friendly and Armory has more features.
IMO if you are talking about a small amount of bitcoin, it is better to use Electrum.
But if you have a significant amount of bitcoin, I think it deserves some of your time to set up an offline Armory wallet.
Electrum for ease of use and beginners.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory has proven to work.
Electrum is still new to most users.
AFAIK, Electrum is here for almost 2 years now.
2 years is a really long period of time in the cryptocurrency world and so I wouldn't use the word "new" to describe it.
They didn't do a good job promoting it then.
Electrum for ease of use and beginners.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory has proven to work.
Electrum is still new to most users.
AFAIK, Electrum is here for almost 2 years now.
2 years is a really long period of time in the cryptocurrency world and so I wouldn't use the word "new" to describe it.
Electrum for ease of use and beginners.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory has proven to work.
Electrum is still new to most users.
Electrum easy to use and no Blockchain to download.
Electrum, simpler and less reliant on you being a complete tech nerd
Would choose Electrum for it's quickness and simplicity, not having to download the entire blockchain is a huge bonus. Ideally if you're storing a substantial amount of btc I would use Bitcoin Core or Armory
I use electrum and i think it is the best bitcoin light client
you don't need to sync full blockchain of bitcoin, good for daily use
about armory, can i change where i keep/put my blockchain in different drive on my PC?
or it's only stored in C: drive?
you don't need to sync full blockchain of bitcoin, good for daily use
about armory, can i change where i keep/put my blockchain in different drive on my PC?
or it's only stored in C: drive?
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Why not use both?
They serve different functions due to different characteristics. Armory has the potential to have the most setup possible with true cold offline storage. Electrum is light and easy to use.
If you have 137 BTC, I would put 125BTC in an Armory offline wallet and have it secured and sleep soundly at night. The other 12 BTC can be used in Electrum for day to day type transactions.
They serve different functions due to different characteristics. Armory has the potential to have the most setup possible with true cold offline storage. Electrum is light and easy to use.
If you have 137 BTC, I would put 125BTC in an Armory offline wallet and have it secured and sleep soundly at night. The other 12 BTC can be used in Electrum for day to day type transactions.
That is good suggestion. So which will you choose in this : Multibit or Electrum?
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they have different purposes. if it really is either or, then Electrum.
Armory is good for cold storage. i have my cold storage on QT because i haven't touched it in so long, but i prefer Multibit for my desktop hot wallet. Electrum is nice too.
I chose Electrum, I use the good
PC wallet but lighter, do not need to download the full data like bitcoin-qt & Armory
2-3 minutes also sync if a new install (depending on the number of transactions on the address page)
but when asked to choose electrum or multibit, I would choose the multibit
PC wallet but lighter, do not need to download the full data like bitcoin-qt & Armory
2-3 minutes also sync if a new install (depending on the number of transactions on the address page)
but when asked to choose electrum or multibit, I would choose the multibit
Why not use both?
They serve different functions due to different characteristics. Armory has the potential to have the most setup possible with true cold offline storage. Electrum is light and easy to use.
If you have 137 BTC, I would put 125BTC in an Armory offline wallet and have it secured and sleep soundly at night. The other 12 BTC can be used in Electrum for day to day type transactions.
They serve different functions due to different characteristics. Armory has the potential to have the most setup possible with true cold offline storage. Electrum is light and easy to use.
If you have 137 BTC, I would put 125BTC in an Armory offline wallet and have it secured and sleep soundly at night. The other 12 BTC can be used in Electrum for day to day type transactions.
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Now a days, Armory is better. It provides better security but you will have to download whole blockchain. You can download bootstrap.dat and copy it into wallet directory. Many BTC stealing Malwares and Trojans has came. So it is better to choose more secure wallet than lighter wallet. You can also avoid getting stolen by installing good antivirus and removing non-trusted softwares.
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Electrum. I don't have enough funds to be super sensitive and make proper paper wallets and everything so it's enough for me to just write down the seed. Plus it's just so fast. Everything from the installation to general use, it's amazing imo. And it's written in my favorite language.
great thread as usual. thanks
I used Electrum once, and I was satisfied.
However I never used Armory, so I won't for anything right here.
You can also try both of them to see which one suits you.
However I never used Armory, so I won't for anything right here.
You can also try both of them to see which one suits you.
Im still undecided, using core for a while, but too daaaaaaaamn bloaty.
Agreed. After having it hog my resources for a week, I switched to Electrum. Much better.
I have not tried armory and I have only been using electrum for a couple of months. Cannot give you a comparison, I can only say there is nothing I dislike about electrum.
Electrum is more user friendly, I'd recommend it for people without any previous experience.
But overall I prefer Armory because of it's security, and btw I would not exclude Multibit, it's not so buggy.
But overall I prefer Armory because of it's security, and btw I would not exclude Multibit, it's not so buggy.
ARMORY 
I like design.
I just saw a video tutorial about Electrum and the guy says Armory is not light and depends on Bitcoin core as well or something like that
Yes, you have to dl blockchain, but who cares? Anytime I can import some of my pr. keys to any lightweight wallet if I need.
I like design.
Armory.
I just saw a video tutorial about Electrum and the guy says Armory is not light and depends on Bitcoin core as well or something like that
Yes, you have to dl blockchain, but who cares? Anytime I can import some of my pr. keys to any lightweight wallet if I need.
Armory.
I just saw a video tutorial about Electrum and the guy says Armory is not light and depends on Bitcoin core as well or something like that
Armory.
Im still undecided, using core for a while, but too daaaaaaaamn bloaty.
As a non-tech kind of guy, mark another vote down for Electrum.
Newbie friendly all the way: Electrum.
I'm new but I used Multibit since a year and never had any problem with it, maybe I was lucky but I think it's a great wallet.
If you want your Bitcoin to be secure then you should use Armory otherwise if you aren't to bothered or don't know how to use the advanced features of the wallet then you should use Electrum as it's newbie friendly and pretty straight forward.
I've been using Electrum since I was starting out. Wouldn't change. Very portable, fast, no downloading the blockchain, good interface.
Electrum for ease of use and beginners.
Armory if you need more security.
Armory if you need more security.
Electrum is the lighter client.
Beginners are advised to use Electrum,
Beginners are advised to use Electrum,
I'm looking for a non-hosted wallet, and I've narrowed down my choices to Armory or Electrum, since I don't have the resources to support Bitcoin Core, and MultiBit has some bugs that aren't preferred for what I'm doing.
I suspect you already have a good feel for the basic differences between wallet choices, but if not, this link might help: http://gurnec.github.io/btc-wallet-comparison/
I'm looking for a non-hosted wallet, and I've narrowed down my choices to Armory or Electrum, since I don't have the resources to support Bitcoin Core, and MultiBit has some bugs that aren't preferred for what I'm doing.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
I prefer Electrum because it is not only a deterministic wallet (meaning that I can backup the private keys of all my generated addresses and future addresses by just writing down the seed) but it is also a SPV client (very easy to use).
If you need a client for regular transactions then I will recommend electrum wallet, because In Armory you have to download whole blockchain, unless you want to run offline armory.
I'm looking for a non-hosted wallet, and I've narrowed down my choices to Armory or Electrum, since I don't have the resources to support Bitcoin Core, and MultiBit has some bugs that aren't preferred for what I'm doing.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
So which one would you choose to hold your Bitcoin? Armory or Electrum?
Also let's say I have an nondescript number of Bitcoin waiting to be moved, for this we'll say 3BTC.
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