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My Review
I downloaded WasabiWallet on my windows 10 device. The downloading process was smooth and quick. After installing WasabiWallet, the first thing that I noticed was the simplicity of the user interface, it was simple but not boring. The colors were not dull like other wallets I have used in the past, there seems to bring life to the wallet.



Creating my wallet was easy, I was asked to write down my recovery phrase, I noticed there was no way to copy the phrase which is a good sign that Wasabi is really about one's privacy and protection. I think the best way to store one's recovery phrase is the old fashioned paper and pen method and Wasabi agrees with me. The copy option suggests it is okay users to store their recovery phrase digitally which is bad. Kudos to WasabiWallet for not making a copy function available.



I like that the wallet has a dark mode feature. Personally I'm obsessed with the dark mode feature, I can comfortable use my WasabiWallet any time of the day without bothering my eyes. You can also have the liberty to turn on/off Tor as seen in the image.


Wasabi makes use of Tor to increase customer privacy. They also have the coinjoin feature on default. With this, you don't have to use mixer services which for me is great. You can turnoff the coinjoin in settings if you do not want to use it.
 
Wasabi wallet is user-friendly, the interface is neat and easy to navigate even for a beginner.  WasabiWallet is offers the perfect service - privacy and open sourced, the user is truly in control of his coins. I didn't find any bugs. I will be using WasabiWallet more in the future.

Wasabi Wallet Review


Why You Should Use the New Bitcoin Wallet, Wasabi

Wasabi is a new Bitcoin wallet that provides a much safer alternative to your current Bitcoin wallet. In this article, we will discuss why you should use Wasabi instead of your current Bitcoin wallet.
What Is Wasabi? - Wasabi is a Bitcoin wallet designed with security in mind.
It provides secure storage of your coins and private keys and takes several steps to ensure the safety of its users.
You can even connect to other RPC nodes.

One of the most important benefits of using Wasabi is its security. Wasabi has an advanced security system that makes it difficult for hackers to break into your account and steal your Bitcoins.
It also has an offline mode, which helps protect against hackers who might try to attack your device while you’re connected to the internet or even after you disconnect from the internet.

Another benefit of using Wasabi is its privacy features. Unlike some other wallets, Wasabi does not store any of your private keys on its server or on any other third-party server.
This means that no one can access your funds without your knowledge. It’s also easy to restore a wallet in case you can’t access your device or somehow delete the app.
To do this, just follow these steps: Start by downloading the app again ➵ re-entering your password ➵ This will create a new seed phrase ➵ recover all of your funds.

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Best,
Swordsoffreedom

Partially Paid! 

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The usernames of those whose reviews I'm still waiting for.

Wasabi Wallet Review

Since other members before me have already installed Wasabi Wallet in their Macs (sorry for that, bitbollo) I will skip the part about the installation process and I won't repeat what others have already explained masterfully.

Just one tip for users that, like me, use some sort of antivirus software. In my case, I use Avast, and when I first tried to install the wallet a window popped-out stating that bitcoind was infected with BitCoinMiner. This is just typical with Bitcoin wallets afaik but, for newbies, the process to bypass the proposed quarantine is the following one:


When the message pops-up...


...click on the three rounded dots and then create exception...


...so the exception is created and that file won't be scanned anymore.


That said, I am not really keen on installing many wallets in my computer (I mainly use Electrum wallet and Ledger Live) but I really like the alternative that brings Wasabi, as the design is quite cool, UI is beautiful, compact, intuitive, in overall the wallet is easy to use for entry level Bitcoin users, and it adds this coinjoin feature that, to be honest, I haven't used it yet but I'm eager to try it in the next days (for the purpose of this review I have transferred some satoshis but below the 0.01 BTC recommended amount, so I will wait and rely on the experience of other members until I make the next transaction).

UI and coinjoin are great pros, not to be shadowed by the following two cons I found:

First of all, the synchronisation every time you open your wallet can be a bit annoying, but at least in my case it takes just a few seconds every time I open it (a few minutes when I first executed it after the installation) and not 1 hour like in the previous post.



And last, but not least, I have an issue that may be just mine because of my computer being a bit old or something, but using MacOS (Monterey) and Wasabi Wallet v.2.0.1.1, I simply cannot minimise the window, because it pops-up immediately. I hope it gets fixed in the next update, it is a bit annoying, but nothing too serious, and the pros far outweigh the cons.

That said, it only remains for me to add that it is an honor to be one of the standard bearers of this project in the forum. Keep up the good work!


EDIT after being criticized by some for reviewing before actually using CoinJoin: I anonymised 0.01676 BTC for just 0.00005 BTC in "Economic mode": that is 1$ for 335$, or a 0,3%, which is ridiculously cheap IMHO.

My review !

I was not able to install on my Macbook.
I have tried in a secondary partition but it was not accessible/not working.
I tried to install on the main partition but it doesn't work. (well yes I have tried both executables...)
[It could be possible is just a mistake of some options on my mac.... but never happened before with other sw]

I have installed on a Windows machine. Everything was smooth.
I have received a payment and sending out just to try how it works and yes it's a good wallet easy to use with some options for "experienced user". I don't think this the simpliest wallet out of there....

Suggestions:
-There is not an android/iOS application I think this could be a good option for the future.
- it was better to copy the seed word directly and not force the user to write down.
- Coinjoin explanation must be added on full, the final user should get an explanation about the process just for general information.
- advanced setting in a bar are something hard to be used (if you don't know the exact term you can't find an info).
- I can't extract the single private key (why not add this possibility?)
- It's not like electrum that doesn't allow to see ALL address associated (here I am forced to add a label each time)
- Synchronization after a reboot requires /1 hour and more . It was better a disclaimer about it ::

Generally speaking the wallet seems professional with several features for privacy and for customization.
I have not tested coinjoin directly but I think this is one of the best novelty they have introduced.

Thank you icopress 

Jolly, I think July 25th is ok. 

Am I right in thinking the deadline for posting the review is 17th July?

I was doing a review of the Wasabi wallet based on the build version 2.0.1.1.

I liked that I can download the wallet from several sources, this is both the official website (https://www.wasabiwallet.io/#download), GITHUB (https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases), where you can download both older versions of the release and preliminary new versions for testing, as well as for fans of maximum anonymity, the opportunity to download the wallet from the official website is available on the Tor network (http://wasabiukrxmkdgve5kynjztuovbg43uxcbcxn6y2okcrsg7gb6jdmbad.onion/) - the link was not checked by me.

After downloading, be sure to check the PGP signature, because scammers do not sleep!

Wasabi wallet has desktop applications for several operating systems:
1. Windows 10 and above.
2. MacOS 10.15 and above, there is a version for INTEL and M1 processors.
3. Various versions of Linux, such as Ubuntu, Debian and others.

Let's start at the beginning with what I liked about the Wasabi wallet:
- Sufficient ease of installation and configuration. This is unlikely to cause difficulties for inexperienced users. In addition, there are many guides on the Internet how to do this.
- The ability to connect hardware wallets. I connected my Ledger Nano S to the Wasabi wallet without any problems.
- The connection to the network occurs with multiple encryption through 3 random proxy servers. This increases your online security.
- The CoinJoin function allows you to mix transactions with other users, which makes your transactions anonymous to a high degree.
- Non-custodial. Users store their private keys themselves, there is no possibility of storing them on the developers' servers.

What I didn't like about the wallet:
- It is not possible to change the interface language. In fact, this is not such a big problem for most inhabitants of the crypto market. However, if we are talking about attracting newcomers to use this product, then adding other interface languages would play a positive role.
- Wasabi wallet did not want to work on a 32-bit system. I have a lot of old laptops lying around, I thought to try using one as a separate Wasabi wallet, but it didn't work out (
- I couldn't use the CoinJoin function to mix coins from a hardware wallet. The instructions say that for this you need to place the keys on the computer, but I did not do it.


Conclusions: The wallet definitely deserves attention. It is easy to install and use. It has high security, ensures confidentiality and anonymity. I would recommend it for use.

My WASABI wallet reivew:

What is WASABI WALLET?
Source: https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WasabiDoc

Why WASABI?
Source: https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WasabiDoc/tree/master/docs/why-wasabi/

How to use WASABI wallet?



Reviewing this wasabi wallet is very technical, I can't avoid to compared it into Electrum wallet even though I know
they are differ to one another in so many ways. However, when I first downloaded it at my desktop, I think almost 1 hour and
30 mins before its fully completed to install at my computer.




I also noticed that in less than a week now, wasabi wallet created a several version this a couple of days, where the version I am
reveiwing so far was the version of wasabi 2.0

Second, when I first created my wallet over Wasabi at BitcoinBTC address it was fine and I don't have any question about it.



This was a good guidelines if anyone want to ask something here at wasabi, it was actually very
informative about the question You/We want to find out.

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Question:

what is the purpose of coinjoin at the wasabi wallet?

- I'm not exactly sure to my understanding about this coinjoin, whatever, just correct me if I am wrong with it.
Based on what I understood, once you try to deposit at coinjoin with a minimum threshold of 0.01BTC your balance
in Satoshi will stakes if it is not in privacy in terms of coinjoin activation, but not sure about this.

- Moreover, I think there is also a danger things once you do something wrong at the coinjoin according to my observation in it.
Just make sure you have a proper understanding in it, so you won't regret in the end using this wallet of course.

My Feedback from the WASABI wallet

- This is what I like at the wasabi wallet where you can change the color background from black to white background
   where other's don't have. And the interface was too simply attractive based on my experienced as a new user of this wallet.

- You can generate several times the address as long as you can.

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Reminders:

1. You must activate 2FA, if you want to deposit for us to secure our Bitcoin balance in it, to avoid unexpected things
    in which we don't like to happen, just like example for lossing our balance in it.

2. Make sure you have a proper understanding and knowledge on this matter, besides there is a guidelines to use
   it properly anyway.

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Conclusion:
 For an ordinary users of Bitcoin, it is very simple to use as the other wallets has when it comes to transaction whether deposit or
withdrawal. But in the other features this wallet was really differ to other wallets. There are some features that I like and I don't like
as well, but its only a few of them where I know some of the reviewers saw it for sure.

Perhaps, I am not too late to pass my review at wasabi, I will finish my review before end of this day
I didn't notice the time, where a lot of the participants was already submitted their task here at
the wasabi review campaign. Thanks for the reminders Sir.

payment confirmed, thank you very much sir.

Hurry up with what?

Edited
Ohh forget it. I didn't notice that there was a oral lel campaign to the wallet reviw. I thought I was replying to the signature campaign.

Don't you know that I always miss you?

If I didn't pay someone this time it doesn't mean they are disqualified ... I'll make the payment next Monday.  

Missed me? Or was I disqualified?

Hurry up guys... some of you already got paid!

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To be honest, I especially liked mocacinno's review.

Wasabi Wallet Review

Download process
Very fast and straight forward. It took me less than 2 minutes to navigate to the website, download and install the wallet – very convenient. The application pops up on the desktop and all you have to do is to double-click and you’re all ready to experience the Wasabi experience (sounds like I’m an ambassador, but this is just my style of writing)

Branding & Functionalities
The branding of the wallet backed by its functionalities really appeals to those who are concerned about their privacy. We should all be if you ask me.

Wallet initialization



Suggestion: As a nice little addition I suggest adding the possibility of sliding back & forth between the above presentation of wallet’s features.

It is a little confusing that on the website it is specified that users shouldn’t pay coordinator fees while on the prompts this is not specified:



Terms & Conditions Review
Not overly complicated with legal jargon. It was quite easy to read and understand. I took the time to go through it thoroughly and no phrases raised up question marks regarding their commitment to keep privacy as a top priority.

UI Analysis
First of all I am a little bit confused about the gradient lines when having no transaction in my wallet. It looks like something might still be loading.
I like that I can very easily disable CoinJoin if I don’t want to use it from the Wallet settings just by one-click. And even more privacy settings are available in the left toolbar like changing themes and some other privacy settings. I particularly dig the discreet mode. There are times when I want to use my wallet, but there are other people in the room. Most of the time I don’t want them to take a peek at my balance.



I’m getting a warning in the wallet and I am not sure why. It looks like the “backend” is not connected, whatever that might mean.
EDIT: This problem got solved just by waiting a little bit more.



Suggestion: I like that we can label transactions when we ask the wallet for a receiving address, but I don’t understand why it is mandatory to enter it. Sometimes I just want a one of my bitcoin addresses without specifying from who I receive them.

Search feature – I find this feature extremely useful, especially if I want to delete a wallet and/or access the data folder of the application. I tested the wallet recovery option so I only had to delete the “.json” file from the ‘wallets’ folder and then quickly recover the wallet by providing the recovery phrase.

Wallet list – I dig the way wallets are displayed on the left side of the wallet and the animations when transitioning between them. Smooth & simple!

Transactions
The most practical test --> transactions handling. For the purpose of this test I have used the Bitcoin mainnet. I have sent a transaction from a segwit address with an insignificant fee of a few cents to a well-known online casino. Everything went smoothly. I also made a withdrawal from the casino to another address – no issues here.

CoinJoin Review
Created a new wallet on the Bitcoin testnet to try the CoinJoin feature. I have selected the optimization for speed.

1st test
- It took some time for the wallet to find peers. However, once I started the CoinJoin it took about 5 hours for my coins to become fully private (100%).
- Starting balance: 0.0007 BTC
- Ending balance: 0.00008 BTC (~ - 0.00062 BTC)
- The CoinJoin process was indeed uneconomical as warned by the wallet. That is why Wasabi recommends to perform a CoinJoin when you have at least 0.01 BTC in your wallet. However I’m not really sure why Bitcoin left my wallet in so many transactions. I see both transactions labeled as CoinJoin and simple outgoing transactions that I haven’t made manually. This is a bit confusing to be honest. I’m going to try Coinjoining again with a balance of around 0.005 and re-test the feature.



2nd test
- Managed to load my wallet with 0.0259 TBTC from different faucets. Now my goal was to make them all private so I started the CoinJoin process with the "Maximize speed" setting activated
- Starting balance: 0.02590404 BTC
- Ending balance: 0.02477675 BTC (~ - 0.00112729 BTC)
- The CoinJoin process was performed in 69 transactions and 0.00112729 BTC was charged as mining fees --> not sure if coordinator fees were included in that. Anyways that amounts to ~4.35% of the sum coinjoined. That is quite decent taking into account that I optimized for speed, not cost.
- TIME: in ~4 hours the coinjoin process was finished



CPU Utilization
It looks like the wallet is a bit CPU intensive, but not exaggerated. It constantly uses around 10-20%. I suspect this is due to tor implementation. To be mentioned that this is also mentioned in the Wasabi FAQ: “No, Wasabi and CoinJoin features require considerable computational power, not currently replicable on a smartphone.”

Wallet Recovery

Steps:
1)   Delete the .json file from the wallets’ folder of the application.
2)   Close and re-open the Wasabi application.
3)   Select the Wallet Recovery option.
4)   Provided the 12 recovery words and the password associated with the wallet.
5)   Wait until the Bitcoin network data is downloaded and processed --> it took around 1 hour for the wallet to get sync’ed.

Security
The wallet is privacy-focused, but I think it would be a killing combination if you can upgrade its security and this is also a branding suggestion --> “Wasabi – security and privacy at its finest” or something around those lines
o   2FA Authentication – this is really essential – also I would like to be able to place limits on the amount of transactions per day I can make without using 2FA. (sometimes I prefer speed over security), plus this security feature will limit my loss if someone get a hold of my wallet's password.
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Conclusion: For normal Bitcoin transactions the wallet is excelent, but you need to be careful about activating CoinJoin by mistake if your focus is stacking sats and not privacy. But hey, Wasabi has been created for the privacy-concerned audience in mind. So you might want to opt for a simpler wallet and not that CPU-intensive if you’re not interested in keeping your transactions private. My opinion is that if you’re dealing with higher amounts of Bitcoin (>0.01 BTC) a 0.3% fee for anonymity is really a cheap price to pay. Just as a side-note I noticed on Github that @nopara is one of their main developers (making most of the commits). He is well recognized for his work on Bitcoin privacy.

sorry for responding a bit late.

I was asked by my local wallet btc-php to provide proof source of income and had to provide a reference and thought this could be given as proof to them. I am sorry for any inconvenience/confusion this may have caused you.

To be honest, this post doesn't make sense at the moment, as no one among the other participants in the review campaign has yet received payment. I made a concession to you because you asked for it. 

edit:

        I have asked and received my payment for the WasabiWallet.io Review Campaign in advance.

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