Hello Everybody,
MultiBit HD 0.1 is now available for download at
https://beta.multibit.orgThis is the culmination of over 18 months of effort. The beta phase is complete and this is a finished product that we believe is suitable for mainstream users.
Gary and I would like to thank everyone who has helped us get to this point through donations, feedback, translations and advice.
Here are the important capabilities of MultiBit HD:
- simple and intuitive user interface - big accessible controls each with a clear purpose
- no worrying about losing private keys any more - use your "wallet words" (seed phrase) to restore them
- fast and lightweight block chain download just like MultiBit Classic (SPV) about 25MB overall
- private Contacts database with private notes and tags
- private Payments database with integrated exchange rates
- adjustable fees
- adjustable units (support for bits, ubits, millis etc)
- integrated exchange rates from multiple exchanges to support national currencies
- export transactions with spot rates to a financial package in standard CSV format
- themes to suit different lighting conditions
- detailed integrated Help if you get stuck
- available in many languages
Disaster recovery features
Everybody experiences data loss at some point. Here is how you are shielded from this using MultiBit HD:
- you lose your password - click Restore on credentials screen and recover it from local backup with your "wallet words" (seed phrase)
- you delete all your local backups (hard drive error) - automatic restore from cloud backup
- you delete all your local and cloud backups (stolen laptop) - select "Restore from wallet words" and follow the instructions
- you forget your wallet words - unlock your firesafe and retrieve the laminated paper copy you made
- you lose your Trezor - restore the Trezor wallet from your "wallet words" and move the bitcoins to safety
More technically minded readers will want to know that we support the following:
- open source under modified MIT licence
- pure SPV - connect directly to the Bitcoin network
- random peer discovery (plus it will use your local Bitcoin Core if you are running one)
- Tor support out of the box (optional)
- Trezor support out of the box (just plug it in)
- all data is encrypted locally using entropy gathered from your wallet words (12, 18 or 24)
- hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet support BIP32 and BIP44 (account 1 only in each case because it's SPV)
- all data automatically backed up to a location of your choice (encrypted)
- detailed transaction information
- support for BIP21/72 links and Payment Protocol BIP70
- multiple block explorers
- sign/verify of Bitcoin messages - use Copy/Paste All to fill all fields in one click
- simple self-contained installer for Windows, OS X and Linux with semi-automatic updates
- various wallet management tools such as emptying a wallet with accurate fee calculation
- integrated error reporting over HTTPS providing GPG encrypted anonymised logs
Just a couple of closing notes:
We're keeping it on the beta site for a couple of days to give people time to verify it on a wide range of platforms.
There is a large amount of supporting information at
https://beta.multibit.orgOnce again, thanks to everyone who made this possible!