The DeepOnion Electrum Wallet Released
The DeepOnion Electrum wallet is finally here. It comes with multiple benefits to facilitate the most convenient interaction with the DeepOnion network for a fast and smooth experience.
The benefits of the Electrum DeepOnion wallet are:- - No sync required: Get connected in seconds.
- - Safe: All private keys are encrypted and stored in your Electrum wallet.
- - Anonymous: All transmissions are sent over the Tor network.
- - Easy: Import and export your private keys conveniently. The keys are compatible with the DeepOnion Desktop wallet.
- - Seed Phrase: Restore your wallet with a bunch of words. Wallet file backups are not needed.
As an initial release it still requires a proxy to the Tor network. Tor will be integrated into the wallet in a future update along with other improvements.
The DeepOnion Electrum Wallet is available for Android, Windows, Linux and Mac.
Android link:Android Instructions:1. Configure Orbot to establish a Tor proxy.
2 - Start the DeepOnion Electrum Wallet.
3 - Open Settings -> Network
4 - Add proxy configuration: Proxy mode: socks4 host: localhost port: 9050
Windows Link:https://github.com/thohemp/electrum-onion/releases/tag/4.3.0 (Release 4.3.0 - GUI Update · thohemp/electrum-onion)
Windows Instructions:1 - Start the Tor Browser and make sure it is connected.
2 - Start the DeepOnion Electrum Wallet.
3 - Click on the "Network" button on the bottom right and enable Proxy usage.
When a connection is established with Tor network the icon at the corner turns blue:
Linux Link:https://github.com/thohemp/electrum-onion/releases/tag/4.3.0 (Release 4.3.0 - GUI Update · thohemp/electrum-onion)
Linux Instructions:1 - Execute the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install tor
sudo service tor start
2 - Start the DeepOnion Electrum Wallet.
3 - Click on the "Network" button on the bottom right and enable Proxy usage.
When a connection is established with Tor network the icon at the corner turns blue:
Mac OSX Link:https://github.com/thohemp/electrum-onion/releases/tag/4.3.0 (Release 4.3.0 - GUI Update · thohemp/electrum-onion)
OSX:1 - Execute the following commands in the terminal:
brew install tor
brew services start tor
2 - Start the DeepOnion Electrum Wallet.
3 - Click on the "Network" button on the bottom right and enable Proxy usage.
When a connection is established the network icon turns blue: