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Topic: Proton launches self-custody bitcoin wallet - page 3. (Read 686 times)

legendary
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Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
Web wallet are most vulnerable to attack.

I posted this on another forum:

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It requested for email and password, which I do not like. I prefer wallets that I can be able to access using just seed phrase and nothing else than wallet file.

I use proton username and password which has not subscribed before and it brought this up on my mobile phone:



Because I did not subscribe and it brought up 'Updating your account' and did not update anything nor load any wallet. So no wallet until you subscribe.

I think if you subscribe, you may also be able to access their paid VPN (but I do not know) and their other products and services. But I can use other reputed noncustodial wallet like Electrum, Bluewallet, Sparrow, Unstoppable, Metamask and some other wallets without even using email and password and and they are free.

Be it open or close source, I do not recommend web wallets. I prefer a wallet that I do not need email, username and password to login. Just seed phrase or private key is enough to access my coins.
legendary
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bitcoincleanup.com / bitmixlist.org
Amazing that you are a visionary. I find that quite expensive, I would like to make a one time paymnet to become a supporter with some new features , but they do not have such plan...

There is a raffle for a Lifetime account every year IIRC. Normally they cost around €800 but you obviously can't buy them anymore because that was only for sale during the 2014 fundraiser.

The visionary plans go on sale every Black Friday and renew bi-annually.
legendary
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Merit: 6089
bitcoindata.science
Granted, I am a Proton enthusiast. But I would not want to use this wallet. This is effectively a web wallet in the style of Bitamp, so any extension or userscript or some other malicious code that compromises your web browser can add a stealer.

I don't think the wallet is open source either. I don't know. I just wrote to customer support asking about that.

It is open source:
https://github.com/protonwallet/

Amazing that you are a visionary. I find that quite expensive, I would like to make a one time paymnet to become a supporter with some new features , but they do not have such plan...
legendary
Activity: 1568
Merit: 6660
bitcoincleanup.com / bitmixlist.org
Visionary and Lifetime users can use it right now:



Granted, I am a Proton enthusiast. But I would not want to use this wallet. This is effectively a web wallet in the style of Bitamp, so any extension or userscript or some other malicious code that compromises your web browser can add a stealer.

I don't think the wallet is open source either. I don't know. I just wrote to customer support asking about that.
staff
Activity: 3500
Merit: 6152
You've probably all heard of the popular privacy-based email and VPN provider Proton.

Today, they have announced they're launching a self custody bitcoin wallet[1] which you can access from here[2]. I tried to join but apparently it's not available yet:

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You have been added to the first come, first serve waiting list.....

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/proton-releases-a-self-custody-bitcoin-wallet/
[2] https://account.proton.me/wallet

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