What is the "best" (easiest and relatively safe) wallet voor total noobs? - page 2.

Bitbuy

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Quote from: hilariousandco on January 09, 2014, 06:51:03 AM

It depends on their personal needs. A lot of people swear to never keep money (or not much of it) online, but Blockchain.info is pretty sound as long as you take advantage of all its security features (2 factor auth second password etc). Most wallets are only as safe as you are at the end of the day.

Still; I like my Bitcoins in my own hands, regardless of ease of use / possible security of a 3rd party.

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It depends on their personal needs. A lot of people swear to never keep money (or not much of it) online, but Blockchain.info is pretty sound as long as you take advantage of all its security features (2 factor auth second password etc). Most wallets are only as safe as you are at the end of the day.

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I have used Electrum for six months - thoroughly recommended - multi-platform - no need to download the blockchain - brain wallet

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Plus, with Electrum, if you take the time to get into it, you will discover some nice features.
One of them for example, is the possibility to have a mirror wallet: you can have a cold storage wallet on an offline pc; install Electrum on a general network-connected pc; and still be able to see your offline stash. This newly created wallet will only have read rights, no spending is possible.

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Multibit or Electrum would be my recommendation. The Blockchain.info wallet keeps you reliant on a website, and brain wallets are very dangerous for novice users (pick a passphrase that is in some dictionary that is being monitored by attackers and your coins are gone almost immediately).

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I would go for Multibit and/or Electrum...
Pleanty of features & very reliable

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Often, when telling people about Bitcoin, the questions arises: OK I wanna get into this and start acquiring some bitcoins. Where or how do I start?

Here in Europe it's relatively easy to acquire bitcoins without having to deal with exchanges etc. People can literally buy them using online banking (what everybody uses here) in a minute. But they need an address, hence some wallet of some sort.

My 3 suggestions so far:

Download and install MultiBit
Setup a blockchain.info/wallet account
Generate a brain wallet

Each has its pros and cons, but I'm curious to what other experts think in terms of advising newcomers. What would you recommend to, let's say, your (grand)parents?

Note that it's just something to start with. I do mention they can always switch to a safer, more versatile & advanced alternative later on, if more money becomes involved or if they want more functionality or safety.

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