Topic: Which Windows wallet not download full blockchain - page 2. (Read 2026 times)
SPV clients like Electrum and multibit doesn't download the full blockchain but it downloads the headers of each block. It trust the miners to enforce the network rules and Bitcoin Core doesn't trust miners this way. If you are only looking to recieve and send Bitcoin, SPV clients are the way to go. If you are looking to use all the developers features and have more control over your privacy, try using Bitcoin Core.
Hi All,
Newbie here. I want to install a wallet on my Win7 Pro pc. I was doing some research and from what I can understand some wallets require that you download the whole blockchain and some don't. I have very limited bandwidth so I definitely don't want to download the whole thing.
I googled "Comparison of wallets for Windows" but didn't find anything useful.
Which Windows wallet is best that does not require the whole blockchain to be downloaded?
I also have an Android phone (5.0.1) so if you think the Android wallets are much better let me know.
Thanks for helping a newbie. Cheers,
Advait
You can find all the wallets list here. https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet Newbie here. I want to install a wallet on my Win7 Pro pc. I was doing some research and from what I can understand some wallets require that you download the whole blockchain and some don't. I have very limited bandwidth so I definitely don't want to download the whole thing.
I googled "Comparison of wallets for Windows" but didn't find anything useful.
Which Windows wallet is best that does not require the whole blockchain to be downloaded?
I also have an Android phone (5.0.1) so if you think the Android wallets are much better let me know.
Thanks for helping a newbie. Cheers,
Advait
You should try electrum. Lightweight, secure, ease of use all in mind. Everything that you need to know in this link. http://bitzuma.com/posts/a-beginners-guide-to-the-electrum-bitcoin-wallet/
electrum and multibit
first go to this link: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
then click the wallet logo and check the validation feature (on the second line)
if it says "full validation" then it's a full node and you've to download 30GB+
if it says "Simplified validation" then you don't need to download all blockchain.
first go to this link: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
then click the wallet logo and check the validation feature (on the second line)
if it says "full validation" then it's a full node and you've to download 30GB+
if it says "Simplified validation" then you don't need to download all blockchain.
Try Electrum, i've never tried it but it's supossed to do just that.
Hi All,
Newbie here. I want to install a wallet on my Win7 Pro pc. I was doing some research and from what I can understand some wallets require that you download the whole blockchain and some don't. I have very limited bandwidth so I definitely don't want to download the whole thing.
I googled "Comparison of wallets for Windows" but didn't find anything useful.
Which Windows wallet is best that does not require the whole blockchain to be downloaded?
I also have an Android phone (5.0.1) so if you think the Android wallets are much better let me know.
Thanks for helping a newbie. Cheers,
Advait
Newbie here. I want to install a wallet on my Win7 Pro pc. I was doing some research and from what I can understand some wallets require that you download the whole blockchain and some don't. I have very limited bandwidth so I definitely don't want to download the whole thing.
I googled "Comparison of wallets for Windows" but didn't find anything useful.
Which Windows wallet is best that does not require the whole blockchain to be downloaded?
I also have an Android phone (5.0.1) so if you think the Android wallets are much better let me know.
Thanks for helping a newbie. Cheers,
Advait
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