Trezor Safe 3 Review: A Hardware Wallet for Bitcoin Newcomers
What is the Trezor Safe 3? Design and build What's in the box? Getting started Trezor Suite Features and assets Security Verdict A long-established name in the crypto space, Trezor's line of hardware wallets has provided users with a reliable, if unshowy, means of self-custodying their Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Now it's branching out, with the Trezor Safe 3—a hardware wallet that's explicitly courting newcomers with its slick design language and user-friendly UX. Will it be enough to...
Oct 15, 2020
Wallets
The Best Bitcoin Wallets: Hardware, Software and Mobile
What is a Bitcoin wallet? What types of wallet are there? Hardware wallets Software wallets Mobile wallets If you're reading these words, congratulations—you are, or about to be, the holder of some Bitcoin. To do so, however, you’ll need a Bitcoin wallet to store it in—which is why you’re probably here. Working out which Bitcoin wallet is right for you can be a daunting undertaking; there are a lot of options out there, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. We've rounded up some...
Jul 15, 2020
Wallets
Jaxx Liberty review: Powerful features, curious security choices
Decentral’s Jaxx Liberty is one of the most popular mobile cryptocurrency wallets, with more than 100,000 downloads across the Apple App Store and Google Play store. The wallet first launched in May 2018 and has evolved substantially since then, adding new features, and support for an increased range of digital assets. Jaxx Liberty stands apart from other mobile wallets thanks to its attractive design and simplicity. However, its security features are subject to some baffling decisions that lea...
Jul 10, 2020
Wallets
BRD review: mobile wallets don't get any easier than this
BRD is a mobile wallet that is designed to make spending and using cryptocurrencies as simple and accessible as possible. Formerly known as BreadWallet (and later Bread), but now known simply as BRD, the wallet first sprang into popularity in 2017 after raising $32 million selling BRD tokens through the Binance Launchpad. Since then, the wallet has been regularly upgraded with new features, but the BRD token has been reduced to a background feature on the app. BRD is currently available for And...
Jun 14, 2020
Wallets
Electrum Wallet review: no-frills design with strong features
One of the first Bitcoin wallet clients ever released, Electrum remains one of the most recognizable names in the space. The desktop version of Electrum has been in development since 2011, but an Android version of the client was released back in 2016. It’s gone on to become one of the most-used mobile Bitcoin wallets, with over 100,000 installs. Much like its desktop counterpart, Electrum for Android features a fairly simplistic design with few frills. But its speed, usability, and strong featu...
Jun 1, 2020
Wallets
Argent wallet review: DeFi made easy
One of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption of cryptocurrency is user-friendliness; newcomers hoping to use crypto are faced with long, confusing alphanumeric strings, seed phrases and talk of "paper wallets" and "hardware wallets." Ethereum wallet Argent is aiming to address this problem, abstracting away crypto's complexities to create a simple user experience that resembles a conventional mobile banking app. Argent wants to bring DeFi to a billion people Launched in 2018, Argent was initia...