I always been kinda interested and even fascinated by decentralized currency, thought that it was a cool idea, and then seen how it was absolutely mauled by scams, money laundering and predatory practices in general to the point when even thinking about it was gross. And I kinda forgot about it for a while.
But recently there appeared a need for me to actually use cryptocurrency (I want to pay for vds where I host my proxy, without linking my credit card), so I started researching what exist now on the market of wallets, and was rather disappointed: most surface level projects are in-browser always online with “super slick ultra cool design” bullshit with the focus on trading. So, I thought about asking more experienced people (that are not some random cryptobros). Here are my requirements:
- must store all the sensetive data localy on a device as much as possible
- must be open-source
- must have desktop app as main (if it has a complimentary mobile app that’s fine, but the central point of operation must be desktop app)
- ideally supports all main stable-coins
- ideally doesn’t have pretentious trading crap, nft shit etc.
- ideally have a non-bullshit, straight to the point interface (along the lines of monero wallet I guess)
Also, I think I need to mention that I’m somewhat techsavy, but I’m not super experienced with cryptocurrency, so I’m open to learning things about it. Maybe some of my points are impossible due to how technology works, but I hope I got the “vector” of my wishes across.
P.S. Sorry for such a long post and thank you if you set aside the time to read it and respond.
I went through the rabbit hole of seeking out open source wallets and honestly I don’t think I can recommend one that fits everything you’ve listed. Here are the ones I recommend though:
Coinomi: these guys are OGs and super trusted, and their desktop wallet supports many coins. However, it doesn’t seem like they’ve been as active in maintaining it recently and they also closed off a bunch of their code to help combat against scams and bad actors (or so they claim).
Exodus: their UI design is great and I’ve used them for a good while on mobile and desktop. They do support many currencies and networks, but they are closed source and at least their mobile app pushes quite a bit of garbage
Electrum/Electron Cash/ Electron Lite: these are open source wallets for Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash and Litecoin respectively, so they don’t support stable coins at all. They’re also meant for people who are familiar with the technical side of crypto so I’d recommend novices to avoid them. However, they are highly trusted and completely open source
Cake Wallet: open source but only support Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Monero. They just added Ethereum in their last update, but not sure if tokens are supported yet. Their desktop app is in beta so it’s not super stable yet but there is a lot less clutter than other apps
Anyway I hope this helps with your search. If you do find anything that fits your needs please update me because I’d like to poke around myself!
Thank you for listing some suggestions, I will check them out! If I find something better, I’ll tell you