Where to open a bitcoin wallet?

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that has recently become widespread among Internet users. With its help, some sites allow you to pay for services, buy goods, invest. Skillfully playing the courses, you can also earn money.

For any operations with cryptocurrency - buying, earning, receiving, selling - you need a bitcoin wallet. It is a program that stores private keys to access your digital cash, balance information and allows you to make transfers. You can open a wallet in two ways: either install a program on your phone or computer, or use online services to store cryptocurrency.

Software wallets are the most secure way to store cryptocurrency. They store access keys on your hard drive and are not transmitted to the network. Security settings are controlled by the user. They are divided into 2 subspecies:

    Thick - downloads the entire blockchain and updates it regularly. Provide maximum security, the system can authenticate each unit. At the same time, they take up a lot of disk space and RAM, and do not work quickly.
    Thin - download only necessary data from third-party resources. This reduces the security performance, because the chains are verified by a third-party application, but the private keys are still only available to you. They work fast and are suitable for laptops and tablets.

Among the software wallets are Bitcoin Core (thick), Armory (thick), Electrum (thin), Multibit (thin).

If you want to use online wallets, you can register them on Blockchain, Xapo, Coinbase, BitGo, StrongCoin, etc.

You can also create an account on various exchanges.

There is another type of Bitcoin wallet, which is currently under heavy discussion. This is the so-called "iron" wallet. It is designed as a separate device that is connected via a USB port to a computer. In terms of its security system, it is a fat wallet that connects to the Internet via a computer when needed, which further makes Bitcoin savings secure.

The main advantage of online wallets is that they can be managed remotely. That is, log into your account from any device and from anywhere in the world where there is Internet access, and make money transfers, pay for purchases, etc. But the security of such wallets depends on the owners of such a service.