{"id":8392,"date":"2025-02-10T23:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T22:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=8392"},"modified":"2025-02-10T23:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T22:46:27","slug":"proton-wallet-the-perfect-introductory-self-custodial-bitcoin-wallet-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/proton-wallet-the-perfect-introductory-self-custodial-bitcoin-wallet-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Proton Wallet: The Perfect Introductory Self-Custodial Bitcoin Wallet for Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<figure>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<p>                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ch_800%2Cw_1200\/MjEyNjc1NDk4OTYxMDIwNDI1\/screenshot-2024-09-30-at-10205pm_1.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"805\"><figcaption>Connect with Frank on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/frankcorva\">X<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In July of the previous year, Swiss privacy technology firm Proton (creators of Proton Mail) <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/protonmail-maker-proton-is-launching-its-own-bitcoin-wallet\">announced<\/a> its intent to introduce its own bitcoin wallet \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/proton.me\/wallet\">Proton Wallet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I (along with roughly 100,000 other users) was granted early access to the wallet for testing and was amazed by the wallet\u2019s user interface. I particularly appreciated its feature that allows you to link a user\u2019s email address to their bitcoin address, meaning you only need to enter the email when initiating a bitcoin transaction.<\/p>\n<p>You can read my assessment of the wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/reviews\/proton-wallet-review-a-bitcoin-software-wallet-that-simplifies-transactions\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the wallet is accessible to the broader public, I will suggest it to anyone I know who\u2019s finally prepared to transfer their bitcoin from an exchange into their own control. I\u2019ll also endorse it to individuals who wish to make semi-regular on-chain bitcoin payments with a relatively small amount of bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>My motivations for endorsing the wallet are outlined below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s costless to utilize (users can generate up to three wallets and maintain up to three accounts in each wallet, which is adequate for most users \u2014 more information on that <a href=\"https:\/\/proton.me\/support\/wallet-create-btc-account\">here<\/a>; to create additional wallets or accounts, Proton imposes a fee)<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s simple to set up (you are not obligated to record the 12-word seed phrase during wallet setup; however, it\u2019s wise to do so!)<\/li>\n<li>Similar to Proton Mail, Proton has no access to the user data of Proton Wallet, nor does it access its users\u2019 private bitcoin keys<\/li>\n<li>Utilizing an email address (which isn\u2019t required to be a Proton Mail address) for sending bitcoin lowers the chances of mistakenly entering an incorrect bitcoin address in the transaction recipient field<\/li>\n<li>You can choose the transaction speed priority when sending bitcoin<\/li>\n<li>You can acquire bitcoin through <a href=\"https:\/\/ramp.network\/\">Ramp<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/banxa.com\/\">Banxa<\/a> while using Proton Wallet, facilitating the direct transfer of the purchased bitcoin into your custody<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only drawbacks of the wallet are that it doesn\u2019t accommodate Lightning transactions (consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/breez.technology\/sdk\/\">Breez SDK<\/a>, Proton team!), and it doesn\u2019t allow you to manage your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraken.com\/learn\/what-is-bitcoin-unspent-transaction-output-utxo\">UTXOs<\/a> (spare change from bitcoin transactions, in simple terms).<\/p>\n<p>The latter point isn\u2019t critically important, however, as I\u2019d still recommend this wallet to those new to bitcoin self-custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/river.com\/learn\/bitcoins-utxo-model\/\">Managing UTXOs<\/a> is more relevant for intermediate to advanced Bitcoin users.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, Proton has developed yet another excellent product for its 100 million users and beyond, and it&#8217;s one that I will be advocating for Bitcoin novices in the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article represents a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/takes\/bitcoin-magazine-introduces-opinion-takes\"><em>Take<\/em><\/a><em>. The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/takes\/proton-wallet-self-custody-bitcoin-wallet-now-available-to-everyone\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connect with Frank on X. In July of the previous year, Swiss privacy technology firm Proton (creators of Proton Mail) announced its intent to introduce its own bitcoin wallet \u2014 Proton Wallet. 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