As a newbie I have been checking out everything. What little I have I don't want any backdoor surprises. This, "What's your favorite wallet?" gives me a chance to share the journey so far.
Multibit: I have it on my computer. I haven't used it. It is simpe and direct. It comes with a language select feature. My wife is Japanese. If I do well with crypto currency, eventually a feature like this will be useful.
CoinBase; I Kept hearing about Coinbase in so many articles that I persevered through the start up today. I chose to wait 2 days. I will have a Coinbase wallet soon. I like the scrutiny up front but wonder about the value of giving up so much personal information to have a wallet. From a newbie's perspective, the give up of personal is somewhat discomforting in the 'trustless' world of bitcoin.
Amory : Computer Based. If I'm every have a large amount of value to manage, Armory would be the one. I am waiting to see Armory's Android wallet when it comes out. The LTBCoin interview with the founder really sold me on it's security.
CounterWallet: I have my LBTCoin there, thanks Adam. I like the security I feel having to put in . . . what is it . . . 12 words . . . in an array page which forces you to enter from its Alphabetical source. Seems same to me. The rest is simple and direct. I'm a newbie and feel comfortable with it's operation. Soon I will be tipping with the LBTCoin I've been getting.
Hive on my Android : Because of the interview on LTBCoin I installed the Hive on my Android. The 'Find Nearby' feature uses bluetooth to locate other hive users in my area. That seems like it could be a good feature for exchange and community building in the future, but not in my '0' users area today.
KryptoKit: I have it . They keep improving it. But I'm not yet confident of the security. Lots of crypto-messaging features. I don't understand why that would be an important feature to have in a wallet. The ease of becoming a wallet owner is nice but . . . they have not taken time to make sure I understand how their service is SECURE.
Rush Wallet. Very handy but I've no idea about how secure it is. Probably good for buying pizza and other stuff for the day.Hm. But will it show up on my cell phone? So, an android tablet would have to be the way to go. The ease of becoming a wallet owner is nice but . . . they have not taken time to make sure I understand how their service is SECURE.
Brawker.com is cool because it keeps the crypo token in the digital world. People are the intermediaries making purchases for BTC or offering BTC for a purchase. The integration with Amazon's Wish list feature really helps maintain anonymity I haven't used it yet. I have an account. I am hesitant on the BTC rate and how it can be adjusted to account for the BTC value's at the time to the package is delivered. It seems that with volatility, someone will be a looser . . . buyer or seller. When there is a request for something small I will take the plunge. 8/16/14 I did due diligence and found the price one eventually has to pay is too steep. Do the math. Numbers don't lie.
Trezor http://www.bitcointrezor.com/ is not free. I have watched it sense April when they couldn't deliver as expected. As a newbie I do not understand the fascination with 'open sourcing' especially wallets code made to be secure.
HardBit Wallet came out in April. I was watching that, but it seemed to fizzle out in July. Perhaps the reliance of QT? Here is a review of HardBit when it came out. http://bit.ly/HardBitWallet The lack of buzz causes me to wonder if it had some holes. Anyone know.
