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Electrum is a lightweight Bitcoin client, based on a client-server protocol.  
 
Electrum is a lightweight Bitcoin client, based on a client-server protocol.  
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It was released on november 5, 2011.
  
 
===Main features:===
 
===Main features:===

Revision as of 13:20, 5 November 2011

Electrum is a lightweight Bitcoin client, based on a client-server protocol. It was released on november 5, 2011.

Main features:

  • Encrypted wallet
  • Deterministic key generation. If you lose your wallet, you can recover it from its passphrase.
  • No blockchain download; the client requests that information from a server
  • Private keys are not shared with the server.
  • Firewall friendly: The client does not need to open a port, it simply polls the server for updates.
  • No single point of failure: The server code is open source, anyone can run a server.
  • Python. Very compact code, easy to contribute.

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