Electrum Developers Apply Fix After Apple Update Bricks Bitcoin Wallets

Lightweight Bitcoin Wallet Electrum has announced to release its updated version this week. Thanks to all our beta testers! Electrum 2.0 will be released this week! Expect us. - Electrum (@ElectrumWallet) February 23, 2015. A Special Focus on Bitcoin Wallet Security. The new Electrum 2.0 will be focusing specially on Bitcoin wallet security features. As publicized earlier, this update is hoping to add support for Trezor hardware wallets. It simply means that users will have the option to transfer their Bitcoins to a much secure and isolated environment. Server-based Blockchain Still....

Electrum is a very popular wallet solution for various types of devices, as it is much more lightweight than installing Bitcoin Core or Bitcoin Classic. Since there is no need to download the entire blockchain – currently over 60GB in size and growing – Electrum provides a very valuable alternative, especially for mobile devices. The wallet has recently been updated to version 2.6, and several improvements have been made. What Is New In Electrum 2.6? As is the case with most Bitcoin wallet solutions, Electrum version 2.6 is open source, and the code has been licensed under the MIT license.....

Ethereum and its native currency ether have received the lion’s share of hype and media attention these days. But could Apple iOS policy be a stumbling block to mass acceptance? Ether Banned from App Store. One developer, who wished to remain anonymous, said Apple had told her unofficially that ether (ETH) was not an “approved” virtual currency under....

Electrum, Bitcoin's popular lightweight wallet, launched a new version of its software this week. Apart from a desktop client, Electrum 2.6 is now available on Android as well, with an iOS version soon to come. At its heart, the mobile version of Electrum is no different from the available desktop version. The two are fully compatible as well; if the seed from one wallet is imported onto the other, all funds and transactions are synchronized. As such, users don't need to maintain two different balances on their desktop and mobile devices. “The main difference between existing Electrum....

As many in the Bitcoin community know, Electrum is an extremely fast and lightweight bitcoin client. Unlike Bitcoin Core (formerly known as Bitcoin-QT) and other desktop clients, Electrum does not need to download the entire Bitcoin blockchain. Instead, the application relies on several public servers that make the wallet so fast and lightweight. Furthermore, Electrum protects users from accidentally losing coins by allowing wallets to be recovered from a secret phrase. However, the wallet exclusively supports bitcoin, leaving Litecoin users in the dark. At least, that was the case until a....