Safe Your private keys are encrypted and never leave your computer.Forgiving Your funds can be recovered from a secret phrase.Instant On Electrum is fast, because it uses servers that index the Bitcoin blockchain.No Lock-In You can export your private keys and use them in other Bitcoin clients.No Downtimes Electrum servers are decentralized and redundant.Your wallet is never down.Proof Checking Electrum Wallet verifies all the transactions in your history using SPV.Cold Storage Keep your private keys offline, and go online with a watching-only wallet.Multisig Split the permission to spend your coins between several wallets.Add-ons Electrum supports third-party plugins: Multisig services, Hardware wallets, etc. Documentation Community Support IRC channel: #electrum channel on Freenode Report bugs, request features, help with development: electrum page on GitHub Localization: https://crowdin.net/project/electrum Forums As well as on Reddit Official announcements are made on Twitter Electrum Servers Server source code: ElectrumX (new, faster implementation) How to run your own Electrum server: Install Guide Servers list and status (Lists only Bitcoin Electrum servers) Statistics from Petrkr's server About Electrum Electrum was created by Thomas Voegtlin in November 2011.

Since then, various developers have contributed to its source code.Developers with Github write access Thomas Voegtlin [github] [gpg] Maran Hidskes [github] [gpg] Michael Wozniak [github] [pgp] EagleTM [github] Impressum This website is hosted by Electrum Technologies GmbH Electrum Technologies was founded by Thomas Voegtlin in 2013.Its mission is to develop, package and distribute Electrum software, and to provide services to Bitcoin users and businesses.Address Electrum Technologies GmbH Waldemarstr 37a 10999 Berlin - Germany DisclaimerIn a previous how-to guide, we showed you how to use Abra to .In this guide, we’re going to show you how to use Abra to buy bitcoin with cold, hard cash.Today, we have Abra Tellers in over 170 different cities around the world – including over 1500 locations in the Philippines alone – that are ready to help you buy bitcoin with cash.Why use cash to buy bitcoin?

Cash purchases can be faster and more convenient than bank transfers.Cash is also supported anywhere there are Abra Tellers worldwide, so there’s no need to wait for Abra to add support for banks in your country before you can start buying bitcoin with your Abra wallet.(Can’t find an Abra Teller in your city?Contact us through the Abra mobile app and let us know what city you’re in, then we’ll see if we can fast-track an Abra Teller application from your area!)Set your wallet currency If you want to hold bitcoin as a currency in your Abra wallet and purchase bitcoin at the current exchange rate when you meet up with your Abra Teller, you need to make sure that your wallet currency is set to BTC.bitcoin atm mitYour wallet currency defaults to your local fiat currency based on the phone number you used to sign up.bitcoin akcje

You can change it to bitcoin by going into the main menu and selecting BTC from the list of currencies on the “Wallet currency” page.If you prefer to deposit fiat currency into your Abra wallet first and convert it into bitcoin later, you can leave your currency set to your preferred fiat currency.We’ll show you how to convert fiat currency into bitcoin later in this guide.Find an Abra Teller To find an Abra Teller near you, open your Abra wallet app and press the “Add money” button, then press the “Cash” button.litecoin brlIf asked, allow the Abra app to access your current location.doge bitcoin miningYou will be shown a list of Abra Tellers available near you, and you can also search for Tellers in other locations using the search bar at the top of the screen to search by country, city, or postal code.vendita bitcoin italia

Contact an Abra Teller (Some Tellers in the Philippines have a fixed place of business with set hours of operation, so users do not need to contact them to arrange a time and place to buy bitcoin from these Tellers.)When you find an Abra Teller with whom you want to do business, tap on their ad in the list or map view to bring up their profile.You can use the “Call” or “Chat” buttons to call or text their phone directly, or if they have included alternate contact details in the “Note” section of their profile then you can contact them that way instead.litecoin mining windowsOnce you’ve made contact, schedule a time and place to meet up with the Teller, and have your cash ready to make the purchase.Meet your Abra Teller After you arrange a time and place to meet your Teller, you’ll be ready to buy bitcoin with cash.Meet your Teller at the designated time and place, then press the “QR code” button in the top corner of the Teller’s profile to show them your Abra QR code.

You can also find your Abra QR code in the main menu of your Abra wallet.After your Teller scans your QR code, you will receive a notification with a summary of your transaction, including how much physical cash you must give your Teller and how much digital cash you’ll receive in return.If your wallet currency is set to BTC, you will also see how much bitcoin you’ll receive and at what exchange rate.Press “OK” to return to the home screen of your Abra wallet.Once you’ve handed the cash over to the Teller, they will confirm receipt of the cash and complete the transaction.When the transaction is completed, you’ll receive a final notification with a summary of your transaction.Press “OK” to return to your Abra wallet home screen, where you will see your deposit reflected in your balance.You have just completed a purchase of BTC with cash using your Abra wallet.Convert fiat into bitcoin (fiat wallets only) If you decided to set your wallet currency as BTC in Step 1, then you don’t have to do this step.

You’ve already got bitcoin in your wallet that you can now send to other Abra users or any bitcoin address.If you decided to keep or set your wallet currency as fiat currency, you’ll need to complete this step to convert your fiat into bitcoin.You have two options for converting fiat currency in your Abra wallet into bitcoin: If you want to change your wallet currency to BTC, follow the instructions in Step 1 at the beginning of this guide to change your wallet currency from fiat to BTC.After you select BTC as your wallet currency, press “Next” at the top of the screen and you will be shown a confirmation screen where you can choose to accept or decline the exchange rate for converting your balance.To accept the exchange rate and complete the conversion, press “OK” at the top of the screen.To decline the exchange rate, press the “Back” button.Once you have accepted the exchange rate, then success!If you want to withdraw your balance to an external bitcoin wallet, first you’ll need to generate an address in your external bitcoin wallet.

Then press the “Withdraw” button on the home screen of your Abra wallet.This will take you to the page with your options for withdrawing money from your wallet.Press “Use bitcoin” to withdraw money to an external bitcoin wallet.You will then be asked to scan the QR code of the bitcoin address you want to withdraw your money to, along with entering the amount of money you want to withdraw to that address.The maximum amount of money you can withdraw is shown as “Balance available” on the bottom row of this screen.Make sure to double-check the address you are sending to and the amount you are sending; Abra transactions cannot be reversed once they are sent.After double-checking and correcting any inaccuracies, press the “Next” button at the top of the screen.This will take you to a confirmation screen where you can confirm your transaction details one last time before sending.After confirming your transaction details, press “Confirm withdrawal”.Your transaction will then be sent to the bitcoin network for processing, and will likely be confirmed within an hour or so.