Electrum (software)

<p>Electrum is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free</a> non-custodial <a href="/facts/Cryptocurrency_wallet/5Aajl4Qc">cryptocurrency wallet</a> for <a href="/facts/Bitcoin/UJvqfray">Bitcoin</a> and <a href="/facts/Lightning_Network/Nym6vGkq">Lightning Network</a>. It is available for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> (pre-installed on <a href="/facts/Tails_OS/bef2bJpk">Tails OS</a>), <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>. Electrum is written in <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a> and uses the <a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a> widget toolkit for the user interface. Electrum is a lightweight client: it does not download the entire <a href="/facts/Blockchain/8H43GgWy">blockchain</a> and instead uses <a href="/facts/Bitcoin_protocol/B9gu2Y7N">simplified payment verification</a>. Transactions are sent to public servers. It was released in 2011.
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Electrum (software)