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geekbread

There are more software wallets than MetaMask

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The web3 wallet space is exploding and there are some really great wallets out there. Some have really great features, integrations, and nice user experience. I do see MetaMask still mentioned here synonymous with "wallet", I want to encourage everyone to try them out!

Some of my favorite:

  1. Rainbow: Beautiful fun UI and great NFT and ENS integration
  2. Coinbase Wallet: This is a separate product from the exchange. It has some great features and seamless transfer of funds from your Coinbase account, while having full custody of your funds.
  3. Phantom: Created for Solana but Ethereum support on the way.
  4. ZenGo: An interesting approach to account safety with no private keys. Not much experience with it but I like the exploration of alternatives to seed phrases.

Some others: Exodus, Guarda, Backpack, Status, Brave, OKX Wallet, Trust, Family, Easy, WebAuth, Keplr, frame.sh, and Spot

Which have you tried?

Posted Jan 23, 2023, 9:53 PM UTC · edited

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sabys1Platinum | QC: CC 26 | SHIB 9•

I use metamask because it supports most of the chains. Noone said it's the best or most secure or whatnot... It's just the most convenient for me. On the other hand i use exodus, atomic, coinbase, keplr and a few others for native chains. They all do the job to be fair.

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na3thanSilver | QC: BTC 305, CC 255, ETH 121 | CRO 132 | ExchSubs 132•

AFAIK MetaMask supports ALL EVM-compatible chains (BSC, Fantom, Polygon, Cronos, etc.) and nothing else. Not Cosmos, not Polkadot, not Binance Chain and certainly not Bitcoin, Dogecoin or similar derivatives. You can add any EVM-type chain you want as long as you know the chain ID and you can connect to an RPC gateway for that network.

EDIT: Changed "chain" to "network".

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sabys1Platinum | QC: CC 26 | SHIB 9•

Yea my bad. Should have said it supports most of the chains i use. Sorry about that.

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_StealthyTin | ADA 38•

Sorry but Binance Chain is an Ethereum clone too.

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na3thanSilver | QC: BTC 305, CC 255, ETH 121 | CRO 132 | ExchSubs 132•

Binance Smart Chain is an Ethereum clone.

Binance Chain is not.

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_StealthyTin | ADA 38•

Fair enough, although not the first thing people think of when reading about Binances chain.

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busmobbingTin•

I use it for nova but would gladly change it if better options existed.

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brainpower11Tin | CC critic•

I've tried Metamask, exodus and trustwallet. They all do the job, however to be more safe you should check out hardware wallets

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geekbreadOP NGMI•

Yes, but to integrate with anything you'll need a software wallet. Best setup is hardware wallet paired with software wallet, which many software wallets support, some very focused on privacy and safety like frame.sh.

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skylerbjorn•

I have my ledger nano X and metamask integrated. It works seamlessly. Great for defi.

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BumbleB9•

Exodus and Trezor are a decent pairing that I use.

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OnlyTheMoonManKnows •

We all know that decentralization is a core principle of crypto, but that does beyond the protocol level. It means having different clients to run and interact with the Blockchain. It means having different nodes and even explorers where we source our information from. Wallets are no exception; having high wallet diversity protects the ecosystem from a single point of failure.

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Harold838383Platinum | QC: CC 504•

Trust is great and easy to use. Also has in-built staking for some coins

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AutisticGayBear69Tin | r/WSB 15•

I need to try it. The staking feature sounds good.

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TheMissingNTLDR•

Which have you tried?

Metamask

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NonocoinerPlatinum | QC: ETH 70, CC 22•

Which have you tried?

Many, and so far I like Frame.sh the most as Metamask replacement on desktop (a.o. because it's open source, and not tied to Infura), it takes a while to get used to though.

On mobile Zerion, Rainbow (both mainly as watch only) and imToken.

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ThatOtherGuy254Platinum | QC: CC 633, BTC 239 | TraderSubs 239•

I have never heard of Rainbow before.

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todamoonralphTin•

I use Brave. Wish it worked for all coins though.

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goldyluckinblokchainBronze | QC: CC 15•

You have full custody of anything you hold in the coinbase wallet? Genuine question btw I've seen others mention on the sub that you don't.

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geekbreadOP NGMI•

You do for coinbase wallet, you get the seed phrase etc... It's non-custodial. On coinbase exchange, you don't have custody of your funds, so that's probably what they mean - two different products

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goldyluckinblokchainBronze | QC: CC 15•

Thanks. Aye I know they are different products but remember seeing people saying the same for both.

Cant remember the reason why now anyway so doesn't matter. Om the plus side you reminded me I actually have a coinbase wallet and I have $15 worth of MANA in it lol

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MiltronBBronze | QC: ETH 24 | MiningSubs 24•

I love Phantom. Have been a SOL fan for a long time.

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99Beers•

This. For anyone not using SOL, download this wallet and play around with like $20 worth of SOL. Buy a cheap NFT, and see how it's viewable in the wallet. Going back to Metamask feels archaic.

I just used Rise wallet today, which is for Aptos. It's also very good, modern, and really comparable to Phantom. With all the people shitting on Aptos I knew I better start using it and start to DCA in. Reddit tends to not only miss the train on trends and opportunities but be completely on the wrong side of the bet.

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Shiratori-3Bronze | QC: CC 20 | CRO 43 | ExchSubs 43•

Metamask is about the clunkiest wallet I've encountered tbh

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Shiratori-3Bronze | QC: CC 20 | CRO 43 | ExchSubs 43•

Nice one Op

Also into the mix aside from some of the others mentioned:

  • Flint is a nice native wallet for Cardano (and Milkomeda)
  • CDC's defi wallet has gone from generally annoying me (mid last year) to being one of my preferred / actually quite enjoy using it now + like being able to see assets across chains in one place. Kind've tied into / more useful if you're already in the the CDC ecosystem though.

Tbh, if I could use fewer wallets in total I probably would.

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getoffthepitch96576Platinum | QC: CC 104•

Nobody in this fuckin sub thought there is only one software wallet

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na3thanSilver | QC: BTC 305, CC 255, ETH 121 | CRO 132 | ExchSubs 132•

Someone did. We see plenty of newbie posts every day.

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smurfguyPlatinum | QC: CC 81 | CelsiusNet. 14 | Investing 12•

Rabby wallet. It’s all setup from the go with all the other chains there are. Not token imports required

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Whole_VisiblePlatinum | QC: CC 150, ALGO 24 | NAV 8•

Arbitrum Nova has me on Metamask because I don't see a place to add a custom network somewhere in Trust Wallet. Besides that I've used Pera, Defly, Phantom, Solflare, some wallet for Vite, Kallium, Natrium, Coinomi. That covers the ones I can remember

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Subject-Lunch4209Tin•

I use my ledger nano x great hard wallet but I also use trust wallet never had a issue with it and never had it hacked before either great wallet easy to use and supports pretty much everything

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blancooo•

Honestly I’ve only used metamask. It’s more of a if it ain’t broke don’t fix it type of thing.

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ImaFreemasonTin | SHIB 5•

Metamask loves those BSC shitcoins.

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busmobbingTin•

Is there better than metamask for if you mainly use software wallets for moons or should I just keep using metamask.

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