Proton Wallet - Secure BTC

How an app launches without a dark mode option, after this long, in 2025 is beyond me…

When the wallet was announced I was immediately skeptical about this route - Bitcoin custodial wallet from Proton? I remember the history with Bitcoin as much as with Proton over the decade but I like others know the basic truth about cryptocurrency is that your keys are yours or else they are not your coins. Else you have custodial wallets running away with your coins and so on. Proton having this kind of setup threw me off as it’s custodial in a more “zero-knowledge” kind of way between you and Proton. So Proton is basically protecting you and themselves with PGP encryption about how much you have with their wallet while also offerring the seeds to export your wallet to your own secure custody (or feel inclined to import it to Proton Wallet). There was also the complicated turmoil that Proton’s steering too off course about privacy products when Bitcoin itself isn’t exactly a private network by any means - but Monero as the real privacy king out there also has a bounty. Federal restrictions everywhere against custodial wallets holding Monero (don’t forget that Proton HAS to be compliant to governments to be a business). So as someone with just a bit of experience getting things wrong and right in cryptocurrencies: this is a solid start for the game. The Bitcoin over email function is basically a direct “Zelle” layer and it simply works. You’re free to have as many wallets as you want and thankfully as a general golden tip Proton advises you to save your seeds away from simply counting on them to hold it because your wallet simply isn’t Proton’s to keep or store - it’s yours. It’s a good backup knowing PGP is battle tested and hardened but counting on yourself to back it up should Proton ever lose the wallet or even go under is true cryptocurrency sovereignty as it’s believed. The app’s smooth, very simple and somewhat intuitive on the basic features Bitcoin has (sending and receiving) like being able to choose what kind of Bitcoin protocol you want for any extra wallets and adding your own passphrase for separate wallets. Individual wallets unbound from email addresses get some flexibility allowing you to have a segwit or taproot wallet, with a clear enough description as to what you get and what tradeoffs they basically have. Only complaint from me is the lack of a dark mode. Would I recommend this app to people with Bitcoin wallets? Not totally, especially people who value their sovereignty and already feel secure with their wallets and or cold storages. There’s a further sovereignty to consider but by thay point it’s talking about XMR over Bitcoin and that’s not the topic. I WOULD recommend this as a good custodial WALLET for a beginner in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. My only other note would be for Proton to quit falsely conjugating the encryption for the Proton account contents for the wallet with things they literally can’t control from the Bitcoin blockchain in general. It’s a false sense of security on that front that Bitcoin transactions are encrypted by Proton - they are encrypted by Proton for Proton. The transactions are still there on the blockchain but any outsider would have to know your addresses. So the generative addresses are a welcome bonus. Overall, a good app.

Proton is the best service for encryption and security as it integrates sharing of files(Drive), no log private Internet browsing(VPN), safe from selling personal information(Mail/Pass) and now banking with Proton Wallet. All combined with the Calendar that is secure too. If you haven’t experienced the user friendly apps and services start today.

Me encantó!, porque es de muy fácil manejo para los que somos nuevos en el mundo del Bitcoin.