From time to time I experiment with different wallets, so for the past month or two I've been using Stack Wallet on my mobile. Generally, mobile wallets are not something I really enjoy (me being a CLI chad) but I do like being able to pay for things with a QR scan and of course it is nice to have some funds on me when I am out and about. Anyways, my experience so far has been pretty smooth. The wallet is made by Cypherstack, which is a company lead by Diego Salazar. Cypherstack has hired multiple researchers who have contributed to Monero, most recently with FCMP++ audits, so the company is in good standing with the Monero community. The interface is clean and simple, and I have had no issues with syncing. In fact, I'd go so far as to say this has been the least amount of friction I have had with a mobile wallet with syncing. One nice feature is, when receiving transactions, stack wallet automatically cycles in new subaddresses. Probably coolest of all is it has a very easy to use coin control future and churning built into it which is very handy if you are monitoring your outputs. This is really something that should be included in all wallets so I'm impressed by that. Additionally it has Tor support that works well.
I haven't tried out the desktop version, but apparently you can use it on your computer, which personally I would not because multicoin wallets are sort of pointless. I only ever use Bitcoin, Monero, and Ethereum, and I already have wallets for each of those on my computer.
My major gripe with it is there is a lot of bloat with this being a multi coin wallet. Some of the cryptos on here are shitcoins I have never even heard of, like Peercoin, Epic Cash, and Salvium (to name a few). They honestly sound made up and I don't really understand why they would even bother having them (my guess is they received some sort of payment in exchange for listing it). As I already said, this is a mobile wallet, so it is not something I would trust with a lot of Monero and it also doesn't have as many features as the better Monero desktop wallets.
Still I'd say it is worth giving a consideration if you are looking to try a different mobile wallet which you can use on the go, which you can also swap into Bitcoin or Ethereum if you wish.
What are your thoughts on Stack Wallet?
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