Get a Bitcoin Cash wallet
Five minutes to set up. No account, no permission, no bank. Your keys hold your coins.
What a wallet actually does
Skip the jargon. Bitcoin Cash works like cash you carry, not like a bank account.
Your coins are coins
Every BCH you own is a separate coin (a "UTXO"): a value, a lock, and a serial number. Spending one is like handing over a bill and getting change back.
The wallet holds the keys
Your wallet stores the keys that unlock your coins. Nobody else has them. No company can freeze your wallet or close your account, because there is no account.
The recovery phrase is the wallet
Your 12 or 24 words can rebuild your wallet on any device. Write them down, keep copies in safe places, and never type them into a website. Lose them and nobody can help you.
Payments cost under a cent
A typical transaction costs about $0.001. Payments show up in seconds and confirm in a block about every 10 minutes.
Tokens live in the same wallet
Many BCH wallets also hold CashTokens: fungible tokens and NFTs that are part of the coin itself. No separate network, no gas token.
Transparent, not private
Every transaction is on a public ledger. Your name is not, but addresses can be linked. Use a fresh address for each payment; your wallet does this for you.
Start with one of these
3 self-custody wallets we would hand a friend today. All are free.
Paytaca Best for most people. Mobile and browser extension. Full CashTokens and NFT support.
$ open paytaca.com Verified
Cashonize Best for tokens and apps. Web, desktop and Android. Connects to BCH apps via WalletConnect / CashConnect.
$ open cashonize.com Verified
Electron Cash Best for power users. Desktop. CashTokens support, coin control and optional CashFusion.
$ open electroncash.org VerifiedEvery BCH wallet we track
More options, including multi-coin wallets. Check that a wallet is self-custody and still maintained before you trust it with money. Compare them all feature by feature.
Atomic Wallet Multi-coin.
$ open atomicwallet.io VerifiedBitcoin.com's self-custody multichain wallet
$ open www.bitcoin.com/wallet Verified
BitPay Mobile & browser.
$ open bitpay.com Verified
Cake Wallet Multi-platform, multi-crypto.
$ open cakewallet.com Verified
CashAddress.org JS wallet generator.
$ open cashaddress.org Verified Cashonize Web & Android
$ open cashonize.com VerifiedOpen-source BCH wallet.
$ open coin.space VerifiedMulti-chain wallet.
$ open coinomi.com Not yet verified
Edge Mobile multi-coin.
$ open edge.app Verified Electron Cash Desktop & mobile. For power users.
$ open electroncash.org Verified
FullStack.cash Web wallet with SLP support.
$ open wallet.fullstack.cash VerifiedOpen-source multi-coin wallet.
$ open gemwallet.com Verified
Guarda Mobile & desktop.
$ open guarda.com VerifiedCrypto wallet with BCH support.
$ open oxapay.com/wallet Verified Paytaca Mobile & Browser
$ open paytaca.com Verified
Stack Wallet Android, iOS & F-Droid. Privacy-centric & Open-source.
$ open stackwallet.com VerifiedPopular self-custody multichain wallet
$ open trustwallet.com/bitcoin-cash-wallet VerifiedPrivacy-focused multi-coin wallet.
$ open unstoppable.money Verified
Exodus Mobile & browser.
$ open exodus.com VerifiedHardware wallets, for savings you rarely touch
Air-gapped hardware wallet with app
$ open www.ellipal.com VerifiedHardware wallet.
$ open www.keepkey.com VerifiedAir-gapped open-source hardware wallet
$ open keyst.one/supported-crypto-assets/bitcoin-cash VerifiedHardware wallet.
$ open www.ledger.com VerifiedOpen-source hardware and software wallet
$ open onekey.so VerifiedHardware plus app multichain wallet
$ open www.safepal.com VerifiedHardware wallet.
$ open trezor.io VerifiedNFC card hardware wallet with mobile app
$ open tangem.com/en/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin-cash Verified
Satochip Hardware wallet.
$ open satochip.io Verified staleWallet FAQ
The questions people ask on day one.
Which wallet should I pick?
If you are not sure, start with Paytaca on your phone. If you want to try BCH apps and tokens, add Cashonize. You can use more than one wallet; they all read the same chain.
Do I need to give my name or ID?
Not to create a self-custody wallet. You may need ID to buy BCH on an exchange, depending on where you live and how you buy.
What if I lose my phone?
Install a wallet on a new device and restore it with your recovery phrase. Your coins were never on the phone; they are on the chain, locked to your keys.
Can someone reverse a payment I send?
No. Check the address before you send. Start with a small test payment; at about $0.001 per transaction, testing is nearly free.
Wallet ready?
Get a little BCH and send yourself a test payment. It costs less than a cent.