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Type: desktop-application
ID: electrum.desktop
Package: electrum
Name:
  en-US: Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
  C: Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
Summary:
  C: Lightweight Bitcoin Client
Description:
  C: |-
    <p>This package provides a lightweight Bitcoin client which protects you from losing your bitcoins in
    a backup mistake or computer failure. Also, Electrum does not require waiting time because it does not
    download the Bitcoin blockchain. Features of Electrum: * Instant on: Your client does not download the
    blockchain. It uses a network of specialized servers that index the blockchain. * Forgiving: Your wallet
    can be recovered from a secret seed. * Safe: Your seed and private keys are encrypted on your hard drive.
    They are never sent to the servers. * Low trust: Information received from the servers is verified using
    SPV. Servers are authenticated using SSL. * No downtimes: Your client is not tied to a particular server;
    it will switch instantly if your server is down. * Ubiquitous: You can use the same wallet on different
    computers, they will synchronize automatically. * Cold Storage: Sign transactions from a computer that
    is always offline. Broadcast them using a machine that does not have your keys. * Reachable: You can
    export your private keys into other Bitcoin clients. * Established: Electrum is open source and was first
    released in November 2011.</p>
  en: |-
    <p>This package provides a lightweight Bitcoin client which protects you from losing your bitcoins in
    a backup mistake or computer failure. Also, Electrum does not require waiting time because it does not
    download the Bitcoin blockchain. Features of Electrum: * Instant on: Your client does not download the
    blockchain. It uses a network of specialized servers that index the blockchain. * Forgiving: Your wallet
    can be recovered from a secret seed. * Safe: Your seed and private keys are encrypted on your hard drive.
    They are never sent to the servers. * Low trust: Information received from the servers is verified using
    SPV. Servers are authenticated using SSL. * No downtimes: Your client is not tied to a particular server;
    it will switch instantly if your server is down. * Ubiquitous: You can use the same wallet on different
    computers, they will synchronize automatically. * Cold Storage: Sign transactions from a computer that
    is always offline. Broadcast them using a machine that does not have your keys. * Reachable: You can
    export your private keys into other Bitcoin clients. * Established: Electrum is open source and was first
    released in November 2011.</p>
Categories:
- Finance
- Network
Icon:
  cached:
  - name: electrum_electrum.png
    width: 64
    height: 64
  stock: electrum
Launchable:
  desktop-id:
  - electrum.desktop
Provides:
  mediatypes:
  - x-scheme-handler/bitcoin