Ethereum is no stranger to coding crises and wallet mishaps; remember the bug back in July that allowed $ 30 million of Ether to be stolen from a popular
Ethereum wallet client?
If you merely wanted to hold and transact with the currency then you could make use of a number
of wallet clients that store your Ether just like Bitcoin.
It is likely that these files were created to steal user funds or information, so the developers have strongly advised anyone who downloaded the
Windows wallet client during this period to take extreme caution to protect themselves and their funds — even going to far as to wipe any machines that downloaded the malicious files.
Every user who has the
latest wallet client — version 1.0.2 — will be able to make use of this new feature.
After having installed the Litecoin app onto the device, install the
Litecoin wallet client onto your computer.
An unknown hacker has used a vulnerability in an
Ethereum wallet client to steal over 153,000 Ether, worth over $ 30 million dollars.
While hackers are scouring the Internet for Bitcoin wallet archives, Stevens also pointed out that Ethereum
wallet clients were also being targeted, according to RT..
It's one of the most popular «thin»
wallet clients, in that instead of downloading the entire Bitcoin blockchain, it connects securely to other servers to verify your BTC balance and process payments.
While there are no confirmed reports, as yet, of users» funds being stolen on this occasion, these are worrying times for a company who boast that
their wallet client «powers much of the infrastructure of the public Ethereum network».
Mist is the official Ethereum wallet, and is also
a wallet client that supports multisignature addresses.
With
the wallet a client can pay for services locally and globally.
The node and
wallet client of the RSK network is available for download on GitHub.