The official Bitcoin client to keep your coins on your PC
Bitcoin-Qt is a version of the original Bitcoin client, created by Satoshi Nakamoto, which has been equipped with a graphical interface (available in several languages) to simplify its use. With this application you can keep your Bitcoins securely on your computer.
Bitcoin's official virtual wallet.
You can carry out the following operations with Bitcoin:
- Store the crypto-currency.
- Pay with Bitcoins.
- Deposit BTCs in your wallet.
It's important to point out that it's recommendable to encrypt the wallet and make backups of the "wallet.dat" file used by Bitcoin-Qt as a virtual wallet.
Bitcoin-Qt implements the Bitcoin protocol
As well as being able to use it as a virtual desktop wallet, with the Bitcoin-Qt client you can take part on the Bitcoin network. Although to be able to do so, you'll first have to download the entire block chain, so you're going to need several free GBs on your hard drive.
The official Bitcoin-Qt desktop client is the safest place for your BTCs.
Requirements and additional information:
- Requires an Internet connection.
