Electrum - lightweight Bitcoin client Licence: GNU GPL v3 Author: thomasv@gitorious Language: Python Features: * Encrypted wallet: the file that contains your bitcoins is protected with a password. You are protected from thieves. * Deterministic key generation: If you lose your wallet, you can recover it from its seed. You are protected from your own mistakes. * No blockchain download: the client requests blockchain information from a server. No delays, always up-to-date. * Transactions are signed locally: Your private keys are not shared with the server. You do not have to trust the server with your money. * Privacy: The server does not know you, it does not store user accounts. You are not tied to a particular server. * No single point of failure: The server code is open source, anyone can run a server. * Firewall friendly: The client does not need to open a port, it simply polls the server for updates. * Open Source: Anyone can audit the code. * Python. Very compact code, easy to contribute. INSTALL If you use the source from git, you will need to install python-ecdsa and slowaes: * sudo easy_install ecdsa * sudo easy_install slowaes These packages are included in the tar.gz and zip archives. In order to use the gtk gui, you need pygtk and tk. * apt-get install python-gtk2 * apt-get install python-tk RUN To start the Qt gui, type: python electrum To use the Gtk gui, type: python electrum --gui gtk If arguments are passed to the command line, Electrum will run in text mode. Examples: python electrum balance python electrum help HELP the most up-to-date information is on the wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Electrum BROWSER CONFIGURATION see http://ecdsa.org/bitcoin_URIs.html