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Not all crypto wallets can handle your different types of cryptocurrency assets. In fact, some wallets are purpose-built for just one cryptocurrency; many cryptocurrencies have their own official wallets, which can handle only that one crypto.

For example, Bitcoin-specific wallets include Bitcoin Core Wallet (https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet), Mycelium (https://wallet.mycelium.com/), and Electrum (https://electrum.org/#home). See Book 3, Chapter 3 for more about Bitcoin and wallets. For Ethereum, you have options such as Ethereum Wallet (www.ethereum.org/) and MyEtherWallet (which is a paper wallet; see www.myetherwallet.com/). Book 2, Chapter 5 has steps on setting up a wallet through www.ethereum.org/. And Book 4, Chapter 5 has more specific information about choosing an Ethereum wallet.

If you’re not planning to diversify among other types of cryptocurrencies, a singular official cryptocurrency wallet may be right for you. Most of the time, you can find the official wallet of a cryptocurrency on the company’s website.

Multicurrency wallets are an option for people who want to hold more than one cryptocurrency. The majority of online wallets provided on the exchanges (introduced in Book 5, Chapter 3) give you the opportunity to store and transact among multiple cryptos. However, if you’re using these wallets to store your crypto assets, know that your wallet security may be compromised.

We do not recommend leaving your coins in an online exchange wallet.

Coinomi (www.coinomi.com/) is a popular multicoin mobile wallet. It supports more than 200 different digital tokens and a number of blockchains. It’s a great multi-asset cryptocurrency wallet. Exodus (https://www.exodus.io/) is another multicoin wallet. Your private keys remain secure on your device and never leave it. Exodus can even encrypt the private keys for you.