{"id":351609,"date":"2024-07-25T04:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=351609"},"modified":"2024-07-25T04:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:04:08","slug":"privacy-centric-email-service-protonmail-releases-new-native-bitcoin-wallet-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/privacy-centric-email-service-protonmail-releases-new-native-bitcoin-wallet-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy-Centric Email Service Protonmail Releases New Native Bitcoin Wallet &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prominent privacy-focused email platform Protonmail is releasing its very own native Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) wallet.<\/p>\n<p>In a new <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProtonWallet\/status\/1816090220359475651\">thread<\/a> on the social media platform X, the encrypted email provider announces the launch of its new crypto wallet allowing users to send BTC via email.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cToday we\u2019re launching Proton Wallet, an open-source, end-to-end (ETE)-encrypted, and self-custodial Bitcoin wallet. With features like Bitcoin via email, we hope to be a safer and easier way for Bitcoin newcomers to get started.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the company, the new feature will <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/proton.me\/wallet\">cut down<\/a> on disastrous errors that novice crypto users commonly make.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBitcoin transactions are permanent and there\u2019s no bank you can call if you make a mistake. Copying the wrong 26-character Bitcoin address can be catastrophic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Proton Wallet\u2019s unique Bitcoin via email feature means you only need to verify an email instead, reducing the likelihood of errors. Each address is signed with PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) ensuring that each transaction remains secure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Proton Wallet goes on to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProtonWallet\/status\/1816098486321865054\">note<\/a> that they are considering adding support for the Lightning Network, but are still working through some of the details. Lightning Network is a BTC layer-2 that allows users to make small crypto payments quickly and cheaply.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLightning support is something that we\u2019re considering, however, it is difficult to implement in a non-custodial way.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin is trading for $66,169 at time of writing, a fractional decrease during the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Generated Image: Midjourney<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Shutterstock\/Chuenmanuse<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent privacy-focused email platform Protonmail is releasing its very own native Bitcoin (BTC) wallet. In a new thread on the social media platform X, the encrypted email provider announces the launch of its new crypto wallet allowing users to send BTC via email. \u201cToday we\u2019re launching Proton Wallet, an open-source, end-to-end (ETE)-encrypted, and self-custodial Bitcoin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[201,248,251,246,257,255,250,252,247,253,249,256,254],"class_list":["post-351609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-blockchain","tag-bsc","tag-chainlink","tag-coin","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-gta","tag-looks-rare","tag-oracle","tag-polygon","tag-quickswap","tag-safe-moon","tag-wallet","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351609"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351613,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351609\/revisions\/351613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}