<p>There are so-called light-weight wallets out there operating WITHOUT the need to download the entire blockchain first. MultiBit is one of these (and probably the most commonly used) and is available for the big-3 OSes.</p>

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2014-03-15T12:42:27.483Z
2014-03-15T12:42:27.483Z
marquix
<p>You can use an SPV client such as <a href="https://multibit.org/">MultiBit</a>. This does not need the whole blockchain, and does not give up control of your wallet.</p>

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2014-03-12T09:20:56.490Z
Also there is Electrum: http://electrum.org/
Mikko Ohtamaa
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2014-03-12T08:57:17.893Z
2014-03-12T08:57:17.893Z
Greg Hewgill
<p>I can generate a bitcoin wallet at bitaddress.org, and I can verify that I have received payments at blockchain.info.</p>

<p>But if I want to send bitcoins from my wallet, I know only of 2 ways:</p>

<ol>
<li>Use Bitcoin-Qt, which needs the blockchain.</li>
<li>Use an online wallet, which essentially gives control over my wallet to someone else.</li>
</ol>

<p>Is there a way to send bitcoins from my wallet without the blockchain, but at the same time, without giving access to my wallet to an outside server <strong>at any point</strong>.</p>

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Sending bitcoins from wallet without downloading the blockchain or giving up control
sashoalm
# Sending bitcoins from wallet without downloading the blockchain or giving up control

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-12)

I can generate a bitcoin wallet at bitaddress.org, and I can verify that I have received payments at blockchain.info.

But if I want to send bitcoins from my wallet, I know only of 2 ways:

1. Use Bitcoin-Qt, which needs the blockchain.
2. Use an online wallet, which essentially gives control over my wallet to someone else.

Is there a way to send bitcoins from my wallet without the blockchain, but at the same time, without giving access to my wallet to an outside server **at any point**.

**Tags:** wallet, blockchain, client


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-03-12. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

You can use an SPV client such as [MultiBit](https://multibit.org/). This does not need the whole blockchain, and does not give up control of your wallet.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Also there is Electrum: http://electrum.org/  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-15. Score: 5

There are so-called light-weight wallets out there operating WITHOUT the need to download the entire blockchain first. MultiBit is one of these (and probably the most commonly used) and is available for the big-3 OSes.


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