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There is no "official" when it comes to crypto. It definitely depends on your desire for security, how much you are going to be holding, what you plan on doing with the ETH or tokens stored there, and more.

I recommend that people use whatever tool they can understand best and use with confidence. I do NOT believe that recommending someone who has never used command line to use geth. There's too much room for error and it deters people from investing and getting involved.

Regardless of what tool you use to create an account/wallet, you should always safely store all of the necessary information in multiple places. Multiple places means multiple physical locations. If your house burns down, that computer and piece of paper are both gone. Read the instructions. Ask questions.

###Here is a list of trusted wallets I've put together.

Last Updated: April 2019

CLI

• Geth (go implementation): Command Line, Official

• Parity: Rust implementation

Hardware Wallets

• Ledger - Can be used with MyCrypto, the Ledger Live Desktop Application, iOS app, Android app

• Trezor - Can be used with MyCrypto or Trezor's web app

• Keepkey

Desktop Applications

• MyCrypto — also has a web version with support via Ledger, Trezor, Safe-T Mini, MetaMask, Parity Signer.

• Exodus: Desktop, multi-asset wallet with ShapeShift integration

Mobile

• imToken - iOS, Android. Longest running mobile solution for Ethereum. Dominates in Asia, tons of features, for some reason just hasn't quite breached the western market completely.

• Trust Wallet - iOS + Android, dApp browser

• WallETH - Android, Open Source

• Parity Signer - Turns your old phone into a hardware wallet / transaction signer. Super safe. Can use with MyCrypto

• Ambo - iOS

No Longer Maintained

• Mist Ethereum Wallet: GUI, Official, Full Node, App, Supports ETH, Generic Token Interface, Generic Contract Interface

• Eth (c++ implementation): Command Line, Official

• Icebox: by christianlundkvist @ ConsenSys, Primarily for Cold Storage, Downloaded, Open-Source

• EthAddress.org: by ryepdx, GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source

• ethereumwallet.com: By Kryptokit, GUI, Website, no longer under development (see Jaxx)

• EtherLi: Multi-sig Ethereum Web Wallet, GUI, Website, online

There is no "official" when it comes to crypto. It definitely depends on your desire for security, how much you are going to be holding, what you plan on doing with the ETH or tokens stored there, and more.

I recommend that people use whatever tool they can understand best and use with confidence. I do NOT believe that recommending someone who has never used command line to use geth. There's too much room for error and it deters people from investing and getting involved.

Regardless of what tool you use to create an account/wallet, you should always safely store all of the necessary information in multiple places. Multiple places means multiple physical locations. If your house burns down, that computer and piece of paper are both gone. Read the instructions. Ask questions.

Here is a list of trusted wallets I've put together.

Last Updated: April 2019

CLI

• Geth (go implementation): Command Line, Official

• Parity: Rust implementation

Hardware Wallets

• Ledger - Can be used with MyCrypto, the Ledger Live Desktop Application, iOS app, Android app

• Trezor - Can be used with MyCrypto or Trezor's web app

• Keepkey

Desktop Applications

• MyCrypto — also has a web version with support via Ledger, Trezor, Safe-T Mini, MetaMask, Parity Signer.

• Exodus: Desktop, multi-asset wallet with ShapeShift integration

Mobile

• imToken - iOS, Android. Longest running mobile solution for Ethereum. Dominates in Asia, tons of features, for some reason just hasn't quite breached the western market completely.

• Trust Wallet - iOS + Android, dApp browser

• WallETH - Android, Open Source

• Parity Signer - Turns your old phone into a hardware wallet / transaction signer. Super safe. Can use with MyCrypto

• Ambo - iOS

No Longer Maintained

• Mist Ethereum Wallet: GUI, Official, Full Node, App, Supports ETH, Generic Token Interface, Generic Contract Interface

• Eth (c++ implementation): Command Line, Official

• Icebox: by christianlundkvist @ ConsenSys, Primarily for Cold Storage, Downloaded, Open-Source

• EthAddress.org: by ryepdx, GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source

• ethereumwallet.com: By Kryptokit, GUI, Website, no longer under development (see Jaxx)

• EtherLi: Multi-sig Ethereum Web Wallet, GUI, Website, online

There is no "official" when it comes to crypto. It definitely depends on your desire for security, how much you are going to be holding, what you plan on doing with the ETH or tokens stored there, and more.

I recommend that people use whatever tool they can understand best and use with confidence. I do NOT believe that recommending someone who has never used command line to use geth. There's too much room for error and it deters people from investing and getting involved.

Regardless of what tool you use to create an account/wallet, you should always safely store all of the necessary information in multiple places. Multiple places means multiple physical locations. If your house burns down, that computer and piece of paper are both gone. Read the instructions. Ask questions.

###Here is a list of trusted wallets I've put together.

Last Updated: April 2019

CLI

• Geth (go implementation): Command Line, Official

• Parity: Rust implementation

Hardware Wallets

• Ledger - Can be used with MyCrypto, the Ledger Live Desktop Application, iOS app, Android app

• Trezor - Can be used with MyCrypto or Trezor's web app

Desktop Applications

• MyCrypto — also has a web version with support via Ledger, Trezor, Safe-T Mini, MetaMask, Parity Signer.

• Exodus: Desktop, multi-asset wallet with ShapeShift integration

Mobile

• imToken - iOS, Android. Longest running mobile solution for Ethereum. Dominates in Asia, tons of features, for some reason just hasn't quite breached the western market completely.

• Trust Wallet - iOS + Android, dApp browser

• WallETH - Android, Open Source

• Parity Signer - Turns your old phone into a hardware wallet / transaction signer. Super safe. Can use with MyCrypto

• Ambo - iOS

No Longer Maintained

• Mist Ethereum Wallet: GUI, Official, Full Node, App, Supports ETH, Generic Token Interface, Generic Contract Interface

• Eth (c++ implementation): Command Line, Official

• Icebox: by christianlundkvist @ ConsenSys, Primarily for Cold Storage, Downloaded, Open-Source

• EthAddress.org: by ryepdx, GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source

• ethereumwallet.com: By Kryptokit, GUI, Website, no longer under development (see Jaxx)

• EtherLi: Multi-sig Ethereum Web Wallet, GUI, Website, online

There is no "official" when it comes to crypto. It definitely depends on your desire for security, how much you are going to be holding, what you plan on doing with the ETH or tokens stored there, and more.

I recommend that people use whatever tool they can understand best and use with confidence. I do NOT believe that recommending someone who has never used command line to use geth. There's too much room for error and it deters people from investing and getting involved.

Regardless of what tool you use to create an account/wallet, you should always safely store all of the necessary information in multiple places. Multiple places means multiple physical locations. If your house burns down, that computer and piece of paper are both gone. Read the instructions. Ask questions.

###Here is a list of trusted wallets I've put together.

Last Updated: April 2019

CLI

• Geth (go implementation): Command Line, Official

• Parity: Rust implementation

Hardware Wallets

• Ledger - Can be used with MyCrypto, the Ledger Live Desktop Application, iOS app, Android app

• Trezor - Can be used with MyCrypto or Trezor's web app

• Keepkey

Desktop Applications

• MyCrypto — also has a web version with support via Ledger, Trezor, Safe-T Mini, MetaMask, Parity Signer.

• Exodus: Desktop, multi-asset wallet with ShapeShift integration

Mobile

• imToken - iOS, Android. Longest running mobile solution for Ethereum. Dominates in Asia, tons of features, for some reason just hasn't quite breached the western market completely.

• Trust Wallet - iOS + Android, dApp browser

• WallETH - Android, Open Source

• Parity Signer - Turns your old phone into a hardware wallet / transaction signer. Super safe. Can use with MyCrypto

• Ambo - iOS

No Longer Maintained

• Mist Ethereum Wallet: GUI, Official, Full Node, App, Supports ETH, Generic Token Interface, Generic Contract Interface

• Eth (c++ implementation): Command Line, Official

• Icebox: by christianlundkvist @ ConsenSys, Primarily for Cold Storage, Downloaded, Open-Source

• EthAddress.org: by ryepdx, GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source

• ethereumwallet.com: By Kryptokit, GUI, Website, no longer under development (see Jaxx)

• EtherLi: Multi-sig Ethereum Web Wallet, GUI, Website, online

I believe the Ethereum team recommends using official clients, like Mist or Geth. This makes sense.

Regardless of what tool you use to create an account/wallet, you should always safely store all of the necessary information in multiple places. Multiple places means multiple physical locations. If your house burns down, that computer and piece of paper are both gone.

For example: on your computer, on a USB at your house and a safety deposit box, and written on a piece of paper at your office.

###Here is a list of wallets I've put together.

Official

• Mist Ethereum Wallet: GUI, Official, Full Node, App, Supports ETH, Generic Token Interface, Generic Contract Interface

• Geth (go implementation): Command Line, Official

• Parity (Rust implementation - GUI + CLI)

Hardware

• Ledger Nano S - has a chrome extension / app or MyEtherWallet.com

• Trezor - via MyEtherWallet.com

Unofficial

• MyEtherWallet.com: (founded by me) GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source, Supports ETH, DAO, DGD. Also has Chrome Extension

• Exodus: Desktop, multi-asset wallet with ShapeShift integration

• Jaxx: GUI, Multi-Platform (chrome extension, phone apps, etc), Client-Side, Partially Open-Source, Supports multiple currencies

• Eth (c++ implementation): Command Line, Official

• Icebox: by christianlundkvist @ ConsenSys, Primarily for Cold Storage, Downloaded, Open-Source

• EthAddress.org: by ryepdx, GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source

• ethereumwallet.com: By Kryptokit, GUI, Website, no longer under development (see Jaxx)

• EtherLi: Multi-sig Ethereum Web Wallet, GUI, Website, online

Regardless of which wallet, you need to...

1. Create a new wallet.

2. Back the wallet up in at least two physically different places. (Having a USB drive in your desk drawer where you computer is does not count as 2 different places).

   • Mist: Backup Keystore file & password. Read here.
   • Jaxx: Backup mnemonic seed.
   • MyEtherWallet: Backup keystore file + password or private key or paper version. Read #2a or #2b (cold storage) here.

3. Verify you have access to this new wallet and have correctly backed up all necessary information.

   • This means sending & receiving a small amount and verifying that the private key or seed or keystore file you have on your backup device is actually correct. No use in having a backup if it contains the wrong information.

4. Finally, you can transfer Ether to this new wallet.

There is no "official" when it comes to crypto. It definitely depends on your desire for security, how much you are going to be holding, what you plan on doing with the ETH or tokens stored there, and more.

Regardless of what tool you use to create an account/wallet, you should always safely store all of the necessary information in multiple places. Multiple places means multiple physical locations. If your house burns down, that computer and piece of paper are both gone. Read the instructions. Ask questions.

###Here is a list of trusted wallets I've put together.

Last Updated: April 2019

CLI

• Geth (go implementation): Command Line, Official

• Parity: Rust implementation

Hardware Wallets

• Ledger - Can be used with MyCrypto, the Ledger Live Desktop Application, iOS app, Android app

• Trezor - Can be used with MyCrypto or Trezor's web app

Desktop Applications

• MyCrypto — also has a web version with support via Ledger, Trezor, Safe-T Mini, MetaMask, Parity Signer.

• Exodus: Desktop, multi-asset wallet with ShapeShift integration

Mobile

• imToken - iOS, Android. Longest running mobile solution for Ethereum. Dominates in Asia, tons of features, for some reason just hasn't quite breached the western market completely.

• Trust Wallet - iOS + Android, dApp browser

• WallETH - Android, Open Source

• Parity Signer - Turns your old phone into a hardware wallet / transaction signer. Super safe. Can use with MyCrypto

• Ambo - iOS

• Mist Ethereum Wallet: GUI, Official, Full Node, App, Supports ETH, Generic Token Interface, Generic Contract Interface

• Eth (c++ implementation): Command Line, Official

• Icebox: by christianlundkvist @ ConsenSys, Primarily for Cold Storage, Downloaded, Open-Source

• EthAddress.org: by ryepdx, GUI, Client-Side, Website, Can be Downloaded, Open-Source

• ethereumwallet.com: By Kryptokit, GUI, Website, no longer under development (see Jaxx)

• EtherLi: Multi-sig Ethereum Web Wallet, GUI, Website, online