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Electrum

Send and receive Bitcoin using a lightweight wallet with cold-storage and multisig capabilities.

No AI documentedTool

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Oct 7, 2026

The overview

Bitcoin-only. Send and receive Bitcoin using a lightweight wallet with cold-storage and multisig capabilities.

Company: Electrum Technologies GmbHSource · High confidenceImpressum names the company that develops, packages and distributes Electrum.
Founded: 2013Source · High confidenceImpressum states the company was founded in 2013.
Product launch: Nov 2011Source · High confidenceAbout section dates creation of the Electrum software to November 2011, before the distributing company. This is creation-month precision.
Headquarters: Not yet verified
Founding team: Thomas Voegtlin · Electrum creator and founder of Electrum TechnologiesSource · High confidenceThe official source identifies Thomas Voegtlin as Electrum creator and founder of Electrum Technologies.
Product status: activeSource · High confidenceOfficial site provides current signed releases and desktop/Android downloads.

Company founding and product launch are different events. Dates show only the precision supported by a source.

What is documented about AI?

No AI capability established in this initial source review; this does not prove the product has no AI features.

“No AI documented” means the checked sources do not establish an AI feature. It does not prove that the product uses no AI.

Pricing & access

Free

Electrum software is free under the MIT license. Bitcoin network fees and any third-party services are separate.

The source record1

Official product documentation reviewed. No hands-on product testing was performed.

Electrum official product information
Checked Oct 7, 2026

RESEARCH EVIDENCE SCORE

80/100

How much of the product story is backed by traceable evidence.

Feature documentation30/30

30 of 30

Official site documents multisig, cold storage, SPV and plugin support.

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Pricing clarity20/20

20 of 20

Official privacy statement says the open-source app is provided at no cost; network fees are not included.

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Maintenance & activity0/20

0 of 20

No qualifying evidence recorded for this category yet. Zero coverage points do not mean the product is poor or that the information does not exist.

Company & team15/15

15 of 15

Separates the software creation in 2011 from company founding in 2013. Impressum names the company that develops, packages and distributes Electrum. The official source identifies Thomas Voegtlin as Electrum creator and founder of Electrum Technologies.

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Launch history15/15

15 of 15

About section dates creation of the Electrum software to November 2011, before the distributing company. This is creation-month precision.

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Binary evidence-coverage rubric: each category earns its full weight when qualifying primary evidence is recorded, otherwise zero. Score is research completeness, not hands-on quality, a customer review, forecast accuracy or investment suitability.

Scored Oct 7, 2026 · Goodstack editorial research (AI-assisted source review)

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This is evidence coverage. It is not a user rating, a product test, or an endorsement.