MultiBit

MultiBit was a lightweight "thin client" Bitcoin wallet for Windows, MacOS and Linux based on bitcoinj. It was superseded by MultiBit HD, and the development of both stopped in 2017[1] after the acquisition by KeepKey, which was then bought by Shapeshift.

screenshot of Multibit with its Windows XP GUI and Metal theme

Its main advantages over the original Bitcoin client included support for opening multiple wallets simultaneously, and not requiring the download of the entire multi-gigabyte block chain (22.5GB as of October 2014[2]). The project was lead by UK developer Jim Burton.[3]

Features
  • Multiple wallets can be open at the same time
  • Synchronizes with the network in minutes
  • Shows the last BTC <--> USD rate from VirtEx and other exchanges
  • Import and export your private keys
  • Chart of your balance over the last 30 days
  • Free and open source (MIT license)
  • Localized in a variety of languages

History

MultiBit was announced on September 12, 2011.[4] Later, Multibit HD was developed, and the original MultiBit was renamed Multibit Classic. On July 26, 2017, development was stopped without advance notice, due to the amount of work needed to fix bugs and keep up with Bitcoin developments.[1]

See Also

References
  1. The long-running bitcoin wallet Multibit is being discontinued, the firm that bought it last year has announced
  2. Bitcoin Blockchain Size
  3. European Bitcoin Conference 2012 - Jim Burton - Multibit
  4. MultiBit
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