I was fiddling around with metamask, electrum, monero gui, etc. and I wanted to see if there are any others worth checking out. I don’t really care for the exchange-integrated wallets and I want to focus on wallets that are focused on user privacy, open source is a plus.
Thanks
I think it depends on what cryptocurrencies you use. If you are looking for privacy focused wallets and cryptocurrencies you better check privacy coins wallets and choose what suits you. I use Qubes and Grin coin. You can build the cli wallet or a use the gui Grin++ wallet. Check Grin++ coding page
trezor
but well u know in general all crypto can be secure and private(basically) obviously xmr
makes the job easier but even bitcoin can be bought with cash and mixed around and accessed only via tor and so on
(there are a few concerns with xmr but so far i didn’t see evidence of the coin being compromised)
regardless when you’re investing in crypto or in general allways have a good balanced spread around portfolio of different coins
i don’t see why not like wallets with exchanges -that is if you only use them with caution and move money when you need it exchanged
if you just want to anonymously move money around… well in my opinion tails might be better for you
much simpler lie solution compared to qubes
comes with electrum preinstalled
no need to worry about privacy, encrypted extra storage
or i guess you can use other tools such as veracrypt for example to make a deniable encrypted storage hiding the fact you have crypto (obviously allways backup and well u know)
also -while i did not test with trezor/… also should be fully compatible
also i’m suggesting trezor for a number of reasons it’s more secure then for example ledger because well open source and no bluetooth and so on
you have to update trezor’s hardware every time you want to use it (and there’s a new fix/version) (sure not ideal but still if you know what you’re doing…)
ledger you can keep on yourself and lets say a new zerodays comes around that’s exploitable remotely
all you need to do is to sit around and a attacker near you would grab all you’r coins
in theory… i mean the difference is tiny but still
not to mention other factors
i do suggest trezor then
Hi,
I think the appropriate answer to your question is that every wallet program works with Qubes. It really depends on the VM you use.
But I think that is not the answer you wanted to hear.
Could you please elaborate in what exactly are you interested?
Yes. @qubesuser69 as long as that software runs on the linux distribution on which the template is based, it should be able to run on Qubes. If you do not have any specific installation issues which you think are specific to Qubes, please try to look for those answers on other forums specific to those products.
Stumbled on this thread while setting up my own crypto wallets on Qubes — figured I’d share what’s working well in 2026 since a lot has changed since the original replies.
For Monero (XMR):
Feather Wallet — This is the standout for Qubes users. Lightweight C++/Qt desktop wallet, runs perfectly in a Debian AppVM with no heavy dependencies. Connects to remote nodes by default (so no need to sync the full blockchain in your VM), but you can point it at your own node running in a separate qube for maximum privacy. Tor support is built in. Open source, actively maintained.
Monero GUI — The official wallet from the Monero project. Works fine in a Debian-12 template but heavier than Feather. If you want to run your own node, this is the way — just be aware it needs ~200 GB for the full blockchain, so plan your storage qube accordingly.
For Bitcoin:
Electrum is still solid (OP already mentioned it). For hardware wallet users, Trezor Suite works in Qubes with USB passthrough via sys-usb. The open-source firmware is a big plus over Ledger.
Sparrow Wallet is worth looking at — focused on privacy, supports coin control and CoinJoin (via Whirlpool), connects over Tor natively.
General tip: Run your wallet in a dedicated AppVM with its own firewall rules (or route through sys-whonix for Tor). Keep the template minimal — debian-12-minimal works well. This gives you compartmentalization that you just don’t get on a regular Linux setup.
Have you, or anyone else, tried it in Fedora-minimal?
Regarding Trezor Suite…have you found the solution yet for Trezor model T to be connected to it on Qubes os? Previous discussions shows that it works flawlesly with Trezor model One but not Trezor model T. It would connect to Trezor Suite but then it just keeps on hanging…not moving and not showing any amount of actual btc or cryptos that you have on Trezor Suite.Really appreciate it if you could share the solution and thanks in advance for the reply.
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Stumbled on this thread while setting up my own crypto wallets on Qubes — figured I’d share what’s working well in 2026 since a lot has changed since the original replies.
For Monero (XMR):
- Feather Wallet — This is the standout for Qubes users. Lightweight C++/Qt desktop wallet, runs perfectly in a Debian AppVM with no heavy dependencies. Connects to remote nodes by default (so no need to sync the full blockchain in your VM), but you can point it at your own node running in a separate qube for maximum privacy. Tor support is built in. Open source, actively maintained.
Feather wallet is now included in debian trixie backports repository as
well[1]. So, you can install it, after activating backports repo for
your debian 13 template, via, sudo apt install feather-wallet/trixie-backports.
TailsOS, and WhonixOS both should provide feather-wallet, instead of
providing a privacy-hostile crypto currency wallet by default.[2][3]
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For Bitcoin:
Keep in mind that bitcoin is by design hostile to its users’ financial
privacy. The btc send/receive transactions are recorded in plaintext in
the blockchain. That means, after I get a hold of a btc user’s address,
I can monitor that user’s transactions both going back in time, and
going forward in time. I can do some clustering and get a pretty good
idea of his btc holdings, and his transaction habits, along with who he
pays to, and more.
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- Sparrow Wallet is worth looking at — focused on privacy,
supports coin control and CoinJoin (via Whirlpool), connects over Tor
natively.
Whirlpool support in Sparrow Wallet got discontinued since years now.
Samourai Wallet (the providers of the Whirlpool coinjoin feature) are
jailed by the US Govt for offering privacy features on btc. Any users
looking to financial privacy with their parallel economy transactions
should simply use Monero (which offers protocol level pretty good
financial privacy to all its users, by default, without bolt-on addons
that make you a target in the eyes of the govt).
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Footnotes:
[1] Debian -- Details of package feather-wallet in trixie-backports
[3] Monero Integration in Whonix - #95 by mrxmr - Development - Whonix Forum