Crypto wallets
Bitcoin Core privacy rating
Reference implementation of Bitcoin: a full node that downloads and validates the entire blockchain, with a built-in wallet, a graphical interface and an RPC interface.
Summary
Bitcoin Core scores 90 out of 100 (grade A) on the crypto wallets criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit.
Score 90 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no known trackers.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free MIT-licensed software developed by contributors, with no ads.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Quarkslab published a full audit through OSTIF, but it covers the peer-to-peer and validation code and not the wallet.