Atomic Wallet vs Wasabi Wallet

Comparing: two wallets
Decided by: Editorial rating
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26

Do not keep bitcoin here: over 5,500 wallets were emptied in June 2023 and the cause was never published.

Wasabi Wallet3.6Bitcoin-onlyWarning

Still a working bitcoin wallet, but the coinjoin coordinator that made its name was switched off by zkSNACKs on June 1, 2024.

Verdict: Wasabi Wallet

Wasabi Wallet rates higher on our rubric: 3.6 against 1.2 for Atomic Wallet.

Criterion: Editorial rating
Atomic Wallet: 1.2
Wasabi Wallet: 3.6

Atomic Wallet and Wasabi Wallet, fact by fact

Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.

Atomic Wallet and Wasabi Wallet compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	Atomic Wallet	Wasabi Wallet
Editorial rating	1.2	3.6 (favoured on this row)
Status	Caution: see the review	Caution: see the review
Made by	Atomic Wallet	zkSNACKs
Price	Free download	Free download
Who holds the keys	self-custodial, keys generated on your device and encrypted with your password	self-custodial, keys generated and stored on your own computer, never held by zkSNACKs
Bitcoin-only	No	Yes
Runs on	iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Screen	Not stated	Not stated
Connectivity	Not stated	All traffic over Tor by default, compact block filters instead of a server that learns your addresses, and hardware signing through HWI for Trezor, Coldcard, Ledger, Blockstream Jade and BitBox02
Released	2017	2018; the download page serves version 2.8.1 for Windows, macOS and Linux
Countries on the maker's list	No published list	No published list
Last reviewed	2026-08-26	2026-08-25

Pros and cons, side by side

Atomic Wallet

What works

Keys are held on your device, so a working install still lets you move your own coins out
Desktop builds are published for Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora, with a hashsum check for the download
One app covers bitcoin and more than a thousand other assets, which is why so many people kept so much in it

What to watch

More than 5,500 wallets were drained on June 2 and 3, 2023, for over $100 million by Elliptic's count
Atomic has never published a confirmed technical cause, offering four possibilities and picking none
No compensation has been paid to the people who lost money
Its first public statements put the damage at under 0.1% and then under 1% of users, which the on-chain evidence contradicted
The first class action was thrown out in 2024 on jurisdiction rather than on the facts, and a second is now pending in California
The homepage says nothing about the incident and still runs testimonials from a man who died in 2021

Wasabi Wallet

What works

Bitcoin only and open source under an MIT license, with a public repository that is still actively developed
Self-custodial: keys are generated and stored on your own computer, and zkSNACKs never held funds
Every connection runs over Tor by default, and compact block filters mean no server learns which addresses are yours
Hardware wallet signing through HWI for Trezor, Coldcard, Ledger, Blockstream Jade and BitBox02
Full coin control, transaction labeling and privacy suggestions that name who will learn about a payment
Coinjoin is still in the software: you add a third-party coordinator in place of the one zkSNACKs ran

What to watch

zkSNACKs switched off its coinjoin coordinator on June 1, 2024, so the feature Wasabi was known for no longer works out of the box
Choosing and vetting a third-party coordinator is now your problem, and each sets its own fees and terms
Desktop only: Wasabi's own site states it is not available on mobile
Trezor Suite coinjoin and BTCPay Server integrations that used the same coordinator broke on the same day
Silent payments are send-only: Wasabi cannot yet generate or receive to a silent payment address

Frequently asked questions

Is Atomic Wallet or Wasabi Wallet better?

Wasabi Wallet rates higher on our rubric: 3.6 against 1.2 for Atomic Wallet. The rating follows the product rubric published on our about page; the rows above set custody, price and platforms side by side so you can check it.

Are Atomic Wallet and Wasabi Wallet free?

Yes, both are free to download. What differs is who holds the keys: Atomic Wallet is self-custodial, keys generated on your device and encrypted with your password; Wasabi Wallet is self-custodial, keys generated and stored on your own computer, never held by zkSNACKs.

Is Atomic Wallet or Wasabi Wallet bitcoin-only?

Wasabi Wallet is bitcoin-only; Atomic Wallet supports other assets too. Bitcoin plus more than 1,000 other coins and tokens, by Atomic's own count

Does Atomic Wallet or Wasabi Wallet carry a warning?

Atomic Wallet: On June 2 and 3, 2023, more than 5,500 Atomic Wallet users had their balances emptied in a single coordinated event. Elliptic put the total above $100 million and attributed it to North Korea's Lazarus Group. Atomic Wallet has never published a confirmed technical cause and no compensation has been paid. The first US class action was dismissed in September 2024 for lack of personal jurisdiction rather than on the facts, and a second was filed in California in June 2025. The company's own homepage carries no mention of any of it. Wasabi Wallet: zkSNACKs announced on May 2, 2024, days after US prosecutors charged the founders of Samourai Wallet, that it would discontinue the coinjoin coordination service behind Wasabi's headline privacy feature, and switched it off on June 1, 2024. The wallet is still developed and still works as a self-custodial, bitcoin-only desktop wallet, and coinjoin remains in the software, but you now have to find and trust a third-party coordinator to use it.

The full reviews: Atomic Wallet and Wasabi Wallet, each with its sources, and every wallet we review.

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