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5 | | -### Mobile Wallets |
| 5 | +## Mobile Wallets |
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6 | 7 | Decred is supported on multiple mobile wallet platforms for both Android and iOS: |
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8 | | -[Cake Wallet](https://cakewallet.com/): Privacy-focused, open-source multi-chain wallet |
| 9 | +- [Cake Wallet](https://cakewallet.com/): Privacy-focused, open-source multi-chain wallet |
| 10 | +- [Exodus](https://www.exodus.com/): Multi-chain wallet with intuitive design |
| 11 | +- [Trust Wallet](https://trustwallet.com/): Popular multi-chain wallet |
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10 | | -[Exodus](https://www.exodus.com/): Multi-chain wallet with intuitive design |
| 15 | +## Architecture and Privacy Considerations |
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12 | | -[Trust Wallet](https://trustwallet.com/): Popular multi-chain wallet |
| 17 | +Mobile wallets do not download and validate the entire Decred blockchain like desktop wallets. |
| 18 | +Instead, they use lightweight methods to minimize system resource usage and data consumption: |
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14 | | -### Architecture and Privacy Considerations |
15 | | -Mobile wallets do not download and validate the entire Decred blockchain like desktop wallets. Instead, they use lightweight methods to minimize system resource usage and data consumption: |
| 20 | +- Cake Wallet uses [SPV](spv.md) (Simplified Payment Verification) mode for Decred, which connects directly to the blockchain network and validates block headers. |
| 21 | + This provides better privacy and decentralization compared to server-based architectures, making Cake Wallet the preferred option for mobile users. |
| 22 | + Cake Wallet is also maintained by Decred developers via Politeia proposal. |
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17 | | -Cake Wallet uses SPV (Simplified Payment Verification) mode for Decred, which connects directly to the blockchain network and validates block headers. This provides better privacy and decentralization compared to server-based architectures, making Cake Wallet the preferred option for mobile users. Cake Wallet is also maintained by Decred developers via Politeia proposal. |
| 24 | +- Exodus and Trust Wallet use RPC (Remote Procedure Call) connections to remote servers/nodes to retrieve blockchain data. |
| 25 | + While convenient, this approach relies on third-party infrastructure and may have different privacy characteristics. |
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19 | | -Exodus and Trust Wallet use RPC (Remote Procedure Call) connections to remote servers/nodes to retrieve blockchain data. While convenient, this approach relies on third-party infrastructure and may have different privacy characteristics. |
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21 | | -### Proof-of-Stake and Privacy Participation |
| 29 | +## Proof-of-Stake and Privacy Participation |
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23 | | -Mobile wallets do not support Proof-of-Stake participation (ticket buying and voting) or privacy mixing. If you want to mix, participate in Decred's PoS consensus system and earn staking rewards, please use a desktop wallet instead. |
| 31 | +Mobile wallets do not support Proof-of-Stake participation (ticket buying and voting) or privacy mixing. |
| 32 | +If you want to mix, participate in Decred's PoS consensus system and earn staking rewards, please use a desktop wallet instead. |
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