Electrum vs Muun
Electrum has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.5 against 7.5, and Privacy 8.6 against 6.8.
Electrum
Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.5/ 10
Excellent
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Muun
Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning mobile wallet using 2-of-2 multisig
Privacy
6.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.5/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Electrum | Muun | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | Not published |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Not published | Crypto, Lightning |
| Founded | 2011 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Cayman Islands |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Electrum
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed5+ years operating
Both
Accepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodialLegal entity disclosed
Only Muun
Nothing distinct
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Electrum or Muun safer?
Electrum has the higher Safety grade: Electrum 8.5, Muun 7.5, out of 10.
Does Electrum or Muun require KYC?
Electrum is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Muun is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Electrum has 0 and Muun has 0 documented incidents in the registry.