Now available at BlockEQ.com

We are excited to announce new features in the BlockEQ wallet since winning a prize in Stellar’s 6th Build Challenge.

First Stellar Wallet in the App Store

Our team discovered last month that Apple released new guidelines and no longer has a pre-approved list of cryptocurrencies. We submitted the first version of our wallet which supported basic account creation, recovery, sending and receiving and were happy to receive approval as the first Stellar wallet in the App Store. Since then we have released a few updates and now BlockEQ is also the first in the App Store with trading!

Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Trading

Both the desktop (macOS) and mobile (iOS) wallets support trading on Stellar’s decentralized exchange. This allows you to trade tokens without having to trust anyone with access to your funds. Each trade costs a network fee of 0.00001 XLM — less than 1,000th of a penny.

The trading view displays the best exchange rate with an order book of the top 5 buy and sell orders for the selected trading pair. You can submit trades at market rate or submit an offer to the network at your desired rate.

Add & Remove Stellar Tokens

By entering the asset’s code and the issuer address, you can add trust lines to tokens on the network. There are now more than 2,600 tokens on Stellar with an 1100% growth rate over the past year.

Exchange Address Recognition

Exchanges that list Stellar (XLM) use the Memo field to help differentiate between customer accounts. When users are sending XLM to an exchange, they are asked to provide a Memo so the exchange knows which account is receiving funds. The Memo could either be a Memo ID (numbers only) or Memo Text (alphanumeric- numbers and letters).

We have compiled a list of 21 exchanges that accept Stellar and identified whether they require Memo ID or Memo Text. When you try to send funds to one of these exchanges, their address is identified and the appropriate memo type becomes a required field.

Available Balance & Summary

In your balance view for Stellar (XLM) we display your available balance so you know how much you can send or trade. Your available balance is your total balance less the required base reserve, trust lines, offers, and signers. The Stellar Network requires an additional 0.5 XLM as a minimum balance for each asset, open trade offer, and for each signer.

New Security Features: PIN Settings (iOS) & Anti-Screenshot (Desktop)

We have enabled settings so you can toggle the PIN on/off when opening the app and also sending XLM or other Stellar tokens.

For our desktop wallet we have disabled screenshots to help prevent the average user from taking a digital copy of their 24 word recovery phrase. We recommend that you to write down your phrase and store it in a safe place.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for new features or how we can improve, message us on twitter @block_eq or email hello@blockeq.com

Thank you for your support!

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