Accessible cryptocurrency apps for trading and wallets

By Robin Williams, 30 January, 2022

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I'm interested to know what apps people recommend for investing in and storing cryptocurrency. Coinbase Pro is semi-useable but has some fairly major accessibility flaws, and the website isn't up to much. I don't think I would have sufficient confidence in the app to invest independently. Does anyone have experience with other exchanges, eg Binance?
Further, what apps do people recommend for crypto wallets?
Many thanks,
Robin

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By PaulMartz on Sunday, January 30, 2022 - 21:41

I wrote a blog on this topic last year.

Last time I had Trust Wallet installed, it was still fully accessible.

I can no longer recommend CoinBase. Both their website and app have serious accessibility flaws, and when I contacted their customer support, I was basically told they had no plans to address the problems. If I were starting fresh, I'd try Gemini.com. I've played with their website long enough to raise my confidence that it's accessible. Sometime this year, I'll probably open a Gemini account and close my CoinBase account.

Crypto introduces some interesting potential issues for blind users. Suppose, for example, you download and try a digital wallet app, find it works well, then move hundreds or thousands of dollars into it. Then suppose you update the app, which breaks accessibility. This is not too far-fetched; an update to my CoinBase app degraded accessibility. I guess we could say this has always been a potential problem since the dawn of online banking. But in my experience, the crypto crowd are cowboys that have little regard for standards, so this scenario is much more likely.

By Henrik on Monday, January 31, 2022 - 13:32

Hi. As for exchanges, I personally use Kraken, which you can find at kraken.com. Almost everything works as expected, the only thing I had a slight issue with was removing a payment card, but I only needed someone to move the mouse, click once and it was done. The other thing I like about it is that it's got pretty low fees. It also doesn't seem to have any issues with accepting card payments, which I have personally experienced with another exchange. I would also recommend the trust wallet app. Previously I used brd, but that's going away now. Trust also sends you push notifications for completed transfers, which brd never did.