Store fiat currencies
Proton Wallet should support storing fiat currency such as GBP, EUR and USD.
Of course these currencies could not be stored in the same way as crypto, but it would be amazing to be able to store them with Proton.
Having the ability to create and use virtual cards from Proton would go very well with this.
Seth
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JWF
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For Proton Wallet to truly be useful for me, I need to hold assets that are not volatile. I don't like to sit on Bitcoin and I don't transact with it often enough where I want to hold my Bitcoin for very long. But I like to have some of my own assets available in crypto, and my challenge with other exchanges is that it can take several days for me to purchase Bitcoin and then liquidate it (i.e. bank transfers take time to clear).
A stablecoin option could solve this. For example, I would hold a greater balance in USDC that I keep on reserve, and when I need to transact in Bitcoin, I could convert, transact, and empty out my balance.
Until Proton Wallet supports some option that is not volatile and is pegged to a more stable asset, digital or fiat, Proton Wallet misses the mark for me.
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Zommuter commented
+1, adding Ethereum support would basically cover that with stablecoins https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/960668-proton-wallet/suggestions/48698300-support-ethereum-and-ethereum-based-coins
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P Blank
commented
I feel like supporting fiat would open up a regulatory nightmare that would be a privacy risk.