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Are there any digital wallets out there that are: 1) trustworthy 2) allow easy funding (credit/debit card/paypal)

Until that's the case I just don't see this taking off. I'm fairly motivated to buy a few just for kicks, but if I can't be bothered I can't see the general population doing so either.

I see MtGox takes wire transfers, which is almost good enough, but not quite. Didn't they also suffer a breach not so long ago?

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I used MtGox a month ago to see what all the bitcoin fuss was about and their UK bank was inexplicably closed during that time. They've been contacting me with updates via email but the money I wired to them still hasn't been credited to my MtGox account which is really frustrating.

Contact both your bank and mtgox.

Have you bothered to contact them yourself?

Yes, I've contacted all three parties, just waiting for some kind of resolution which they claim will be in roughly 2 weeks.

I run StrongCoin e-wallet https://www.strongcoin.com, which has been operating for over a year now very successfully. I also run https://www.bitcoinary.com a peer to peer site for exchanging coins in numerous ways including Paypal.

"Therefore ARE servers only hold encrypted private keys and neither we or anyone else can access them. Only you."

Misspellings on your landing page don't inspire confidence.

Bitcoinary is genius, super cool! Signed up and will be doing a trade shortly. Thanks!

Thanks. :)

https://www.bitinstant.com is trustworthy and by far has the most funding options, which are the most convenient. Eg. in the US you can deposit cash in a CVS, 7-11, Walmart, and have it credited to your wallet almost instantly.

I've used bitcoinary with success to get bitcoins for Paypal USD (with some paying attention to who is selling them: browsing their history + feedback)

http://blockchain.info/ is a great wallet, I use it on my iPhone and Chrome

Blockchain.info's wallet is very good. They store your private key encrypted and can only be decrypted client side with your password. They'll also email your encrypted wallet backups when your wallet changes.

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