Social trading platform eToro released its cryptocurrency wallet[1] on November 6, 2018, to much fanfare. The company, which only last month became the first platform to list Binance Coin (BNB) outside of the Binance ecosystem[2], has already promised to roll out additional features to the wallet, with the initial release coming with a few limitations.
The eToro wallet will give users the ability to transfer their Bitcoin tokens from the trading platform, and it also allows for transferring digital assets to other wallets (and even offline cold storages.)
To wit, we took a look at the wallet to see some of its features that might serve to attract people:
Registration
Registration on the app is easy. Users can register with their email addresses or use the Facebook or Google option to sign into the app. New eToro users will have to confirm their email addresses and phone numbers to trade on the platform.
To get started, you can decide to trade with your cash (by depositing funds) or by trading with virtual cash. Real Portfolio allows you to trade with your money. Virtual Portfolio, on the other hand, will enable you to purchase assets with virtual money.
Once this is sorted, you can deposit funds through a range of options, from credit card to PayPal and wire transfer
The app’s menu options include:
1. Trade
2. Discover
3. More (Settings)
1. Trade
Contains everything required to purchase cryptocurrencies. There are three other sub-menu options here:
a. Watchlist
b. Portfolio
c. News Feed
a. Watchlist: This section contains a list of assets that you are following along with their SELL and BUY prices. The default list includes commodities, cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, ETFs, indices, and stocks. The new eToro wallet opens up a new
