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CLOSE RUNNERS UP AND OTHER USEFUL APPS FOR KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR CRYPTO INVESTMENTS.

COINOMI LOCK UP THOSE COINS. Free | coinomi.com

If you have an Android device and you don’t like the idea of unencrypted altcoins jangling around in your smartphone, then Coinomi is the safer option. It has tokens for 93 bitcoin wallets and allows you to use the Shapeshift or Changelly marketplaces to trade and exchange currencies. As another open-source and locally-stored token wallet, you have to be careful about losing it, although a unique passphrase will allow you to recover lost coins if you absolutely have to.

BLOCKFOLIO KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BLOCK. Free | www.blockfolio.com

In addition to apps that buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies, you’ll also need something that’ll keep track of your altcoin’s price. Blockfolio is by far the best option for keeping track of various currencies and allows you to peg prices to the marketplace you buy and sell from. The clean UI gives you a customised summary of all the currencies you want to keep an eye on and lets you put in your holdings to get an amalgamated portfolio overview.

COINDESK YOUR INFORMATION DESK FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES. Free | www.coindesk.com

It’s one thing to keep an eye on the fluctuating bitcoin market, but it’s a whole other thing altogether to keep tabs on why the trading price of a cryptocurrency is going up or down at any given point. For this, you’ll need an app that gives you up-to-the-minute news on what is happening, so your can respond or even predict the cryptocurrency market trends. Coindesk has been one of the mainstays in the blockchain news world since 2013 and its smartphone app is a one-stop shop for any cryptocurrency news you should be aware of.