To start *Electrum* choose **Applications ▸ Internet ▸ Electrum Bitcoin Wallet**.
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For an explanation of how Bitcoin works in simple terms, read [The In-Depth Guide to Bitcoin That Won’t Leave You Frustrated](https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/ultimate-guide-bitcoin/).
For an explanation of how Bitcoin works in simple terms, read [The In-Depth Guide to Bitcoin That Won’t Leave You Frustrated](https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/ultimate-guide-bitcoin/).
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<p><i>Electrum</i> uses <i>mBTC</i> as the default base unit. 1 mBTC = 0.001 BTC. To change this setting choose <span class="menuchoice"> **e base unit, choose <b>Tools** ▸ **Preference**</span> and open the **Appearance** tabs</b>.</p>
<p><i>Electrum</i> uses <i>mBTC</i> as the default base unit. 1 mBTC = 0.001 BTC. To change the base unit, choose <b>Tools ▸ Preferences</b>.</p>
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Turn on the [[Bitcoin Client|doc/first_steps/Electrum Bitcoin Wallet|persistenct_storage/configure#bitcoinelectrum]] feature of the Persistent Storage to store your bitcoin wallet and preferences across separate working sessions.
Turn on the [[Electrum Bitcoin Wallet|persistent_storage/configure#electrum]] feature of the Persistent Storage to store your bitcoin wallet and preferences across separate working sessions.
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Click onthe <span class="guimenu">[[!img lib/pan-downopen-menu.png alt="menu toggleMain Menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the title bar and chooseturn on the option **Show Hidden Files**.
You can use hardware wallets that work with the packages included in the version of Debian that Tails is based on. Which wallets work can vary from one Debian release to the next. For example, Trezor hardware wallets stopped working in Debian Bookworm, so they don't work in Tails6.0 or later.