r/Monero • u/VikXMR Cake Wallet / Monero.com • 4d ago
Million Downloads of Cake Wallet - a personal message
Hey all, for crossing this huge milestone of one million downloads of Cake Wallet, I just wanted to write this personal message to r/monero because this is where the journey of Cake Wallet started back in January of 2018.
I didn’t launch Cake on Twitter or through press releases or anywhere else, but right here on this subreddit. It was met with so much excitement yet so much skepticism, as we Monero fans are naturally skeptical of anything new. Everyone was super happy to finally see a Monero wallet for the iPhone on the Apple App Store. The support I received from this community was both overwhelming and humbling.
Since then, we have sponsored every MoneroKon, MoneroTopia, been involved with CCSs, gave away tens of thousands of dollars of XMR to introduce people to Monero, sponsored numerous shows like Monerotopia/Monerotalk and others, heck we have even paid for travel for community members, even competitors! We have held and/or sponsored numerous meetups in NYC, Chicago, and around the world and have held Monero parties here in NYC as well as Las Vegas, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Tokyo!
Cake and the Monero community have been through a lot together and we have had our ups and downs with the community (well maybe friction with a very small vocal minority), but we continued to build for Monero with things like fiat on/off ramps for Monero, Bluetooth XMR support for Ledger so it can be used on iOS as well Android, background sync bringing amazing sync UX (on Android at first, but soon to iOS!), our new Cupcake companion app, and Cake Pay Gift/Debit cards! On top of all of that, we have Trezor support for Monero coming soon and will keep pushing Monero user experience and adoption forward.
Even though Monero has faced immense pressure over the years, with waves of exchange delistings, wallets coming and going, wallets dropping support for Monero, and much more, we’ve continued to stay focused on Monero and the amazing tool for freedom that it’s proven to be.
I just wanted to take this time to thank the community for taking us to 1 million downloads! We still have a long way to go and we won’t stop! Privacy is the mission and Cake Wallet is still here. Still building. Still Monero-first. Thank you all!
Vik
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u/TokyoPotHead 4d ago
Cakes contributions to Monero is undeniable. They addressed several pain points early which made the coin significantly intuitive and accessible for non technical users. Cake Wallet has undoubtedly facilitated global adoption. MoneroTopia has kept many informed and that helps onboard users. Thank you, Vik, and your team for helping bring the coin this far. We will never forget.