What Happens if MEW Goes Down?

Your funds are safe and you can always access them through a different non custodial wallet interface.

Your funds and information are not ‘in’ MyEtherWallet (MEW). MEW is non-custodial, which means we don't hold or manage your assets. Your wallet exists on the blockchain itself, and MEW offers a way for anyone to interact with the blockchain easily. If MEW went down, you would simply have to find another crypto wallet interface that would allow you to restore your wallet using your keys.

The information used to unlock your MEW wallet – whether that is your private key, keystore file, or recovery phrase – is the same information that can be used to unlock your wallet on another platform. Many such wallets and platforms exist, and a lot of them are safe and reliable, but we always suggest doing the research before entering your information into an unfamiliar site or app.

You can also download and run MyEtherWallet locally. For assistance with that, read about using MEW offline.