[ANN] OPENDIME v3 – Now *Genuine Verified* Bitcoin Credit Stick (in stock!)

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Quote from: nvK on March 31, 2018, 12:41:27 AM

Contact support [email protected]

Hi, I made a topic explaining how the opendime works in the Portuguese section of the forum. I did not find any other Portuguese topic explaining it. Do you know if any already existed?

Opendime Portuguese

Btw, Do you think it's safe to participate in a contest like this one, where they distribute opendimes?

Thank you.

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I currently have 3 Opendime v3 sticks. They are pretty cool.

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Contact support [email protected]

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Quote from: DaveF on March 30, 2018, 10:50:33 PM

I have an opendime that is not seen by any PC at all, (as in the USB port does not even notice that it's there).
I'm assuming the answer is no but, is there is a way to recover the funds?
Thanks,
Dave

If it works like a read only usb stick then you could take it to somewhere that deals with data recovery from usb? Is it’s not recognised it might be the controller that’s broken or just a loose connection which can be fixed.

You have tried other pcs etc?

I guess it all depends on the value of the balance in the stick?

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I have an opendime that is not seen by any PC at all, (as in the USB port does not even notice that it's there).
I'm assuming the answer is no but, is there is a way to recover the funds?
Thanks,
Dave

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V3 is here, check out the blog post http://blog.opendime.com/opendime-v3-announcement/

What’s new in V3?
This change is a hardware bump, with minor firmware changes:

Improve the Japanese language text (thanks to Vis Virial for the pull request)
New batch certificate (#2) for first build of version 3.0 hardware.
Look for version “2.2.0” in the firware with checksum: 753ec10262f92c6bbe4f9a01e440278c36c2c8352ed897a75aabb0993d63ab9a and complete version string: 2.2.0.20170721.115213
The real news is on the hardware side, where we made a number of changes to improve reliability and manufacturability:

The device is now 47mm long, up from 40mm. The extra length solves an issue we saw with some USB ports that didn’t allow proper and complete insertion.

Protective plastic is now applied into a narrowed section of the board, which better secures it, makes the product look more “finished”, and generally should improve the quality and appearance of the product.

We moved the “unseal” hole a little further under the plastic, just in case.

The edge of the board will be more smooth with less rough spots due to changes to how we make the PCB.

Board is marked in gold with “v3.0” and “r.A” (for revision A).

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Quote from: nvK on January 31, 2018, 10:16:14 AM

We have units in stock again

v3 ?

In the title of your latest post.

If this is a new unit, please let us know! Also, how it might be different than v2.

nvK

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We have units in stock again

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I like to see the new LTC versions are added. Maybe more cryptos will be added ?!

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Quote from: tongokongo on September 22, 2017, 06:18:24 PM

Yes, the idea is great, now the project need to be much cheaper and have more marketing. I consider buying, except that there is no option to do that currently Sad

As I would love to make a video about it... I will wait as there is no-one reselling it in my country.

It is still a pretty useful product even in its current state. Just not as a cred stick style cash substitute for face to face transactions (which makes a lot of sense as a goal). But its still a good way to store your bitcoin offline or give them as a gift or sell bitcoin in bulk at a shop.

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Quote from: BitcoinNewsMagazine on June 20, 2016, 02:33:54 PM

Quote from: nvK on June 20, 2016, 01:52:27 PM

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I do not understand the logic of making a customer start to place an order before price can be seen

Opendime is not a direct competitor to Ledger, is meat for a completely different use. In this model, no user knows the private key! So it's less of a wallet and more of a bearer bond.

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With Postal Mail shipping to US total cost is...

Our bitcoin shopping cart is almost ready, we've been taking orders via [email protected] for Bitcoin. We've sold a lot in bulk to resellers too, which will likely sell in brick and mortar "retail near you" with no shipping cost. We are looking for a better carrier deal, but this product is not paper thin like ledger so it is not as cheap to ship.

@BitcoinNewsMagazine I would strongly suggest you take a close look at our FAQ and other material on https://opendime.com, a lot to be learned there.

Sorry no interest here in OpenDime. I do have some experience marketing and selling on the web, just pointing out that your potential customers want to see the price up front and pay with bitcoin. You probably have lost customers by not making the web site clearer and incorporating bitcoin payments from the start. Good luck with your project.

How many weeks to the second batch?

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Yes, the idea is great, now the project need to be much cheaper and have more marketing. I consider buying, except that there is no option to do that currently Sad

As I would love to make a video about it... I will wait as there is no-one reselling it in my country.

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It is a great idea that people transfer private key instead of transfer bitcoin.
But
For a throwaway wallet, it is just too expensive. The wallet it self would take a great part of the value it transfered.

Have you consideing of replace the chip with much cheap ones.
I think atmegaA8 or similar MCU can do the private and public key generation jobs quite well.
And the cost of final product might be reduce to about 1-2 dollars.

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Quote from: OmegaStarScream on July 13, 2017, 07:58:06 AM

1. If the USB stops working? I will lose everything or there is a way to recover?

You will lose everything, no way to recover

Quote from: OmegaStarScream on July 13, 2017, 07:58:06 AM

4. I kinda know the answer, but just to confirm, If OpenDime goes down or something, I'm good since everything is on the device, right?

Correct. You own a sealed Bitcoin private key

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Even though I didn't get answers for my questions, I ordered the product anyway with hesitation.

The support was online I believe because I got an instance answer. I asked them for a refund and they told me It just got picked up and I was provided by a tracking number (I'm not sure what are the chances that the product actually got shipped when I asked for a refund). I checked easypost with the tracking code I was given, the results are "Unknown" and "No Estimated Delivery Date" since I ordered the product. I asked the support and they said It should get updated in a few hours, It's being three days and nothing yet.

I'm not really accusing anyone of anything but is possible that the item didn't even get shipped yet and I have been given a fake tracking number just because I asked for a refund? I have no doubts that I will eventually get the product as OpenDime and Coinkite are reputable companies but If the item didn't get shipped, I'd prefer a refund instead of waiting more.

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I came across this and I must say, It definitely looks interesting. I have some concerns though:

1. If the USB stops working? I will lose everything or there is a way to recover?
2. Is it possible to sign addresses directly (without importing the private keys somewhere else)? If yes, the wallet must be sealed or not?
3. If unsealed, the private keys become directly visible on the first page or a button must be clicked?
4. I kinda know the answer, but just to confirm, If OpenDime goes down or something, I'm good since everything is on the device, right?

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Quote from: posternat on July 01, 2017, 02:40:03 AM

So, you are creating a coin and a blockchain where only the software itself has the private keys, assuming that the devs have not given themselves access. It is one thing when an online wallet or exchange gets stupid about controlling the keys to your wallets, but what you are talking about is zero control, zero failure fallback and an outright Skynet wallet that will not take over the world, just simply not give you any control.

I'm sorry posternat, but what are you talking about? This is not some kind of Altcoin project nor is a new coin or blockchain being created. This is a Bitcoin Hardware "Wallet" that generates a private key when it's inserted for first time into a computer, which means that the creators do not have access to it as it's generated on your computer. Yes, if you lose your OPENDIME, you lose your Bitcoins, so just keep it in a safe place.

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Quote from: posternat on July 01, 2017, 02:40:03 AM

So, you are creating a coin and a blockchain where only the software itself has the private keys, assuming that the devs have not given themselves access. It is one thing when an online wallet or exchange gets stupid about controlling the keys to your wallets, but what you are talking about is zero control, zero failure fallback and an outright Skynet wallet that will not take over the world, just simply not give you any control.

Isn't that exactly how Bitcoin network itself operates?

In fact, if you made this post in some other thread (discussing Bitcoin in general), I would have thought that you are asking not about a certain device like OpenDime but about Bitcoin and decentralized currencies as such. With Bitcoin it is exactly like that, no single individual or group of individuals is given or has taken complete control over the coin, so it could be loosely claimed that software itself is having all the control. Though I don't know if it has anything to do with SkyNet

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Quote from: posternat on July 01, 2017, 02:40:03 AM

So, you are creating a coin and a blockchain where only the software itself has the private keys, assuming that the devs have not given themselves access. It is one thing when an online wallet or exchange gets stupid about controlling the keys to your wallets, but what you are talking about is zero control, zero failure fallback and an outright Skynet wallet that will not take over the world, just simply not give you any control.

Decentralized means just that, the users, the wallets and the people have the control, not a USB stick. I do not see anything wrong with that setup. If used carefully, i think it is worth it.

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So, you are creating a coin and a blockchain where only the software itself has the private keys, assuming that the devs have not given themselves access. It is one thing when an online wallet or exchange gets stupid about controlling the keys to your wallets, but what you are talking about is zero control, zero failure fallback and an outright Skynet wallet that will not take over the world, just simply not give you any control.

Topic: [ANN] OPENDIME v3 – Now *Genuine Verified* Bitcoin Credit Stick (in stock!) (Read 16494 times)

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