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Quote from: BitMaxz on July 22, 2016, 04:47:59 PM

Quote from: jeromea34 on July 10, 2016, 11:38:06 PM

Hi,
Reading around the forums For newbies blockchain.info is recommended. Is it anonymous? does it have mixer services.What is the best online wallet three factor . Ease of use~sending/acceptance, security and anonymity. I heard some users complaining about bitfog losing money. How about tor wallet . Also would like a recpmmendation for a reliable not too expensive mixer services

TIA

Honestly i dont want to use again blockchain.info because i experience of making account again because i can recover my old account before and now i am using electrum which is better wallet right now to use..

Electrum is really good but I am using blockchain since last 2 years and I never had any issue with it related to the safety and security of the coins that I am holding.

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You are never really anonymous with Bitcoin. You should always be aware that you are leaving traces all the time. Even if you are using tor.

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Quote from: jeromea34 on July 10, 2016, 11:38:06 PM

Hi,
Reading around the forums For newbies blockchain.info is recommended. Is it anonymous? does it have mixer services.What is the best online wallet three factor . Ease of use~sending/acceptance, security and anonymity. I heard some users complaining about bitfog losing money. How about tor wallet . Also would like a recpmmendation for a reliable not too expensive mixer services

TIA

Honestly i dont want to use again blockchain.info because i experience of making account again because i can recover my old account before and now i am using electrum which is better wallet right now to use..

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Wen you are talking anonymous, you are asking a lot of some people. There is a lot of the bitcoin process that is anonymous, however it is not really. It will trace back to a computer and an IP address, so there are good chances if the government wants to trace it bad enough, they will.

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Quote from: ilikepussy on July 18, 2016, 02:07:22 PM

Quote from: wintermeasures on July 17, 2016, 10:19:39 AM

Blockchain.info is the best wallet and it has also a mixer service which is shared coin I think.

The last time I tried using blockchain.info's wallet the shared coin feature was not available. I did some research and looks like they haven't been offering shared send for quite some time now.

I think you're right. Shared send is gone.

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Quote from: notlist3d on July 18, 2016, 04:02:19 PM

Quote from: klaaas on July 18, 2016, 03:17:39 PM

If needed, there are some more to choose from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet and choose WEB
Some details are also provided there.
Weird that the blockchain wallet isn't listed.

Web wallets are not the best for all people though. If you are storing a large amount of coins a offline solution is much better. With web wallets it is a hot wallet, so chance of bad things. Yes some have very good history... but always "could" happen.

Some offline storage like hardware wallets are going to up security huge compared to web wallet. But they do cost money, so no everyone like's them so I can understand that. But paper wallets are also a great option, and you can do them for free. Just make sure you do it securely and on a "safe" computer as if computer is compromised you do it on could be giving private key right to "bad guy's".

Thanks

Indeed, seurity wise is a cold storge the best way to store your bits. [physical -DIY- coins, paper or iron printed wallet NFC tags could be an option also]
Those got there flaws also but that is obvious, burned,melted,lost,etc

For my daily btc habbits i use a 2f web-wallet and/or android wallet app with some bits loaded up.

I was pointing out the website so people could choose from some more wallets with some pros en cons in the description

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yeah thank you sir, for an explanation. I guess bitcoin.org and bitcoin.com are the same. Because the display select wallet very similar between the two sites above, was indeed different.

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Quote from: Strongkored on July 18, 2016, 07:44:13 PM

Quote from: klaaas on July 18, 2016, 03:17:39 PM

If needed, there are some more to choose from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet and choose WEB
Some details are also provided there.
Weird that the blockchain wallet isn't listed.

You are right my friend realized that there was no blockchain.info. Is there a problem between blockchain and bitcoin.org so it is not included as an option blockchain wallet? : D Maybe if anyone knows can share here. But really very strange, large companies such as blockchain not listed there.

It actually is not strange at all that blockchain.info is not listed there. They have strict criteria for listing wallets on the site to ensure that users have supported and secure wallet software. You can see the criteria here: https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org#wallets. Blockchain.info fails some of those and thus is not listed. Many users have found concerning issues with their security, especially the use of a weak RNG. Many times security issues have been pointed out but those issues were not addresses for a long time. Their service typically has strange bugs that have caused issues in the past. Many of those bugs are simple bugs that should have been easily found and solved but were not. Their customer support is also pretty bad.

This is the PR that removed bc.i from bitcoin.org: https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/pull/663 with explanations of why it was removed. Some of the issues identified have been fixed since then but many of Bitcoin experts and long time users still consider blockchain.info to be pretty bad.

Quote from: Strongkored on July 18, 2016, 07:44:13 PM

Edit: Apparently it bitcoin.org not bitcoin.com, if at bitcoin.com blockchain there. Please check here https://www.bitcoin.com/choose-your-wallet?category=web

Yes, Bitcoin.org and Bitcoin.com are very different, run by different people, and have different purposes. Please don't mix them up.

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Quote from: klaaas on July 18, 2016, 03:17:39 PM

If needed, there are some more to choose from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet and choose WEB
Some details are also provided there.
Weird that the blockchain wallet isn't listed.

You are right my friend realized that there was no blockchain.info. Is there a problem between blockchain and bitcoin.org so it is not included as an option blockchain wallet? : D Maybe if anyone knows can share here. But really very strange, large companies such as blockchain not listed there.

Edit: Apparently it bitcoin.org not bitcoin.com, if at bitcoin.com blockchain there. Please check here https://www.bitcoin.com/choose-your-wallet?category=web

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Quote from: klaaas on July 18, 2016, 03:17:39 PM

If needed, there are some more to choose from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet and choose WEB
Some details are also provided there.
Weird that the blockchain wallet isn't listed.

Web wallets are not the best for all people though. If you are storing a large amount of coins a offline solution is much better. With web wallets it is a hot wallet, so chance of bad things. Yes some have very good history... but always "could" happen.

Some offline storage like hardware wallets are going to up security huge compared to web wallet. But they do cost money, so no everyone like's them so I can understand that. But paper wallets are also a great option, and you can do them for free. Just make sure you do it securely and on a "safe" computer as if computer is compromised you do it on could be giving private key right to "bad guy's".

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If needed, there are some more to choose from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet and choose WEB
Some details are also provided there.
Weird that the blockchain wallet isn't listed.

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Sorry, the draft got deleted when I had to go back because of the 360 seconds post delay thing, and I didn't see that my response wasn't saved. Here's what I meant to say:

Quote from: wintermeasures on July 17, 2016, 10:19:39 AM

Blockchain.info is the best wallet and it has also a mixer service which is shared coin I think.

The last time I tried using blockchain.info's wallet the shared coin feature was not available. I did some research and looks like they haven't been offering shared send for quite some time now.

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Quote from: hermanhs09 on July 12, 2016, 01:38:14 AM

I have just noticed,that it has changed my bitcoin deposit address,and if i have got it correctly,they change it every time i get payment,
and i ask them again for it.it is done to not track my whole transaction history,and maybe it works,
but i dont like the idea of having the address changed every time, it is just stupid.

You can reuse old addresses if you want to, but using a new address every time increases your privacy. If you always use a single address, then anyone that knows the address knows how many bitcoins you have, and they know where your bitcoins come from and where they go.

Try to avoid thinking of an address as something like a bank account number or a street address. Think of it as something like payment code.

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Blockchain.info is the best wallet and it has also a mixer service which is shared coin I think. But this is not fully anonymous because anyone can track your payments using your Bitcoin address..... But this is safe as compare to other Bitcoin wallets and it has less limitations as compare to other wallets....

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There are already many more platforms for Bitcoin wallet as Desktop wallet, App wallet, hardware wallet and Web wallet.
Blockchain.info is a type of web wallet.
I personally say that Blockchain is really good wallet service if consider web wallet option.

As rumors and facts blockchain users lost there Bitcoins. Its true.

But if using blockchain wallet then must have to enable all major security features already provided by Blockchain security services.

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Quote from: jeromea34 on July 10, 2016, 11:38:06 PM

Hi,
Reading around the forums For newbies blockchain.info is recommended. Is it anonymous? does it have mixer services.What is the best online wallet three factor . Ease of use~sending/acceptance, security and anonymity. I heard some users complaining about bitfog losing money. How about tor wallet . Also would like a recpmmendation for a reliable not too expensive mixer services

TIA

I would advise youto watch out with using blockchain.
I have just noticed,that it has changed my bitcoin deposit address,and if i have got it correctly,they change it every time i get payment,
and i ask them again for it.it is done to not track my whole transaction history,and maybe it works,
but i dont like the idea of having the address changed every time, it is just stupid.

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when choosing a bitcoin wallet you have to always be aware of the security level that bitcoin wallet is offering you. because bitcoin wallet is only safest if you keep it offline so whatever wallet you choose first try to find out more about it's security and ways to make it safer and always keep large amounts in cold storage only.

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Quote from: jeromea34 on July 10, 2016, 11:38:06 PM

Hi,
Reading around the forums For newbies blockchain.info is recommended. Is it anonymous? does it have mixer services.What is the best online wallet three factor . Ease of use~sending/acceptance, security and anonymity. I heard some users complaining about bitfog losing money. How about tor wallet . Also would like a recpmmendation for a reliable not too expensive mixer services

TIA

firstly they are the best online wallet at internet,they are secured,they are anonymous and are completely on what you can depend on.but since i don't prefer online wallets to users i always prefer a app or desktop wallet or a hardware wallet or mostly a paper wallet. Since You Just need to control on your private keys and if you don't have control over them at any wallet just stay away from those wallets.

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Quote from: Carlsen on July 12, 2016, 12:39:20 AM

Blockchain.info is a good wallet and I have some wallets there too.
But do not forget to make that 12 words recovery phrase.
Otherewise it could seperate you from your coins, if you lose your password or so.

blockchain.info wallet is only good for storing small amount of coins but i still don't suggest it to others. desktop wallets or mycelium is better just don't forget to save copies of your private keys

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if you have the availible resources then id recommend just running bitcoin core as your main wallet, bitcoin core is a node so it uses up a fair bit of hard drive space but you would be helping support bitcoin and its much safer than any online wallet since everything is stored on your computer, Should you need more secure storage than this you could print off some paper wallets for cold storage. The only other wallet i would reccomend because i use it myself is mycelium wallet for android, Its ideal if you need to carry bitcoin with you for spending as a hot wallet.

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