Topic: Best Online Wallet? (Read 21711 times)
Blockchain.info is the best online wallet, it has got cool interface and very easy to use. I have been using it for several years without any problem. There are other good options such as Coinbase and Exodus( which is a multi-currency desktop wallet).
Blockchain.info or
Exodus
in my opinion
Exodus
in my opinion
The best online wallet now is Coinbase. I really believe in this trading platform. It does not have so many altcoins existing there, only the big altcoins and its systems work very well. Besides, the transaction fee is very cheap. I only use Coinbase and do not want to create another account on another trading platform.
https://www.blockchain.com/ is may be the place I trust because it has the least problems.
If you store on the exchange, the problem can always happen anytime.
If you store on the exchange, the problem can always happen anytime.
I think that the best online wallet is coinbase.Coinbase is one of the easiest ways to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies, which earns it the first spot on this list. With Coinbase, you can connect to a U.S. bank account and easily transfer dollars in or out of your dollar wallet. You can use those dollars, or transfer in new ones, to buy and sell. In addition to Bitcoin, Coinbase currently supports Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Litecoin. There are constant rumors of additional currencies like Ripple getting support from Coinbase as well.
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!no its a huge problem
if you only look at satoshidice its ok (as long as you expect ANY new user to be careful enough to not try)
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
with an mtgox wallet this is not possible. if you send back the money mtgox itself gets it (afaik: could also be that you send the funds to a random mtgox user)
It is very easy to do fractional reserve banking when your own money is slushed about with all other money.
where and who's doing it
I believe mtgox does it. This is totally just my gut feeling based on events that have occured in the past.
uhh gox making up funds from nowhere and trading on their site? thats theft
Another +1 for blockchain.info
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
Yup, just feed Blockchain with the coins you may need to spend soon.
BTW, I think Blockchain's the best of what I've seen.
I prefer blockchain.info and suggest it to the CoinURL users who are not aware about Bitcoin.
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!no its a huge problem
if you only look at satoshidice its ok (as long as you expect ANY new user to be careful enough to not try)
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
with an mtgox wallet this is not possible. if you send back the money mtgox itself gets it (afaik: could also be that you send the funds to a random mtgox user)
It is very easy to do fractional reserve banking when your own money is slushed about with all other money.
where and who's doing it
I believe mtgox does it. This is totally just my gut feeling based on events that have occured in the past.
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!no its a huge problem
if you only look at satoshidice its ok (as long as you expect ANY new user to be careful enough to not try)
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
with an mtgox wallet this is not possible. if you send back the money mtgox itself gets it (afaik: could also be that you send the funds to a random mtgox user)
It is very easy to do fractional reserve banking when your own money is slushed about with all other money.
where and who's doing it
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!no its a huge problem
if you only look at satoshidice its ok (as long as you expect ANY new user to be careful enough to not try)
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
with an mtgox wallet this is not possible. if you send back the money mtgox itself gets it (afaik: could also be that you send the funds to a random mtgox user)
It is very easy to do fractional reserve banking when your own money is slushed about with all other money.
+1 for blockchain.info
works great for a noob like me.. very easy to use and i like the stats they provide realtime...
works great for a noob like me.. very easy to use and i like the stats they provide realtime...
Another +1 for blockchain.info
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
I like how the custom send menu has an option to send the return change to the same address you sent from. This lets me activate a paper wallet and still have it remain a valid backup of my key.
...encrypted and saved away
As long as you have your private key saved away safe and sound you're all good, am I correct?
how to use private key to get wallet coins when you dont have the wallet file?
I think this thread is getting to be like one of those IRC conversation where people see answers to other people's questions and get confused thinking those answers were to their own questions.
Blockchain.info, can use yubikey. If you lose the yubikey Blockchain.info can remove that restriction after you verify that you are truly the account owner (not sure how,... same IP as last, and sent to same e-mail address maybe?)
As far as blockchain.info backup, that can be sent to your e-mail or to your dropbox each time it changes. It is encrypted,. You can use that backup to spend your funds, but it isn't necessarily convenient. Multibit will import a wallet backup from Blockchain.info I believe. That backup does not require Yubikey, regardless if you had OTP/Yubikey protection enabled for login.
[I'm pretty sure on all this, not 100%]
ok i dont uderstand OTP, private public keys, yubikey, do u know all that?
I've done all of those things with Blockchain.info. I use my Yubikey there as well (a standard Yubikey from Yubico, not an MtGox Yubikey). It works great.
...encrypted and saved away
As long as you have your private key saved away safe and sound you're all good, am I correct?
how to use private key to get wallet coins when you dont have the wallet file?
I think this thread is getting to be like one of those IRC conversation where people see answers to other people's questions and get confused thinking those answers were to their own questions.
Blockchain.info, can use yubikey. If you lose the yubikey Blockchain.info can remove that restriction after you verify that you are truly the account owner (not sure how,... same IP as last, and sent to same e-mail address maybe?)
As far as blockchain.info backup, that can be sent to your e-mail or to your dropbox each time it changes. It is encrypted,. You can use that backup to spend your funds, but it isn't necessarily convenient. Multibit will import a wallet backup from Blockchain.info I believe. That backup does not require Yubikey, regardless if you had OTP/Yubikey protection enabled for login.
[I'm pretty sure on all this, not 100%]
ok i dont uderstand OTP, private public keys, yubikey, do u know all that?
just use mtgox. its the trendy thing to do
Hehe
I say Blockchain.info instead. You actually have control over your money. Not to shoot down your idea Jermainé, but I'm shooting down your idea
just use mtgox. its the trendy thing to do
...encrypted and saved away
As long as you have your private key saved away safe and sound you're all good, am I correct?
how to use private key to get wallet coins when you dont have the wallet file?
I think this thread is getting to be like one of those IRC conversation where people see answers to other people's questions and get confused thinking those answers were to their own questions.
Blockchain.info, can use yubikey. If you lose the yubikey Blockchain.info can remove that restriction after you verify that you are truly the account owner (not sure how,... same IP as last, and sent to same e-mail address maybe?)
As far as blockchain.info backup, that can be sent to your e-mail or to your dropbox each time it changes. It is encrypted,. You can use that backup to spend your funds, but it isn't necessarily convenient. Multibit will import a wallet backup from Blockchain.info I believe. That backup does not require Yubikey, regardless if you had OTP/Yubikey protection enabled for login.
[I'm pretty sure on all this, not 100%]
...encrypted and saved away
As long as you have your private key saved away safe and sound you're all good, am I correct?
how to use private key to get wallet coins when you dont have the wallet file?
...encrypted and saved away
As long as you have your private key saved away safe and sound you're all good, am I correct?
As long as you have your private key saved away safe and sound you're all good, am I correct?
thanks guys. blockchain seems kool. never made an in person transfer or mobile etc. before
don't know what yubikey is...?
don't know what yubikey is...?
A YubiKey is a small USB device which is essentially a keyboard that types in a whole lot of characters when activated. Those characters are different every time you activate it and are known as a one-time password (OTP). After you have associated a specific YubiKey with your account, all the passwords your key generates will be recognized as coming from your specific YubiKey. The website you do the authentication on actually has no idea whether or not your OTP is valid or not by itself. It has to request verification from Yubico's servers. So, it's basically a way to use very simple two-factor authentication which is very, very secure. YubiKeys themselves are very small (I keep mine in my wallet) and rugged. There aren't a ton of services which use them currently, but I seek those services out. LastPass is an example of a service where the use of a YubiKey is an extremely good idea, but you can also use it with Gmail/Google's two-factor authentication (with some additional software) and various other sites and services.
shooting in the wild here...do you know what can be done after you accidentally hit your yubikey with a hammer rendering it disfunctional
It's quite sturdy and has no battery or moving parts, so it may not do anything depending on how hard you hit it and the angle (they've survived being run over by cars apparently). Anyway, if that happens, you can just request whatever service you're using cancel your 2-factor authentication, which they usually do by confirming via an email address associated with your now-locked account.
thanks guys. blockchain seems kool. never made an in person transfer or mobile etc. before
don't know what yubikey is...?
don't know what yubikey is...?
A YubiKey is a small USB device which is essentially a keyboard that types in a whole lot of characters when activated. Those characters are different every time you activate it and are known as a one-time password (OTP). After you have associated a specific YubiKey with your account, all the passwords your key generates will be recognized as coming from your specific YubiKey. The website you do the authentication on actually has no idea whether or not your OTP is valid or not by itself. It has to request verification from Yubico's servers. So, it's basically a way to use very simple two-factor authentication which is very, very secure. YubiKeys themselves are very small (I keep mine in my wallet) and rugged. There aren't a ton of services which use them currently, but I seek those services out. LastPass is an example of a service where the use of a YubiKey is an extremely good idea, but you can also use it with Gmail/Google's two-factor authentication (with some additional software) and various other sites and services.
shooting in the wild here...do you know what can be done after you accidentally hit your yubikey with a hammer rendering it disfunctional
thanks guys. blockchain seems kool. never made an in person transfer or mobile etc. before
don't know what yubikey is...?
don't know what yubikey is...?
A YubiKey is a small USB device which is essentially a keyboard that types in a whole lot of characters when activated. Those characters are different every time you activate it and are known as a one-time password (OTP). After you have associated a specific YubiKey with your account, all the passwords your key generates will be recognized as coming from your specific YubiKey. The website you do the authentication on actually has no idea whether or not your OTP is valid or not by itself. It has to request verification from Yubico's servers. So, it's basically a way to use very simple two-factor authentication which is very, very secure. YubiKeys themselves are very small (I keep mine in my wallet) and rugged. There aren't a ton of services which use them currently, but I seek those services out. LastPass is an example of a service where the use of a YubiKey is an extremely good idea, but you can also use it with Gmail/Google's two-factor authentication (with some additional software) and various other sites and services.
thanks guys. blockchain seems kool. never made an in person transfer or mobile etc. before
don't know what yubikey is...?
don't know what yubikey is...?
IMO, it has to be blockchain.info:
cool interface
nice way of tracking transaction and bitcoin adresses
very flexible send options
high security:
- private keys get decrypted only on the client side in a (usually) sandboxed browser
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
- browser addons which check the validity of the javascript code sent from blockchain.info
automatic encrypted wallet backup sent via e-mail, also dropbox support
brain wallet support
iphone app
minus:
no android app
cool interface
nice way of tracking transaction and bitcoin adresses
very flexible send options
high security:
- private keys get decrypted only on the client side in a (usually) sandboxed browser
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
- browser addons which check the validity of the javascript code sent from blockchain.info
automatic encrypted wallet backup sent via e-mail, also dropbox support
brain wallet support
iphone app
minus:
+1
And another +1
minus:
no android app
There is an Android app.no android app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=piuk.blockchain
This thing is wicked. Helps when your on the road and would rather leave the laptop at home.
Another +1 for blockchain.info
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
You can export your Blockchain.info wallet and import it into MultiBit if anything happens to the website. That's pretty cool
Another +1 for blockchain.info
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
I know we shouldn't trust anyone, but as far as usability goes I think blockchain.info is the best out of any I've tried so far, nice features.
Just keep an offline wallet for the majority of your coin and you'll be good.
I still don't know the answer. Mt.Gox YubiKeys definitely don't use OTP, but if someone knows about regular YubiKeys straight from Yubico, please let me know.
Yubico yubikeys do full OTP validation, only MT.Gox keys do not (because they are locked to Mt.Gox)
Line 2263: https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet/blob/master/WalletServlet.java
Awesome, thanks!
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!no its a huge problem
if you only look at satoshidice its ok (as long as you expect ANY new user to be careful enough to not try)
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
with an mtgox wallet this is not possible. if you send back the money mtgox itself gets it (afaik: could also be that you send the funds to a random mtgox user)
You can always go to your transaction history and find the transaction number. Using that you can track who sent it to you easily. If you want proof send me some coins to my mtgox and I'll send it back to the same address.
I still don't know the answer. Mt.Gox YubiKeys definitely don't use OTP, but if someone knows about regular YubiKeys straight from Yubico, please let me know.
Yubico yubikeys do full OTP validation, only MT.Gox keys do not (because they are locked to Mt.Gox)
Line 2263: https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet/blob/master/WalletServlet.java
I haven't found a definitive answer as to whether or not standard YubiKeys use OTP on blockchain.info.
And ... ?
I still don't know the answer. Mt.Gox YubiKeys definitely don't use OTP, but if someone knows about regular YubiKeys straight from Yubico, please let me know.
I haven't found a definitive answer as to whether or not standard YubiKeys use OTP on blockchain.info.
And ... ?
IMO, it has to be blockchain.info:
high security:
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
high security:
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
Just to clarify that. The yubikey mode that is supported is for their static password, not the One Time Password (OTP) which protects against a replay attack.
Are you sure about that? My YubiKey sends OTPs and I use it with Blockchain.info.
EDIT: My YubiKey is not an Mt.Gox key/VIP key. It appears that at least the Mt.Gox YubiKeys do not use OTP, but I haven't found a definitive answer as to whether or not standard YubiKeys use OTP on blockchain.info.
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
There's isn't actually a "from" in Bitcoin. On very simple transactions you may be able to make an educated guess, but it should not be relied upon as an address to which you can send a refund. If you need to send a refund, get a refund address from your customer.
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!no its a huge problem
if you only look at satoshidice its ok (as long as you expect ANY new user to be careful enough to not try)
but i think its a very good feature of bitcoin to see the addresses money came from. so you have a chance to send funds back.
with an mtgox wallet this is not possible. if you send back the money mtgox itself gets it (afaik: could also be that you send the funds to a random mtgox user)
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
Thats not a problem but a benefit!
+1 for Blockchain.info
Just to clarify that. The yubikey mode that is supported is for their static password, not the One Time Password (OTP) which protects against a replay attack.
This is only true of Mt.Gox yubikeys. Regular yubico yubikeys does full OTP validation.
would not mtgox count as a wallet if you just want to store btc and then be able to
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
mtgox wallet has the problem that you are unable to play satoshidice like games
i would use blockchain.info
+1 for blockchain.info. It has paper wallet and brain wallet support too. And I read on their website the wallet backups can be decrypted with Multibit, so even if they go down, there should be no problem because they don't know your private keys, and the backup can still be decrypted.
Not an online wallet but Iprefer Armory for security. Paper back ups, offline wallet etc. I havent found anything more secure.
+1 Armory and it is security is amazing! no online wallet would be able to provide that level of security.
Not an online wallet but Iprefer Armory for security. Paper back ups, offline wallet etc. I havent found anything more secure.
IMO, it has to be blockchain.info:
cool interface
nice way of tracking transaction and bitcoin adresses
very flexible send options
high security:
- private keys get decrypted only on the client side in a (usually) sandboxed browser
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
- browser addons which check the validity of the javascript code sent from blockchain.info
automatic encrypted wallet backup sent via e-mail, also dropbox support
brain wallet support
iphone app
minus:
no android app
cool interface
nice way of tracking transaction and bitcoin adresses
very flexible send options
high security:
- private keys get decrypted only on the client side in a (usually) sandboxed browser
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
- browser addons which check the validity of the javascript code sent from blockchain.info
automatic encrypted wallet backup sent via e-mail, also dropbox support
brain wallet support
iphone app
minus:
+1
would not mtgox count as a wallet if you just want to store btc and then be able to
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
yeah that sounds good. but maybe less diverse if i want to send to multiple people and track transactinos, is it in depth?
I will admit keeping track of who you sent what to is not easy unless I am missing some new feature.
I do not think I can put a label next to a bitcoin payout address. But you can see your transaction history
and at least mtgox has been through the whole security mess and learned from it.
Can only speak from my experience, But I find http://electrum-desktop.com/ very handy, and with recovery words too.
The only reason I use blockchain.info over Electrum is that Electrum's Android client is pitifully basic to the point of being unusable.
Can only speak from my experience, But I find http://electrum-desktop.com/ very handy, and with recovery words too.
I sent BTC to mt gox and it hasn't shown up yet. was about an hour ago
EDIT: up now. didn't lose $50
EDIT: up now. didn't lose $50
IMO, it has to be blockchain.info:
high security:
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
high security:
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
Just to clarify that. The yubikey mode that is supported is for their static password, not the One Time Password (OTP) which protects against a replay attack.
What currently is the best online btc wallet?
A few different factors that will weigh on that.
If you want simplicity, Paytunia is probably the simplest. It is available for web access and as an app for Android as well (the iOS app got yanked by Apple from the App store).
Another simple solution is InstaWallet.org which also has a mobile app for Android. The problem is this is a low security app (no password, just URL). If iPhone suport is needed, EasyWallet.org can be used as a web app from a mobile where a barcode app is used for scanning QR codes.
All of those are hosted (shared) EWallets.
A hybrid EWallet doesn't store your keys. Blockchain.info/wallet is the leading hybrid EWallet. They too have a Android moblle app, and an iOS version as well (which may or may not have access to the wallet, depending on which intern at Apple's approved it before intervention from a higher source in the company.)
Bitcoin Spinner for Android is a mobile app that uses Simplified Payments Verification (SPV) (i.e., a server that holds the blockchain) but there is no web interface that accesses the wallet.
So all of these have tradeoffs.
- http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mobile_Payment_Apps
minus:
no android app
There is an Android app.no android app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=piuk.blockchain
IMO, it has to be blockchain.info:
cool interface
nice way of tracking transaction and bitcoin adresses
very flexible send options
high security:
- private keys get decrypted only on the client side in a (usually) sandboxed browser
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
- browser addons which check the validity of the javascript code sent from blockchain.info
automatic encrypted wallet backup sent via e-mail, also dropbox support
brain wallet support
iphone app
minus:
no android app
cool interface
nice way of tracking transaction and bitcoin adresses
very flexible send options
high security:
- private keys get decrypted only on the client side in a (usually) sandboxed browser
- two factor authentication (yubikey, google authenticator)
- browser addons which check the validity of the javascript code sent from blockchain.info
automatic encrypted wallet backup sent via e-mail, also dropbox support
brain wallet support
iphone app
minus:
no android app
would not mtgox count as a wallet if you just want to store btc and then be able to
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
yeah that sounds good. but maybe less diverse if i want to send to multiple people and track transactinos, is it in depth?
would not mtgox count as a wallet if you just want to store btc and then be able to
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
send it out to anyone else or add to it or etc...?
if yes.. mtgox.
What currently is the best online btc wallet?
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