Topic: ‘Decentralized’ Bitcoin Wallet is available in iOS - page 2. (Read 3617 times)
I would not let a single satoshi, belonging to me, anywhere near an operating system released by Apple. Please see my following post as to why. https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.8971859
Is there a way to back up the wallet, in case the phone falls in a lake or something?
Yes, backup is via BIP39, which I believe was co-authored by the creator of this app and the creator(s) of Trezor (mainly), Adam and Slush/Stick.
Yep, my contribution to BIP39 was the wordlist and the checksum scheme.
Is there a way to back up the wallet, in case the phone falls in a lake or something?
Yes, backup is via BIP39, which I believe was co-authored by the creator of this app and the creator(s) of Trezor (mainly), Adam and Slush/Stick.
Is there a way to back up the wallet, in case the phone falls in a lake or something?
App review typically takes about a week
Thank's for all the hardwork! I downloaded the wallet and have been messing around with it on one of my iPhones.
While I have your ear, you ever consider implementing a name service for the wallet to map the addresses to friendly words? https://rushwallet.com/ currently uses:
http://opennamesystem.org/
https://github.com/opennamesystem/openspecs
https://onename.io/
In essence you register the usernames u/ on the namecoin blockchain and associate some type of JSON data with the username containing information about the user, payment address etc. I see correlations with this type of service and DNS we use to map ip's to names.
I gave it a 5 Star rating
While I have your ear, you ever consider implementing a name service for the wallet to map the addresses to friendly words? https://rushwallet.com/ currently uses:
http://opennamesystem.org/
https://github.com/opennamesystem/openspecs
https://onename.io/
In essence you register the usernames u/ on the namecoin blockchain and associate some type of JSON data with the username containing information about the user, payment address etc. I see correlations with this type of service and DNS we use to map ip's to names.
I gave it a 5 Star rating
I'm glad you like it.
I definitely would like to make it easier to pay people in an address book, or some more user friendly identifier than a bitcoin address. Users shouldn't have to see or care about bitcoin addresses anymore than they see or care about IP addresses, however it can't be implemented in a way that encourages address re-use. There is a strong use case for fixed addresses, but it needs to be done using something like stealth addresses to protect financial privacy and not have funds kept on addresses who's pubkey is exposed.
just curious, how long did the request take to get added on the app store?
Thank's for all the hardwork! I downloaded the wallet and have been messing around with it on one of my iPhones.
While I have your ear, you ever consider implementing a name service for the wallet to map the addresses to friendly words? https://rushwallet.com/ currently uses:
http://opennamesystem.org/
https://github.com/opennamesystem/openspecs
https://onename.io/
In essence you register the usernames u/ on the namecoin blockchain and associate some type of JSON data with the username containing information about the user, payment address etc. I see correlations with this type of service and DNS we use to map ip's to names.
I gave it a 5 Star rating
While I have your ear, you ever consider implementing a name service for the wallet to map the addresses to friendly words? https://rushwallet.com/ currently uses:
http://opennamesystem.org/
https://github.com/opennamesystem/openspecs
https://onename.io/
In essence you register the usernames u/ on the namecoin blockchain and associate some type of JSON data with the username containing information about the user, payment address etc. I see correlations with this type of service and DNS we use to map ip's to names.
I gave it a 5 Star rating
I'm glad you like it.
I definitely would like to make it easier to pay people in an address book, or some more user friendly identifier than a bitcoin address. Users shouldn't have to see or care about bitcoin addresses anymore than they see or care about IP addresses, however it can't be implemented in a way that encourages address re-use. There is a strong use case for fixed addresses, but it needs to be done using something like stealth addresses to protect financial privacy and not have funds kept on addresses who's pubkey is exposed.
I'm the author of breadwallet, and also co-author of BIP39 and I took over maintenance of BIP38.
The word I've been using to describe it is 'standalone', but the coin desk writer went with the way that bitcoin.org describes such wallets, 'decentralized'.
I believe it's the only wallet out there now that is both BIP32 HD, and BIP37 SPV... someone correct me if I missed another. All the other mobile SPV wallets are based on bitcoinj which I don't think has BIP32 quite implemented yet, though it's getting close.
I designed breadwallet to be the most secure wallet out there. The iOS security model provides good protection against malware (you would need a remote jailbreak exploit for malware to steal your keys), and also all devices are hardware AES encrypted by default, so it's reasonably secure even in the event of physical theft. Web and desktop wallets are of course wide open to malware, and although android is better, it still has a serious malware problem, most devices don't receive timely security updates, and almost no one has android filesystem encryption turned on to protect from physical theft. Of those that do, many devices don't have hardware backed encryption, so the encryption is only as strong as the typically weak passwords people choose for unlocking their phones.
breadwallet also supports bip38 key import, bip70 payment protocol, and is open source. I'm pleased to say it's now listed on bitcoin.org "choose your wallet"
The word I've been using to describe it is 'standalone', but the coin desk writer went with the way that bitcoin.org describes such wallets, 'decentralized'.
I believe it's the only wallet out there now that is both BIP32 HD, and BIP37 SPV... someone correct me if I missed another. All the other mobile SPV wallets are based on bitcoinj which I don't think has BIP32 quite implemented yet, though it's getting close.
I designed breadwallet to be the most secure wallet out there. The iOS security model provides good protection against malware (you would need a remote jailbreak exploit for malware to steal your keys), and also all devices are hardware AES encrypted by default, so it's reasonably secure even in the event of physical theft. Web and desktop wallets are of course wide open to malware, and although android is better, it still has a serious malware problem, most devices don't receive timely security updates, and almost no one has android filesystem encryption turned on to protect from physical theft. Of those that do, many devices don't have hardware backed encryption, so the encryption is only as strong as the typically weak passwords people choose for unlocking their phones.
breadwallet also supports bip38 key import, bip70 payment protocol, and is open source. I'm pleased to say it's now listed on bitcoin.org "choose your wallet"
Thank's for all the hardwork! I downloaded the wallet and have been messing around with it on one of my iPhones.
While I have your ear, you ever consider implementing a name service for the wallet to map the addresses to friendly words? https://rushwallet.com/ currently uses:
http://opennamesystem.org/
https://github.com/opennamesystem/openspecs
https://onename.io/
In essence you register the usernames u/ on the namecoin blockchain and associate some type of JSON data with the username containing information about the user, payment address etc. I see correlations with this type of service and DNS we use to map ip's to names.
I gave it a 5 Star rating
Will other units be supported in the app in the future besides just bits? Not that bits are all that confusing but most are now used to the standard 'bitcoins" unit.
I really feel it's important for the community to move together to the new standard. It's only old time bitcoiners who are attached to the bitcoin denomination, but eight decimal places will horribly confuse new comers who expect to see two like nearly every other currency on the planet uses.
I'm the author of breadwallet, and also co-author of BIP39 and I took over maintenance of BIP38.
The word I've been using to describe it is 'standalone', but the coin desk writer went with the way that bitcoin.org describes such wallets, 'decentralized'.
I believe it's the only wallet out there now that is both BIP32 HD, and BIP37 SPV... someone correct me if I missed another. All the other mobile SPV wallets are based on bitcoinj which I don't think has BIP32 quite implemented yet, though it's getting close.
I designed breadwallet to be the most secure wallet out there. The iOS security model provides good protection against malware (you would need a remote jailbreak exploit for malware to steal your keys), and also all devices are hardware AES encrypted by default, so it's reasonably secure even in the event of physical theft. Web and desktop wallets are of course wide open to malware, and although android is better, it still has a serious malware problem, most devices don't receive timely security updates, and almost no one has android filesystem encryption turned on to protect from physical theft. Of those that do, many devices don't have hardware backed encryption, so the encryption is only as strong as the typically weak passwords people choose for unlocking their phones.
breadwallet also supports bip38 key import, bip70 payment protocol, and is open source. I'm pleased to say it's now listed on bitcoin.org "choose your wallet"
The word I've been using to describe it is 'standalone', but the coin desk writer went with the way that bitcoin.org describes such wallets, 'decentralized'.
I believe it's the only wallet out there now that is both BIP32 HD, and BIP37 SPV... someone correct me if I missed another. All the other mobile SPV wallets are based on bitcoinj which I don't think has BIP32 quite implemented yet, though it's getting close.
I designed breadwallet to be the most secure wallet out there. The iOS security model provides good protection against malware (you would need a remote jailbreak exploit for malware to steal your keys), and also all devices are hardware AES encrypted by default, so it's reasonably secure even in the event of physical theft. Web and desktop wallets are of course wide open to malware, and although android is better, it still has a serious malware problem, most devices don't receive timely security updates, and almost no one has android filesystem encryption turned on to protect from physical theft. Of those that do, many devices don't have hardware backed encryption, so the encryption is only as strong as the typically weak passwords people choose for unlocking their phones.
breadwallet also supports bip38 key import, bip70 payment protocol, and is open source. I'm pleased to say it's now listed on bitcoin.org "choose your wallet"
So anyone here used the breadwallet app already?
I have all the iOS wallets installed and have gravitated towards bread wallet. It's my favorite for many reasons and it's the one I recommend to new users. I hadn't heard anything about bread wallet until this article so it was nice to see someone else condone it.
Will other units be supported in the app in the future besides just bits? Not that bits are all that confusing but most are now used to the standard 'bitcoins" unit.
I use it and it's my favorite so far for ios. Great, simple interface. Connects directly to the blockchain. It even gives warnings for screenshots taken. 
It's also now listed as a wallet choice on bitcoin.org
It's also now listed as a wallet choice on bitcoin.org
Who are using this breadwallet thing? Is it ok? Any experience or what?
lol .. ‘hierarchical deterministic ' wallet is surely decentralized
It's the SPV implementation that is being referred to as decentralized.
lol .. ‘hierarchical deterministic ' wallet is surely decentralized
iOS Users Get First ‘Decentralized’ Bitcoin Wallet with Breadwallet
Apple's iPhone is so popular and have massive shares in smart phone market. Once its new products are launched, they will always grab a lot of attentions. The iPhone users will be happy to welcome this bitcoin wallet. The apps will increase the usability and convenience for bitcoin users, facilitate bitcoin adopted by masses quickly. Does it impact the use of apple pay? What do you think about this?
http://www.coindesk.com/ios-users-get-first-decentralized-bitcoin-wallet-breadwallet/
Apple's iPhone is so popular and have massive shares in smart phone market. Once its new products are launched, they will always grab a lot of attentions. The iPhone users will be happy to welcome this bitcoin wallet. The apps will increase the usability and convenience for bitcoin users, facilitate bitcoin adopted by masses quickly. Does it impact the use of apple pay? What do you think about this?
http://www.coindesk.com/ios-users-get-first-decentralized-bitcoin-wallet-breadwallet/
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