21st ". It's a kind of customised USB stick holding your wallet, boasting "state of the art security" and claiming to be "malware proof.""
well those who claim their thing is malware proof end up getting most of the bigger customers, end up as a big target for attackers, and often also get prooven wrong in their claims.
nothing is attack proof, the only thing they can claim is that they have a good security, thats all.
cheers
Topic: The 25 most exciting bitcoin startups (Read 2044 times)
Ripple shouldn't be there. So there were 4 companies I had never heard of. That includes 21, and I'm actually surprised to see it included as the article doesn't even say what this company is doing. The Internet of things? My fridge will do my shopping, and pays with BTC?
This is good stuff. Bitcoin economy need more legit companies to be able to distance from scam and ponzi projects we see every day.
10. DarkWallet: Untraceable bitcoin wallets - this can be bad obstacle for mass adoption I think. Mass media and people who think that bitcoin is just tool
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Dark wallet got already relased some time ago wasn't it?created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Or did i get it messed up with darkcoin?
DarkWallet was released in early May of 2014 I believe, and is not related to DarkCoin.
For the media DarkWallet was another "proof" that Bitcoin is the ideal payment method of choise for criminals.
Since when is caring about privacy considered a criminal activity? Since never. Only the media don't seem to understand that.
I don't see anybody other than a criminal benefit from a full privacy proof currency. I, myself, support privacy-aware currencies, but believe it or not the main customer is the dark side of the market.
I don't understand that author, where is Maidsafe? Why is Filecoin listed and not Storj ?
Yeah, those are missing and lol at the Rippley shilling "Ripple: fixing the flaws in Bitcoin". What a giant tool that article writer. 10. DarkWallet: Untraceable bitcoin wallets - this can be bad obstacle for mass adoption I think. Mass media and people who think that bitcoin is just tool
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Dark wallet got already relased some time ago wasn't it?created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Or did i get it messed up with darkcoin?
DarkWallet was released in early May of 2014 I believe, and is not related to DarkCoin.
For the media DarkWallet was another "proof" that Bitcoin is the ideal payment method of choise for criminals.
Since when is caring about privacy considered a criminal activity? Since never. Only the media don't seem to understand that.
10. DarkWallet: Untraceable bitcoin wallets - this can be bad obstacle for mass adoption I think. Mass media and people who think that bitcoin is just tool
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Dark wallet got already relased some time ago wasn't it?created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Or did i get it messed up with darkcoin?
21 project ? Any more info ?
10. DarkWallet: Untraceable bitcoin wallets - this can be bad obstacle for mass adoption I think. Mass media and people who think that bitcoin is just tool
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
Why would it be a bad obstacle? Most of the public already thinks bitcoin is untraceable or anonymous so this wouldn't be any different. I don't think darkwallet will become mainstream and only have a niche use amongst criminals and super libertarians but it's there if you want to use it.
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20. Ripple: Fixing the flaws in bitcoin
Ripple is an alternative cryptocurrency based on bitcoin. It's the second-largest digital currency in market cap and aims to solve many of the problems bitcoin faces — like the time it takes to verify transactions. It also doesn't bother with "mining," the process by which new bitcoin are "discovered" by users in return for contributing computing power to the network's upkeep. All the coins are "pre-mined." It's particularly useful for transferring money, which can then be turned back into a local currency: "the coins are largely perfunctory for users simply looking to use the network to send payments," Rob Wile wrote. "They're basically just temporary vehicles for your fiat."
Ripple is an alternative cryptocurrency based on bitcoin. It's the second-largest digital currency in market cap and aims to solve many of the problems bitcoin faces — like the time it takes to verify transactions. It also doesn't bother with "mining," the process by which new bitcoin are "discovered" by users in return for contributing computing power to the network's upkeep. All the coins are "pre-mined." It's particularly useful for transferring money, which can then be turned back into a local currency: "the coins are largely perfunctory for users simply looking to use the network to send payments," Rob Wile wrote. "They're basically just temporary vehicles for your fiat."
Um, what? Ripple? I disagree with 20 - mainly because it's XRP - and I disagree with 11 - FileCoin. Storj should be there, it should at least be tied with 11. They're both doing something similar.
10. DarkWallet: Untraceable bitcoin wallets - this can be bad obstacle for mass adoption I think. Mass media and people who think that bitcoin is just tool
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
whateva bro, let them talk. masses are dumb anyway.
10. DarkWallet: Untraceable bitcoin wallets - this can be bad obstacle for mass adoption I think. Mass media and people who think that bitcoin is just tool
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
created for hackers for criminals would have a solid argument when this service will launch...
I don't understand why ripple is there in the list. It doesn't have anything to relate to bitcoin or in any way contribute towards its development. At least coindesk deserves to be there. For me, the most interesting I see playing a role in the social media platform is changetip whereby it will definitely help to promote bitcoin and help towards adoption. And that is where small tipping matters.
No, I was completely serious this time!
Why would you think I was sarcastic ?
Why would you think I was sarcastic ?
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.
The ledger wallet seems nice, but why should I carry yet another device in my pocket. My phone is not going to be replaced soon, and a 'usb stick like' device is surely te be lost at some point, more than my phone. RFC is more common on phones these days.
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
Ledger is a very nice and cheap option compared to Trezor, its not ment to be carried with around but to secure your coins and put it in the safe
Hm, not quite. Ledger Wallet's design allows you to carry it on your keychain, so I would say it is designed to have it with you at all times. What is meant to be inside a safe is the recovery seed, in case you forget your PIN.
Yeah, sorry, I forgot you can actually use it on any PC..
The ledger wallet seems nice, but why should I carry yet another device in my pocket. My phone is not going to be replaced soon, and a 'usb stick like' device is surely te be lost at some point, more than my phone. RFC is more common on phones these days.
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
Ledger is a very nice and cheap option compared to Trezor, its not ment to be carried with around but to secure your coins and put it in the safe
Hm, not quite. Ledger Wallet's design allows you to carry it on your keychain, so I would say it is designed to have it with you at all times. What is meant to be inside a safe is the recovery seed, in case you forget your PIN.
The ledger wallet seems nice, but why should I carry yet another device in my pocket. My phone is not going to be replaced soon, and a 'usb stick like' device is surely te be lost at some point, more than my phone. RFC is more common on phones these days.
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
Ledger is a very nice and cheap option compared to Trezor, its not ment to be carried with around but to secure your coins and put it in the safe
There are lots of good ideas in the list, and some that are over-played (Ripple!) but I am not sure that I see the must have killer app in that list.
Sending money quickly around the world, and having it out of the hands of banks is the main advantage of bitcoin that I see. I am not sure that these apps fully utilize that.
How about a simple "accept bitcoin" app? So that essentially every business or person with a smartphone can accept bitcoin?
Sending money quickly around the world, and having it out of the hands of banks is the main advantage of bitcoin that I see. I am not sure that these apps fully utilize that.
How about a simple "accept bitcoin" app? So that essentially every business or person with a smartphone can accept bitcoin?
The ledger wallet seems nice, but why should I carry yet another device in my pocket. My phone is not going to be replaced soon, and a 'usb stick like' device is surely te be lost at some point, more than my phone. RFC is more common on phones these days.
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
The price is very nice, so it might work out and convince me to try it at the least.
21 sounds like a big bubble. 21-flow
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