What happened to being able to trim down the block chain? I like the idea of having a client that doesn't rely on any server, but doesn't take up 2GB of space per copy.
I think our digital wizards are still working on that... it'll be some time yet.
Topic: Where are the thin clients? (Read 1414 times)
I think our digital wizards are still working on that... it'll be some time yet.
What happened to being able to trim down the block chain? I like the idea of having a client that doesn't rely on any server, but doesn't take up 2GB of space per copy.
Bitcoinspinner is awesome for street activity. You just have to remember to change wallets from time to time, depending on how paranoid you like to be
And, of course, keep the real program at home seeding
And, of course, keep the real program at home seeding
But it is fundamental to the survival of bitcoin.
Since bitcoin is a decentralized and peer 2 peer thing, it need as many nodes as possible relaying blocks and having the full blockchain
Since bitcoin is a decentralized and peer 2 peer thing, it need as many nodes as possible relaying blocks and having the full blockchain
What makes these clients "thin" and secure?
Thin: it doesn't download the blockchain. It connect to a server and ask to it info about it.It's secure cause it work like a normal client, it have it's wallet and the private keys and simply ask to the server info about the blocks and how many btc do your wallet have.
The wallet stay on your computer, the server NEVER see it, never require the private keys.
What makes these clients "thin" and secure?
Thin: it doesn't download the blockchain. It connect to a server and ask to it info about it.It's secure cause it work like a normal client, it have it's wallet and the private keys and simply ask to the server info about the blocks and how many btc do your wallet have.
The wallet stay on your computer, the server NEVER see it, never require the private keys.
What makes these clients "thin" and secure?
I think it is really dangerous to use any online bitcoin clients.
Yes but.. where are the online clients here? 
The thin client I am referring to is the one Satoshi exemplifies in his Bitcoin paper.
Not sure if it technically fits the definition, but BitcoinSpinner is a very simple, working Android app that doesn't download the blockchain, but let's you view the balance of and send transactions from a single keypair (which is stored on the phone, not the server it connects to.)
I think it is really dangerous to use any online bitcoin clients.
Exactly what risk are you talking about for these clients? 
I think it is really dangerous to use any online bitcoin clients.
There are risks involved with everything. If you understand the risk and trust the provider, they are no different than any other financial institution.Thin clients definitely make sense for tons of situations. Just downloading and verifying the entire block chain can be a huge hassle for mobile and embedded devices.
I think it is really dangerous to use any online bitcoin clients.
Don't you also need to point the electrum thin client to an electrum server?
I'm pretty sure all thin clients need to be pointed at a server. Hence the "thin" part. There are currently 2 public electrum servers up. Electrum doesn't require giving the server your private keys though, so it is secure.
Don't you also need to point the electrum thin client to an electrum server?
The one I know of is Electrum http://ecdsa.org/electrum/
Personally haven't tried it yet so can't speak if there are any issues with it, but is ugly as a sin on windows (uses GTK).
Personally haven't tried it yet so can't speak if there are any issues with it, but is ugly as a sin on windows (uses GTK).
hopefully Electrum will soon have a Qt gui
http://strongcoin.com
http://blockchain.info/wallet
you can backup your priv keys yourself so if the site disappears you still have your btc's
http://blockchain.info/wallet
you can backup your priv keys yourself so if the site disappears you still have your btc's
http://blockchain.info/wallet
The best thing of this online wallet is, it's stored on the server after encryption.
The best thing of this online wallet is, it's stored on the server after encryption.
The one I know of is Electrum http://ecdsa.org/electrum/
Personally haven't tried it yet so can't speak if there are any issues with it, but is ugly as a sin on windows (uses GTK).
Personally haven't tried it yet so can't speak if there are any issues with it, but is ugly as a sin on windows (uses GTK).
Why hasn't anyone developed a Bitcoin thin client using bitcoinsharp or bitcoinj. Is this in the works somewhere or do I don't know what I'm talkin about?
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