where did Blockchain.info go?!!! - page 2.

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Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 03:22:32 PM

Quote from: SOAD on December 08, 2014, 02:03:27 PM

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 01:23:45 PM

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

They cant be hacked in the normal sense. They dont get access to the private keys.

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Quote from: tatu on December 08, 2014, 03:29:58 PM

Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 03:22:32 PM

Quote from: SOAD on December 08, 2014, 02:03:27 PM

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 01:23:45 PM

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

Reason behind what? The delisting from the foundation? I think there's more to it than the seemingly non-existant 'security concerns' that's for sure.

I've been wondering that myself.

Around Thanksgiving I noticed a number of reposts being made on reddit about "security issues" from 2013, more than one relayed a tale of exit nodes being exploited as a result of Tor use.

I'm sure there have been problems (as exists with any online endeavor) but this looks like a concentrated campaign to discredit blockchain.info.

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Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 03:22:32 PM

Quote from: SOAD on December 08, 2014, 02:03:27 PM

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 01:23:45 PM

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

Reason behind what? The delisting from the foundation? I think there's more to it than the seemingly non-existant 'security concerns' that's for sure.

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Quote from: SOAD on December 08, 2014, 02:03:27 PM

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 01:23:45 PM

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

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I don't think BCI wallet is that bad. It is convenient and quite safe if a user has strong password and common sense. Delisting is a good thing for us because it forces BCI to step up it's security.

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Quote from: Kprawn on December 08, 2014, 01:25:25 PM

You can think that the online Bitcoin wallet service provider with the most wallets, would be a bit more careful.
http://blog.blockchain.com/2014/12/08/blockchain-info-security-disclosure/

I wonder what Andreas, will say about this..

Being the biggest, certainly puts a target on your site, and it must be a nightmare to keep hackers from hacking into the wallets.

I keep nearly no coins in online wallets, for that reason. {Sweep a paper wallet, if you want to buy something big, otherwise leave it in cold storage}

Hmm... at least they admitted their mistake. I'm sure if anyone lost coins because of this directly they would reimburse them.

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Quote from: wadili89 on December 08, 2014, 02:30:22 PM

Quote from: virtualx on December 08, 2014, 04:51:23 AM

Blockchain.info has been removed because it's not considered secure enough. This is because you do not control the private keys.

You control the private keys. They never have access to it.

Blockchain is the best online wallet you can have.

This is why I don't get all the fuss. Blockchain.info seems to be the most trusted and reliable web wallet out there. In fact, I don't trust many others. The recent hackings are down to users own security or problems logging in via tor.

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Quote from: virtualx on December 08, 2014, 04:51:23 AM

Blockchain.info has been removed because it's not considered secure enough. This is because you do not control the private keys.

You control the private keys. They never have access to it.

Blockchain is the best online wallet you can have.

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You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Quote from: SirChiko on December 08, 2014, 01:23:45 PM

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

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You can think that the online Bitcoin wallet service provider with the most wallets, would be a bit more careful.
http://blog.blockchain.com/2014/12/08/blockchain-info-security-disclosure/

I wonder what Andreas, will say about this..

Being the biggest, certainly puts a target on your site, and it must be a nightmare to keep hackers from hacking into the wallets.

I keep nearly no coins in online wallets, for that reason. {Sweep a paper wallet, if you want to buy something big, otherwise leave it in cold storage}

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Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

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Quote from: Slunt on December 08, 2014, 07:41:00 AM

Quote from: madmax6688 on December 08, 2014, 06:06:48 AM

They discussed that the 'security' wasn't strong enough.. Even though users can make it extremely strong themselves by using 2fa and verification.

That's funny. Blockchain,.info has some of the best security practices and features from what I've seen. They've always been known to be one of the most trusted online wallets. I wonder if this is part of a smear campaign or something? Do companies have to pay to get mentioned on their site? I know they do to become an official partner of the Foundation or something.

Maybe you must check this out: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2o4ks9/pull_request_remove_blockchaininfo_listing_from/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2ogyt4/blockchaininfo_has_been_delisted_from_bitcoinorg/

i think no, the companies don't have to pay to get mention on bitcoin.org

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Quote from: madmax6688 on December 08, 2014, 06:06:48 AM

They discussed that the 'security' wasn't strong enough.. Even though users can make it extremely strong themselves by using 2fa and verification.

That's funny. Blockchain,.info has some of the best security practices and features from what I've seen. They've always been known to be one of the most trusted online wallets. I wonder if this is part of a smear campaign or something? Do companies have to pay to get mentioned on their site? I know they do to become an official partner of the Foundation or something.

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Quote from: ikydesu on December 07, 2014, 04:02:44 AM

Yeah OP's right.
and only blockchain has removed from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

mistake or intentional? Huh

Intentional.

They discussed that the 'security' wasn't strong enough.. Even though users can make it extremely strong themselves by using 2fa and verification.

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Quote from: virtualx on December 08, 2014, 04:51:23 AM

This is because you do not control the private keys.

Yes you do. Are you sure all of those other sites that are listed let you control your own keys tad well?

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Blockchain.info has been removed because it's not considered secure enough. This is because you do not control the private keys.

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Quote from: silvestar on December 08, 2014, 02:08:23 AM

Quote from: ikydesu on December 08, 2014, 01:29:46 AM

Quote from: hilariousandco on December 08, 2014, 12:48:19 AM

Quote from: ikydesu on December 07, 2014, 08:02:35 AM

Yeah i hopefully too, but it seems like about the security of blockchain, because many complain about losing bitcoin in blockchain wallet. Undecided

That's very unlikely due to an issue on blockchain.info's end. People lose coins because of their own fault most of the time. Blockchain.info seems to be probably the most secure of all web wallets so not sure why it's been delisted exactly. If people losing coins through their own lack of security is a reason to remove them then best remove all the others and any exchanges they recommend as well.

Yeah i don't know if that's their own fault or what, but my experience using BCI is indeed something was wrong, a few weeks ago, I've check to my BCI wallet and everything becomes zero, my history and my balance turned into zero, grotesque. And i ever lost BTC, i feel put my wallet safely but my btc could still be stolen.

Even if your account was hacked, or your bitcoin stolen, I think you should still see a out-going transaction in your history.

Have you contacted their support, and what are their explanations?

When i was hacked and stolen, i see my btc was sent to unknown address.

not yet, i've already tired with bci problem and i've already leave that wallet.

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Quote from: ikydesu on December 08, 2014, 01:29:46 AM

Quote from: hilariousandco on December 08, 2014, 12:48:19 AM

Quote from: ikydesu on December 07, 2014, 08:02:35 AM

Yeah i hopefully too, but it seems like about the security of blockchain, because many complain about losing bitcoin in blockchain wallet. Undecided

That's very unlikely due to an issue on blockchain.info's end. People lose coins because of their own fault most of the time. Blockchain.info seems to be probably the most secure of all web wallets so not sure why it's been delisted exactly. If people losing coins through their own lack of security is a reason to remove them then best remove all the others and any exchanges they recommend as well.

Yeah i don't know if that's their own fault or what, but my experience using BCI is indeed something was wrong, a few weeks ago, I've check to my BCI wallet and everything becomes zero, my history and my balance turned into zero, grotesque. And i ever lost BTC, i feel put my wallet safely but my btc could still be stolen.

Even if your account was hacked, or your bitcoin stolen, I think you should still see a out-going transaction in your history.

Have you contacted their support, and what are their explanations?

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Quote from: hilariousandco on December 08, 2014, 12:48:19 AM

Quote from: ikydesu on December 07, 2014, 08:02:35 AM

Yeah i hopefully too, but it seems like about the security of blockchain, because many complain about losing bitcoin in blockchain wallet. Undecided

That's very unlikely due to an issue on blockchain.info's end. People lose coins because of their own fault most of the time. Blockchain.info seems to be probably the most secure of all web wallets so not sure why it's been delisted exactly. If people losing coins through their own lack of security is a reason to remove them then best remove all the others and any exchanges they recommend as well.

Yeah i don't know if that's their own fault or what, but my experience using BCI is indeed something was wrong, a few weeks ago, I've check to my BCI wallet and everything becomes zero, my history and my balance turned into zero, grotesque. And i ever lost BTC, i feel put my wallet safely but my btc could still be stolen.

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Quote from: hilariousandco on December 08, 2014, 12:48:19 AM

Quote from: ikydesu on December 07, 2014, 08:02:35 AM

Yeah i hopefully too, but it seems like about the security of blockchain, because many complain about losing bitcoin in blockchain wallet. Undecided

That's very unlikely due to an issue on blockchain.info's end. People lose coins because of their own fault most of the time. Blockchain.info seems to be probably the most secure of all web wallets so not sure why it's been delisted exactly. If people losing coins through their own lack of security is a reason to remove them then best remove all the others and any exchanges they recommend as well.

Most of the time, yes. But there are at least two improvements blockchain.info should/could do in my opinions.
1. Make it a deterministic wallet to prevent losses like http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2ohnb8/how_i_lost_15_btc_on_blockchaininfo_without_my/

2. Change how 2FA works for blockchain.info, as someone discuss it in https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9695880

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