Execoin is the first to release open-source wallet with stealth addresses support
Execoin (http://execoin.net), the fast ASIC-resistant crypto currency, proudly presents the first open-source Electrum wallet with stealth addresses technology! After months of intensive development, the Execoin team has released its own open-source implementation of stealth addresses technology based on the Electrum-EXE wallet (http://electrum-exe.org/stealth). Unlike proprietary closed-source stealth payment solutions currently available on the market, the Electrum-EXE code can be audited in order to make sure that there are no security vulnerabilities or intentional backdoors .....
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Execoin very recently launched their new lightweight wallet made with Electrum. The wallet supports a brand new feature of stealth transactions which gives users the option of privacy when receiving payments from other users. In addition to stealth payments, the new wallet also eliminates the need for making backups and is ready to be used within minutes of download as it connects to the blockchain remotely. Disclaimer: The Author has some holdings in Execoin. For security purposes, the wallet does not share privately generated keys with the server. I got a chance to do some testing with....
Source: Reddit.com. The developers of Vertcoin, the ASIC-resistant alternative cryptocurrency, answered questions Sunday in an 'Ask Me Anything' thread on the currency's dedicated Reddit page, revealing improvements and new developments at play in the Vertcoin world. Vertcoin developer a432511 announced a few key accomplishments and developments in progress that he hopes will improve Vertcoin value and combat price drops: -PR/marketing campaign - A new PR and marketing campaign is under way that involves "a multi-channel advertising campaign starting with Facebook and ending with a press....
The Black Chamber, a development team that produces Blackcoin features, has announced a new addition to Blackcoin’s Wallet Obsidian. Users will now be able to customize their public stealth addresses with pseudonyms, allowing them to have memorable addresses without compromising their privacy. Addresses can be customized using any language that can be typed, which opens up many possibilities. For instance, Blackcoin-using companies can utilize this feature to create an address with the company name; the ability to use any language would even allow a business or organization to have a....
Since its launch in late February, Execoin has rapidly distinguished itself as a serious cryptocurrency with a visionary team behind its development. During the 3 weeks since launch the following changes and upgrades were made: Implementation of Kimoto Gravity Well. Paper Wallet and Bulk Wallet address generation system. More Mining Pools. Including a new low-hash P2Pool: http://p2pool.bihthai.net:9173. Two Fully functional Block Explorers; http://explorer.execoin.net; http://execo.in. Reddit Tipbot is now available. Five additional exchanges. Poloniex. Coinader. Bittrex. Coinpeat. ...one....
"So far, [bitcoin users have] had to pick between simplicity and privacy," bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn told CoinDesk. "Stealth addresses let us have our cake and eat it." Hearn's reaction echoes others who have seen the block chain improvements proposed in a new paper by noted bitcoin developer Peter Todd, based on input from: Gregory Maxwell, Adam Back and Amir Taaki. Released via SourceForge on 6th January, the paper details the creation of a stealth address: a new type of bitcoin address that is being heralded as "revolutionary" for its ability to allow more anonymous payments on....