KryptoKit: Easy-to-Use, In-Browser Bitcoin and Messaging for the Masses
The growth of Bitcoin over the past four years, together with the recent storm of political revelations on the part of organizations like Wikileaks and Edward Snowden, has brought a renewed interest into developing and promoting the mass adoption of consumer-grade cryptographic technologies. Bitcoin was arguably the first of the trend, giving the user....
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KryptoKit, the browser extension that allows users to send bitcoin payments and encrypted messaging in just a couple of clicks, today announced three big names from the bitcoin world would join the project "in ownership roles": Roger Ver, Erik Voorhees and Vitalik Buterin. The move is sure to raise the profile of Toronto-based KryptoKit, which launched in Las Vegas last month. The browser plugin has a five-star user rating on the Google Chrome Web Store, but had been fairly low-key in its marketing tactics until recently. All three names have worked on numerous bitcoin-related projects and....
As secure client-side bitcoin wallet Dark Wallet looks set to reach its funding goal, a competitor has emerged - and is already shipping. Kryptokit, a wallet designed for secure bitcoin payments and messaging, launched today at the Inside Bitcoins conference in Las Vegas as an extension for the Chrome browser. This, coincidentally, was one of Dark Wallet's main goals. The product, which is a reworked version of now-defunct project Rushwallet, features two tabs: a bitcoin wallet and a secure messaging system. Launched by Anthony Di Iorio, CEO of Canada's Bitcoin Alliance, the wallet can....
KryptoKits interface fits in beautifully with Chrome. Bitcoin may be in it's infancy, but wallet software for using it already comes in all shapes and sizes. Even with the myriad of software solutions, exchanges, and cold-storage options, many critics say the options are still too inflexible. Some of the most vocal bitcoin doubters claim that for the average person storing and spending bitcoin can be intimidating, confusing, and even risky. CoinKite is already doing great things for brick-and-mortar stores, but spending bitcoin on the internet can still be improved. This is the problem....
A Chrome product manager has provided more information on the reasons behind the outage. More details here. UPDATE (20th May, 9:30 GMT): Co-founder Steve Dakh says Google has now responded and reinstated KryptoKit's account, meaning users should now be able to access their wallets again. Still no detailed reason has been given for the removals. KryptoKit, the bitcoin wallet and encrypted messaging extension for Chrome browsers, was today mysteriously auto-removing itself from users' computers - along with easy access to the bitcoins they kept there. Developers from the KryptoKit project....
KryptoKit was removed from Chrome on Tuesday in error. KryptoKit, the Chrome extension that functions as an encrypted messenger and Bitcoin wallet, suddenly had its security privilege revoked Tuesday morning. The extension was removed from Chrome for less than an hour, but in the digital currency world this type of action can irreparably harm a product's reputation - especially for a browser extension which can access the most sensitive user data. As users awoke to find their favorite extension had been removed from Google Chrome, they took to social media fearing the worst. Fortunately,....