Coinpunk Crowdfunding Bitcoin Wallet That Apple Can't Ban
Open-source bitcoin project Coinpunk has launched an Indiegogo campaign in an effort to raise funding for a new wallet solution that could be used on iOS devices without a jailbreak. Apple has a history of restricting bitcoin-related apps in the app store (which contains over 1 million apps). Thus, Coinpunk is not designing an app, but a web application. The web application allows users to create self-hosted bitcoin wallets and access them through the browser, rendering Apple's walled garden approach pointless. The idea of self-hosted wallets is interesting, as many users are still....
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Coinpunk's interface is minimalist and smooth. Coinpunk has been live for eight months, but in the face of Apple's apparent war on bitcoin, it has never been a better time to highlight the necessity for more bitcoin services like Coinpunk. Open-source, fully functional in any web browser, and lightning-fast, Coinpunk is what every bitcoin hot-wallet wishes it was. There are so many worthwhile features, I feel it would be best to go through them one at a time. 100% HTML with JavaScript. Coinpunk will work on any up to date browser, and even integrates fully HTML QR code scanning, which is....
Is having your own Bitcoin wallet hosted on a third-party service just not doing it for you anymore? Perhaps you may take interest in Coinpunk, a do-it-yourself wallet service that gets hosted on your own server(s). This open-source software, which has been in development since earlier this year, has entered a beta phase, allowing developers to install and run the service (with the caveat that Coinpunk is far from perfected, in terms of stability). "I'm feeling pretty good about the state of the code now," writes the creator on the Coinpunk beta page. "It works, and I've never lost money....
The Bitcoin Foundation has awarded its second 2013 grant to the bitcoin wallet project Coinpunk. Coinpunk, developed by Kyle Drake, is described as a DIY bitcoin wallet service that is intended for users to install on their own web server. Coinpunk is currently under heavy development, but already has "features for individual users, developers, hardware wallet manufacturers and large organizations", said the Bitcoin Foundation. The foundation also stated that it chose this project above the other entrants for this quarter's applicants because "contribution to the usability of bitcoin....
A new bitcoin app for iOS devices was launched over the weekend and its developer claims it is currently the only bitcoin app available for Apple devices that can carry out transactions. Named Bity, the app lets users send bitcoin only after agreeing that they will not hold Apple responsible for any problems they may experience during the transaction. Unlike Google, Apple vets all submissions to iTunes and it does not accept apps with bitcoin wallet functionality. Developers have been working to get around the ban, usually by offering browser-based bitcoin functionality through Safari. One....
The Bitcoin community continues to flourish as new developments are made in the area of wallet security and open source web-based wallet services. As Bitcoin grows in value and utility more users are interested in secure wallets. Just yesterday, the Coinpunk Project released the following announcement of funding from the Bitcoin Foundation. Coinpunk Project Press Release. 08/02/13. Press Contact: [email protected]. Yesterday the Bitcoin Foundation announced that they are funding the development of the Coinpunk project. Coinpunk is a project led by veteran startup founder Kyle Drake to....