Blockchain.info vs. the Block Chain: Redditors Express Discontent
Over the past few weeks, the Bitcoin webwallet provider Blockchain.info has had numerous security issues. One such issue occurred when they made a problematic edit to their code, which resulted in insecure wallet generation. Fortunately, a user gained access to these wallets and returned the bitcoins to Blockchain.info. This recent security issue, as well as others, has prompted redditors to complain that Blockchain.info's name is confused by Bitcoin newbies as being the actual Bitcoin block chain. All over /r/Bitcoin on reddit, whenever a user writes about Blockchain.info but calls it....
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Our friends over at CoinDesk have today published an interesting piece surrounding Blockchain.info. The website, in short, is a great resource even if you're new to the community - allowing visitors to view the block chain (transaction ledger) easily and also create and use a bitcoin wallet. No surprise, but the website is the number one bitcoin-related website in the whole of the Internet. The website has reportedly grown by a whopping 50 percent in the last month alone, and is seeing upwards of 3 million unique visitors last month. As far as hosted bitcoin wallets go, Blockchain.info....
The Bitcoin Foundation runoff elections had a surprise for its members when it started earlier this week. Without warning it had changed the format for the election to the Swam platform. Users had to re-register, download a paper wallet, copy a password from that, and then wait for an email, or not, and then they were able to vote after using the second password. The novelty of the new voting system was that it used the block chain to cast and count members votes. Through some research, a redditor was able to provide the following information. Oliver Janssens (Yes):....
A public service announcement for anyone trying to use the Blockchain.info website this evening. The site, as you may have noticed, is down - showing "We Will Be Back Shortly" to anyone who visits. According to Blockchain.info, the downtime relates to a database issue: We are experiencing a database issue at the moment and may take a several hours to come back fully online. Sorry for the inconvenience! Thankfully, Blockchain.info has a very competent and experienced staff, so it should only be a short matter of time before services are restored to a normal state. In the meantime, if you're....
AnonCoin is today's Random Coin of the Day. AnonCoin launched on June 6, 2013, and is currently the only coin to support the I2P darknet. The coin team is currently working on a "ZeroCoin" implementation to allow for cryptographic anonymity in transactions. Unlike banks, your "account" details are publicly visible on the block-chain. The block-chain doesn't contain anyone's name, phone number, or other details about them. Through the use of data mining for transaction analysis, and analyzing someone's spending habits, governments, companies, or even individuals who understand how the....
Domain names can be prime property if they meet certain criteria. They can sell for millions of dollars if they're just right. And since bitcoin has become an international phenomenon, you can bet that "bitcoin.com" would be in high demand. Indeed it was, and on Thursday, Blockchain.info announced they've struck a five-year deal to exclusively manage the bitcoin.com domain name. Blockchain.info is positioning itself to maintain and build its preeminence in the Bitcoin community by building strategic relationships that promote the understanding and usage of cryptocurrency. The Bitcoin.com....