Blockchain.com introduces username-based crypto transactions
The new integration enables Blockchain.com users to send funds to major wallets by typing a readable domain. Major crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com is integrating with Unstoppable Domains to simplify sending crypto funds for its customers.Unstoppable Domains announced Thursday that it had integrated native support for Blockchain.com, enabling that latter's 32 million verified users to send funds with a username instead of a full-length crypto wallet address.The initiative aims to remove the risk of human error when sending funds, simplifying transactions between Blockchain.com users....
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San Francisco-based Coinbase today announced one of their newest features: personal payment pages. These pages provide the user with a personal page from which they can receive donations or payments right from the Coinbase website, eliminating the need for the sending party to jot down long bitcoin addresses (and let's be honest, they can be easy to mess up). Payment pages are available in the following format: coinbase.com/username. Each user has the option of creating a unique username. For example, I've created my own page at coinbase.com/eric (if you send funds I will be using them to....
The confusing, user-unfriendly format of Bitcoin addresses has turned off many possible new users in the past, but Onename has been working on a solution to this ease-of-use issue for quite some time. Although the ability to link a Bitcoin address to a Onename username has been available for a while now, a newly released API will allow bitcoin users to share one easy-to-understand name with their friends and work colleagues. Privacy Concerns Remain. Although Onename allows users to map their username to a static Bitcoin address, there are a few issues with the current setup. Reusing....
The creators say that in Web3, your Yat will not only be a universal digital identifier, but it can be used as a URL, wallet address and can be minted on the Ethereum blockchain as a NFT. Will emojis become the Web3 version of a username? That’s what Nashville-based tech startup Yat believes and with 160,000 sold worth a combined $20 million, it seems plenty of ordinary people agree. A Yat is a string of between one and five emojis that can be used as your digital username, website URL and as a payment address for your digital wallet. It’s sort of a cross between a nonfungible token (NFT)....
Impersonation of a person or major brand is a real threat to Internet users worldwide, as these kind of events take place far more often than most everyday consumers realize.Especially where social media is concerned, tweeting to the wrong Twitter person is cause for a lot of grief, miscommunication, and hassle. The time has come for properly identifiable handles, usernames, and aliases. Registering a Twitter username is a great way to stay in touch with friends, family and even customers if you are running a business. However, if someone else has taken your name as a Twitter handle....