Coinbase releases iPhone app(itunes.apple.com)

38 pointsby doublextremevil14 anni fa16 comments

itunes.apple.com

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id588530550?mt=8

7 comments

One thing that I dislike about native apps over web apps is there is no way to tell how securely credentials are being passed over wifi or a mobile network. With websites you can make sure the connection is HTTPS from the browser and be pretty sure no one who can sniff your network traffic can see what you're doing.

I'd hope that in this day and age every native app, especially those of a banking nature, is using HTTPS where appropriate but (without sniffing your own network) there is no way to tell.

oleganza14 anni fa

Early comments:

"Can't actually send money from this app"

"I can't add funds or send anything."

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id588530550?mt=8

jerguismi14 anni fa

Well, that's the way it goes. Apple won't approve bitcoin apps that are actually useful.

TazeTSchnitzel14 anni fa

Perhaps Apple felt they were circumventing the "only payments via Apple" rule?

TazeTSchnitzel14 anni fa

Is this real? There's no mention on their blog:

http://blog.coinbase.com/

therealarmen14 anni fa

Pulled from the App Store in 3, 2, 1...

james4k14 anni fa

Then why was it accepted in the first place?

Edit: I know they've redacted apps after release plenty of times in the past, but it clearly involves bitcoin and they clearly have a stance on that, so chances are good that it was a calculated decision.

BigBalli14 anni fa

why?

dkulchenko14 anni fa

Apple has rejected every app that has anything to do with Bitcoin (aside from graphs and stats) thus far.

Examples:

http://www.bitpak.com/?p=34

https://blockchain.info/wallet/iphone-app

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5386/why-isnt-bit...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/06/13/why-apple-...

nwh14 anni fa

The Coinbase app doesn't allow trading, so I don't really see the issue. That's what they've objected to in the past.

derpmaster14 anni fa

no they objected to the entire idea of bitcoin as an 'intermediate currency'

nwh14 anni fa

There's a lot of similar apps on the app store that let you view accounts / exchange rates, just not take part in transfers. It seems they are allowed, just not ones that allow trading.

redegg14 anni fa

Even though I use Coinbase for buying/selling, I would not trust them to store my moderate balance of Bitcoins.

Their hot-wallet dependency and my storage of coins at a central location simply does not give me enough assurance my coins will be safe there for a significant amount of time.

mrb14 anni fa

What are you talking about? Coinbase proudly explained their internal safety precautions, explaining that most of their coins are stored in a cold wallet, not hot wallet.

redegg14 anni fa

I should have stated I don't trust my coins in the hands of others.

Bitcoin, unlike other currencies are irreversible. You have one, and only one chance to keep them safe.

I rather be content with the loss of Bitcoins in my possession, _knowing it was my fault_, than losing them to a thief holding Coinbase's staff at gunpoint for the offline wallet's private keys.

dustcoin14 anni fa

I trust Coinbase with a small amount of coins. Similar to how no one walks around with all of their USD as cash in their wallet, it makes sense to only fund an mobile app/third-party wallet with enough bitcoins for convenient spending. Long-term savings should be stored encrypted and offline.

adv0r14 anni fa