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Web-Wallet Providers Divided over Andresen’s 20 MB Block Size Increase Proposal
Of all Bitcoin web-wallet providers as listed on bitcoin.org, Blockchain.info, Coinbase and Xapo are in favor of raising Bitcoin's block size limit from 1 to 20 megabytes as advised by Bitcoin Core developer Gavin Andresen, while Coinkite and GreenAddress have come out against the proposal. This means that Bitcoin's major wallet providers based on venture capital investments as well as the total amount of users – Blockchain.info, Coinbase and Xapo - all agree on Andresen's proposal to raise the maximum size of Bitcoin blocks to 20 megabytes. But with Coinkite and GreenAddress opposing the idea, an industry consensus remains out …
Blockchain / June 8, 2015
On Wallets and Safety, Part 3: Internet or Web Wallets
The two previous articles of the series acquainted the auditory with desktop and mobile wallets. After the chosen classification the last type is known as Internet or web wallets. Today we are going to observe the advantages and disadvantages, and provide a list of most interesting services to consider establishing a wallet. The definition of described group of wallets might be following – Internet or web wallets enable the owner of Bitcoins to use them on any browser, even on a mobile devices, and often offer additional services. As the responsibility is divided with the provider of the service, still …
Coinbase / March 24, 2014