Re: [bitcoin-dev] 2 step confirmation system

2018-01-29 Thread Weiwu Zhang via bitcoin-dev
On Wed, 24 Jan 2018, rmcc via bitcoin-dev wrote: I know from speaking to my friends not involved with Bitcoin that two of their major concerns are as follows:  1. They are afraid if they fat finger the address there is nothing they can do about it and not get their Bitcoin back. I can emp

Re: [bitcoin-dev] 2 step confirmation system

2018-01-23 Thread Rhavar via bitcoin-dev
1. Bitcoin addresses contain a "checksum", which means it's pretty much impossible to fat finger any address. (Note: most altcoins don't seem to do this, so fat-fingering is very much a risk). If you can send to an address, you can be sure there is no mistake. However, there is a real risk of m

[bitcoin-dev] 2 step confirmation system

2018-01-23 Thread rmcc4444 via bitcoin-dev
I know from speaking to my friends not involved with Bitcoin that two of their major concerns are as follows: 1. They are afraid if they fat finger the address there is nothing they can do about it and not get their Bitcoin back. and/or 2. They would like to at least have the option to use some