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Title: bitcoin transaction monitoring with notifications Post by: im on May 04, 2018, 08:23:48 AM Hello everyone.
My bank sends me SMS messages when I have funds arriving or spend them. I find these SMS very handy, so if I see any unauthorised transaction, I can do something about it. I thought it might be helpful as well to have a bitcoin transaction notification service. And in my spare time I created one: https://bitcoinalarm.systems Could you please tell me if such a service might be helpful to you? Title: Re: bitcoin transaction monitoring with notifications Post by: AdolfinWolf on May 04, 2018, 08:42:27 AM Hello everyone. My bank sends me SMS messages when I have funds arriving or spend them. I find these SMS very handy, so if I see any unauthorised transaction, I can do something about it. I thought it might be helpful as well to have a bitcoin transaction notification service. And in my spare time I created one: https://bitcoinalarm.systems Could you please tell me if such a service might be helpful to you? I mean.. You're making a tool to detect "symptoms" instead of going after the disease itself ( which is fixing your security ). This tool isn't going to help you majority of the time, because bitcoin is nothing like a bank. You can't "reverse" a transaction. At most you can doublespend and get confirmed earlier, but you'll have to be really, really lucky for that to happen, especially with the current mempool. ( Which is pretty empty, anyone who puts an above average tx fee will get confirmed within the next block...). A better idea would be to just improve your security, do some virus scans, don't install weird shit, and just keep your wallet safe. Title: Re: bitcoin transaction monitoring with notifications Post by: im on May 04, 2018, 08:56:02 AM I mean.. You're making a tool to detect "symptoms" instead of going after the disease itself ( which is fixing your security ). Well, not exactly. This tool is for keeping me (or anyone) informed about debits and credits without opening a wallet application. I'm good with my security, as my bank is good with theirs, but they still notify me and I appreciate that. This tool isn't going to help you majority of the time, because bitcoin is nothing like a bank. You can't "reverse" a transaction. At most you can doublespend and get confirmed earlier, but you'll have to be really, really lucky for that to happen, especially with the current mempool. ( Which is pretty empty, anyone who puts an above average tx fee will get confirmed within the next block...). Luck increases with being timely informed, doesn't it? |