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Title: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: RGBKey on March 16, 2014, 07:07:32 PM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist?
Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: medUSA on March 16, 2014, 07:10:01 PM That's the problem with bitcoins. If you are not the only one who knows the private key of an address, you don't own those coins. :-\
Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 07:19:49 PM Why would you want to ?
Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: cp1 on March 16, 2014, 08:15:31 PM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: RGBKey on March 16, 2014, 11:51:35 PM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Why would you want to ? Read the title, to give bitcoins to people.Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: LightedLamp on March 17, 2014, 12:01:29 AM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Why would you want to ? Read the title, to give bitcoins to people.Let me make my question more explicit - why wouldn't you just send them to an address? And if you want to something to someone in person why wouldn't you just give them cash or checK ? Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: RGBKey on March 17, 2014, 12:33:16 AM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Why would you want to ? Read the title, to give bitcoins to people.Let me make my question more explicit - why wouldn't you just send them to an address? And if you want to something to someone in person why wouldn't you just give them cash or checK ? Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: orymh on March 18, 2014, 02:11:01 AM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Why would you want to ? Read the title, to give bitcoins to people.Let me make my question more explicit - why wouldn't you just send them to an address? And if you want to something to someone in person why wouldn't you just give them cash or checK ? I think the best bet really will be a paper wallet. Without a private key, you have no Bitcoin value, as all Bitcoins must be attached to addresses that are attached to private keys. This site (https://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/) has a great process for printing some very nice-looking paper wallets that are good for handouts. They should be relatively easy to understand because people are used to the concept of paper money. Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: freshlypickedflower on March 18, 2014, 03:18:21 AM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Why would you want to ? Read the title, to give bitcoins to people.Let me make my question more explicit - why wouldn't you just send them to an address? And if you want to something to someone in person why wouldn't you just give them cash or checK ? I think the best bet really will be a paper wallet. Without a private key, you have no Bitcoin value, as all Bitcoins must be attached to addresses that are attached to private keys. This site (https://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/) has a great process for printing some very nice-looking paper wallets that are good for handouts. They should be relatively easy to understand because people are used to the concept of paper money. there is a company which (cant remember name atm) sells bitcoin cards....but it doesnt have the private key on it. u redeem it on their website and they send the funds. this could solve the problem but u now have to trust a third party. Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: RGBKey on March 18, 2014, 12:15:23 PM I found pretty much exactly what I was looking for, bctip.com is really nice.
Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: orymh on March 19, 2014, 12:09:25 AM I found pretty much exactly what I was looking for, bctip.com is really nice. Great find! I think you mean btctip.org (https://www.bctip.org/) rather than .com. Bitcointalk thread for the site is here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=190400.0). Title: Re: Are there other ways to give bitcoins to people physically besides paper wallets Post by: LightedLamp on March 24, 2014, 07:34:45 PM I'm looking for something that doesn't have a private key on it, more like something where people go to a website and redeem it. Does something like this exist? What's the difference between a private key and some code you give them to redeem it? Why would you want to ? Read the title, to give bitcoins to people.Let me make my question more explicit - why wouldn't you just send them to an address? And if you want to something to someone in person why wouldn't you just give them cash or checK ? I think the best bet really will be a paper wallet. Without a private key, you have no Bitcoin value, as all Bitcoins must be attached to addresses that are attached to private keys. This site (https://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/) has a great process for printing some very nice-looking paper wallets that are good for handouts. They should be relatively easy to understand because people are used to the concept of paper money. there is a company which (cant remember name atm) sells bitcoin cards....but it doesnt have the private key on it. u redeem it on their website and they send the funds. this could solve the problem but u now have to trust a third party. You mean like if I gave someone a piece of paper with a note - email me with your address to reedem .1 btc - and he emails me and I send .5 btc. Except You're paying middle-man fees to a company and the person has to go through some kind of verification procedure or create an account? And this is instead of just giving someone 50 bucks ? Makes sense to me. |