It looks shady to me too. The explanations are somewhat reasonable, but anybody can come with those. There's also a very good chance that they are not related at all with the original Pokereum.
However, this that old Twitter handle not posting since 2019, with the old domain actually for sale, ... the old business can easily be considered dead. So it may not matter much if they replace that.

I see two more real problems here:
1. Without escrow all those jumping into the campaign may get scammed. And the miscalculation of the funds is unprofessional at best.
2. The new Twitter handle has link to the campaign held on Bitcointalk; some may (wrongly) think from this that they're somehow endorsed by Bitcointalk. And if Pokereum turns out to be a scam, some may blame Bitcointalk and Bitcoin. Nothing new under the sun, still ... not a nice thought.

I would stay away...
Still, I don't have any proof for wrongdoing so I cannot tag...

I think that it's not the best example.
MacDonald's works as a franchise business. So the owners of the actual restaurants (hence the assets) are (probably) Russians.
They were paying for the rights and recipes and parts and MacDonald's was actually having all the contracts right so the suppliers keep sending what's needed where's needed.


However, there's nothing for Putin to seize in MacDonald's. Maybe from other businesses. But going on this track he ensures Russia will become a big no for... basically every goods and services that matter (but I'm no longer surprised; I'm curious how long will it take until most Russians get to understand what happens there).

I don't know. It depends too much on how many transactions are made, hence I would not expect neither too accurate info, nor a good prediction.


In theory they (or some) do. In reality I found the procedure complicated and decided to install an Electrum server to work with my Bitcoin Core (some reasons are here). This way I also installed a local block explorer for my use, this way I use Electrum with my hardware wallet - and I am much more used with Electrum than Bitcoin Core and Electrum works very easy with my hardware wallet.

If OP would have been asking from start in relationship with hardware wallet I would have been recommending Electrum from start (with or without local server). But he didn't.

My first reaction was "this is crap, this is no longer a hardware wallet". (I've said it nicer: "I fear that this HW is designed more for hype than security...")

But at a second thought... I see a paradigm shift towards increased convenience and decrease of security. And it can be OK for somewhats safekeeping non-life-changing amounts of money from internet hackers.
And it may open the need for a new classification of hardware wallets. Because:
* some can transfer data even without cable or NFC (eg with SD card); PIN; screen for viewing tx; open source; Let's say that's security 9+ (although the one I know may be lower security because it can be also used with cable)
* some have cable; PIN; screen for viewing tx; open source or not; secure elements or not; Let's say security 6-8?
* some have NFC; PIN; screen.. maybe security 4-5?
* this one has NFC, no screen for verification; tx seen on online app? security maybe 2-3?

(I know that the security scale is far from best and far from accurate, it's just some sort of idea).


The point is: is this "hardware" wallet safer than using only a software wallet alone? Probably (depending though on how their wallet will look like).
It's clearly not what I expected from the new hardware wallet to come, I will most probably not advise people buy it, still.. well.. it can be somehow seen as a hardware wallet.

Somewhere in my head this looks like an Umbrella Corporation setup.
Be very careful on what you're gonna store/develop there (I know, BTC price may have to increase a bit more until you get there, but still...)

If you have other addresses in your wallet the Electrum server will know that the addresses are linked.
If you don't hide your IP and connect to the same Electrum server, even if you have different wallets holding the funds, the Electrum server will know that the addresses are linked.
If you use ToR you will hide your IP, but, as you see, it may not be enough.

It's also public knowledge that chain analysis companies do own some of the Electrum servers (and we don't know which ones).


So if you don't want the addresses get linked together, even if you use different addresses for different goals, Electrum (and any other SPV wallet!) may not be for you (unless you learn how to get yourself a private Electrum server).

1. Please move this topic to wallet software. You have a link on bottom-left of the page for this.
2. You had good answers already in another topic you answered, right before your answer there. Do you want to learn or just spamming around?
3. For your question:
 * if you are OK with downloading 400+ GB of data (the blockchain), Bitcoin Core is the answer.
 * if a simple wallet is what you're looking for, then you should look for Electrum or maybe Sparrow Wallet. There are various pages about safely verifying your Electrum download to stay on the safe side, follow that and you won't cry later.
4. Please read this post of mine. Open source wallet won't necessarily keep your money safe.

You've got it wrong. If one's computer gets infected, no matter how clean and open source a wallet is, the funds will be stolen. And a hardware wallet can prevent that.
Also on hardware wallets you don't get private key to store, you get a HD seed (so you don't know what you're talking about and should not give advises before you learn more).
And the seed backup has to be kept offline in multiple (geographically distinct) safe places.

Some want incentives and the only one I can know of is linking addresses together and maybe also to a list of IP. Maybe this information can be sold to chain analysis companies although I expect they have a fair share of SPV wallet servers themselves.

Some don't care about incentives and simply want to give back a little. Maybe had gains from Bitcoin, maybe they are happy to help Electrum network... In the same way many developers did work on tools without asking for incentives, others simply help the network without asking for incentives.

1. You creating multiple topics on basically same issue tend to work against you and make you less credible.


2. I guess that you'll have to discuss with the support about that withdrawal, as much you'll dislike to do that. It may be related to your KYC papers and the fact you probably did play with that money (I didn't read fully all your posts).


3. I would guess that if they give you certain amounts of money without KYC they can get into trouble. On the other hand, if you just give them money under fake names, all they can tell is "thank you for the fish".


My conclusions: as much as you will hate my answer, it's their house, their rules. Your behavior looks shady at best to any outsider reading a bit into the problems you have.
I did give negative feedback in the past to gambling site for "keeping hostage" user's money (and removed that feedback when they did give him the money back), but that user has come with proof supporting his claims. You.. have a story that doesn't even add up properly (because of your KYC "mistakes"). Sorry.
On your trust feedback matter it would be nice to see them come with proof, on your money problem.. ask the support. Reading properly their ToS may help you too.

Please read the sticky, at least the bold parts: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2415854.0

I've just seen that Block's hardware wallet will also have fingerprint sensor. There is a bitcointalk topic too about this.
The talk on Twitter is: https://twitter.com/jack/status/1502358737981521925


A funny answer, but actually very thoughtful was this:



I fear that this HW is designed more for hype than security...

Isn't this just as reformulation of "don't invest what you don't afford to lose"?

I think that it should not be generalized like this, because it can be seen as unfair by some (and please don't think that I care at all how many votes I will have at the end).
I will give my example: I've voted 2 voters I liked their list/post and I was very careful to not vote posts that mentioned me.
So, as usual, generalizing is bad because it may not take everything into account correctly.

Also I agree with


The fact (I agree with) that some merited people to snatch more votes should be at best punished by theymos reconsidering whether they are indeed fit to be merit source.
And you, @icopress, will have to remember this and set better rules next year. But right now I don't think that you should do more.

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Edit: although my vote is clear, I'll also add it as code, since it has occurred to me that probably a script will be used for counting

Imho the answer can be "any Ripemd-160 hash", and from there I'm a bit lost  
Also I hoped newer users will have better answers.


Edit: nice answer, BitcoinIsABubble, you've just got 2 more merits from me!

Actually hardware wallet cannot really be hacked unless the hacker gets it physically or the owner does something incredibly stupid.
And what you are telling about keeping themselves the private keys? Do you expect users will sign a transaction using pen and paper?
With or without hardware wallet, the seed or private keys have to be kept safely (in multiple places).

The main role of hardware wallet is to safely sign transactions. Of course, if one can handle properly a cold wallet, that may be safer, but I've seen so many users going online with the supposedly cold wallet for various silly reasons, I think that HW is way more fool proof.

Initial am vrut sa pun asta la Presa, dar totusi nu se preteaza acolo, ca nu e direct legat de crypto.
Doar ca m-am cam socat. In 2022, oameni inca incearca sa treaca o gramada de bani de hartie peste granita, nedeclarati.
Inteleg ca e razboi, inteleg ca or fi disperati, inteleg ca au fost luati pe picior gresit... dar puteau sa fi avut pana acum Bitcoin in loc de hartie. Adica frumos, comod... ca altfel, acum au probleme ca nu si-au declarat balotii de hatie americana tiparita. Pacat...

Ei, unii poate ca fac asta. Stii si tu cum merge: nu risti, nu castigipierzi.
Las' ca am fost si eu tanar si am dat vreo juma' de bitcoin pe un laptop...


Ma referisem la postarea asta. Dar... touché... nici eu nu am discord.

Eu am avut noroc. Cand stiu ca nu ma pricep incep cu sume foarte (foarte-foarte-foarte mici). Poate ca am avut si noroc ca am incercat de astea mai demult cand nu existau atatea "produse" si nici atatia boti.
Am facut trading. Sau asa am crezut. Ce faceam - acum pot sa o definesc foarte corect - era scalping dupa ureche. Ma luam dupa cum simteam ca va creste sau nu pretul. (Adica loterie pura.)
Am avut noroc, am pierdut doar timp. Dar mi-am dat seama cat de riscanta e tranzactionarea de crypto; si cei mai multi o practica la fel de prost precum o facusem si eu.
Futures e cam la fel de riscant. Bine ca nu ai incercat margin trading

Traducerea mi se pare cel putin partial automata. Nu doar slaba. Asta e parerea mea.
Omul a facut/postat traducerea asta pentru mai multe limbi, a incasat - posibil cateva monede fara valoare - si va mai aparea in sectiunea Romana doar cand va mai prinde de postat alta traducere sau task din care sa ciuguleasca un pic.


LOOOL! Vai ce fain ai zis-o! Si corect!