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August 06, 2011, 10:46:54 PM Last edit: August 15, 2011, 04:52:55 PM by BitcoinNotify.com |
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BitcoinNotifySubscribe to Bitcoin payments and Bitcoin prices notifications at BitcoinNotify! Elevator pitchGet notifications when: - you receive Bitcoins (merchants, miners, donations, etc.)
- price changes on major exchanges
- difficulty is adjusted
By: - SMS
- HTTP requests (automation)
- e-mail
- IM (Jabber)
Merchants dream came trueBitcoinNotify is the most secure way to accept Bitcoins: - payments go directly to your private wallet - trust no 3rd party
- keep your wallet disconnected from the network so it can never be stollen by hackers
- there is nothing to install on the server
- there is no external API to call
- customer never leaves your store (no 3rd party site involved)
- receive HTTP updates of the BTC exchange rates
See how to accept Bitcoin payments in your store / application / bussiness. Accepting Bitcoin payments is now as simple as handling HTTP requests. PricingThe service is free of charge except SMS notifications which cost 0.01 BTC/SMS. This is commercial, company backed effort. Try and loveSign up at BitcoinNotify and subscribe to any notifications for free.
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August 08, 2011, 05:32:37 AM |
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Looks good. imo you should add the ability to add a received-to-address with an api call. The mechanisms you suggest: 1. Create a list of your Bitcoin receiving addresses (i.e. 50 - the more, the better). It is as easy as copy-pasting them from your Bitcoin application to the text file. 2. Request notifications about payments to your addresses. We will notify you every time someone sends you Bitcoins. Check documentation for HTTP notifications. 3. In your online store software, for each new order assign one of your Bitcoin addresses and display it to your customer. Mark this address as reserved. Once the order is completed, release associated address so it can be reused. Thus, you need as many addresses, as simultanously open orders. 4. In your payment handler find order by to_address request parameter, check btc_amount and display payment confirmation to your happy customer!
Note: Alternatively you can use only one receiving address and match order by amount. Bitcoin is divisible to 8 decimal places. Instead of asking for 1.99 BTC, ask exactly for 1.99000001 where 000001 is a way to reliably identify the order. This is the easiest to start with, although a bit weird for your customers and limits your store privacy.
Is more difficult to implement (compared to an API call that sends order id and the receiving address allocated to that order) and less private (Addresses are being reused).
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August 08, 2011, 12:41:43 PM |
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Thanks for that great service.
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August 09, 2011, 02:32:36 PM |
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imo you should add the ability to add a received-to-address with an api call. The whole idea is to not store the wallet online. This is why you have to pre-generate Bitcoin receiving addresses (i.e. 1000 of them) for your store. This small, one-time inconvenience gives you unmatched protection compared to storing wallet on the server and generating addresses on demand. BitcoinNotify is a "keep your wallet disconnected from the network and sleep well" service for Merchants. This is in contrast to MyBitcoin and other available solutions.
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August 10, 2011, 03:08:46 AM |
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The whole idea is to not store the wallet online. This is why you have to pre-generate Bitcoin receiving addresses (i.e. 1000 of them) for your store.
I didn't suggest storing the wallet online. I'm suggesting you let the merchant send you a (pre-generated) address together with an order-id when a new order is placed. This way there is no logic to apply when the notification arrives. What good is a SMS message if i must query a database in order to know which order it's referring to? This also eliminates the need of giving you all the addresses in advance (which is probably why you came up with this reserve-release-reuse mechanism in the first place..)
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August 15, 2011, 04:56:51 PM |
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Confirmed payment notifications are now fully supported in BitcoinNotify. Merchant decides how many confirmations are "enough" for his/her purpose. It is also possible to order notifications on several confirmation levels, i.e. 0/unconfirmed for visual payment acceptance in the store, and 6 confirmations for actually shipping the item. BitcoinNotify is a "keep your wallet offline and sleep well" service for Merchants. This is in contrast to MyBitcoin and other available solutions.
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August 17, 2011, 03:09:12 AM |
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Feature suggestion: make the service respond to queries over XMPP or e-mail. E.g. allow users to query stats like block count, expected difference adjustment, time until adjustment, etc.. Basically similar to the various ";;bc" commands on the gribble IRC bot, but for those of us who don't get on IRC often.
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August 17, 2011, 10:03:12 AM |
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Feature suggestion: make the service respond to queries over XMPP or e-mail. E.g. allow users to query stats like block count, expected difference adjustment, time until adjustment, etc.. Basically similar to the various ";;bc" commands on the gribble IRC bot, but for those of us who don't get on IRC often.
Thanks for your suggestion. I'll consider it although these data are already available in other places (like blockexplorer API).
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September 08, 2011, 10:40:30 AM |
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I have to say i really like this way of payment tracking. So much better to always have your wallet under control. And the API is straightforward - took me only 2-3 hours to implement a django module handling the payment process. Can definitely recommend this!
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September 08, 2011, 04:16:02 PM |
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Interesting Page ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) i maybe use it in the future ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) good luck with it
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September 08, 2011, 08:57:08 PM |
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I'm happy to see more and more individuals and businesses tracking Bitcoin payments through BitcoinNotify. By popular demand https://britcoin.co.uk and https://bitchange.pl exchanges has been added. This allows you to get notified about Bitcoin prices in GBP and PLN to complement already available USD and EUR. Subscribe price notifications to adjust prices in your store or simply if you seek bargain. I don't like to repeat my self, but this is worth stressing ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) - BitcoinNotify is a "keep your wallet offline and sleep well" service for Merchants. BitcoinNotify automates accepting Bitcoins to your wallet by monitoring the Bitcoin network. This is in contrast to MyBitcoin and other available solutions.
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October 04, 2011, 06:13:16 PM |
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I'm happy to see more and more individuals and businesses tracking Bitcoin payments through BitcoinNotify. By popular demand https://britcoin.co.uk and https://bitchange.pl exchanges has been added. This allows you to get notified about Bitcoin prices in GBP and PLN to complement already available USD and EUR. Subscribe price notifications to adjust prices in your store or simply if you seek bargain. I don't like to repeat my self, but this is worth stressing ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) - BitcoinNotify is a "keep your wallet offline and sleep well" service for Merchants. BitcoinNotify automates accepting Bitcoins to your wallet by monitoring the Bitcoin network. This is in contrast to MyBitcoin and other available solutions. Hey, been down all morning, got an update for your users? :O
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October 04, 2011, 08:07:30 PM |
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Still down ![Embarrassed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif) Hope you can fix it soon!
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October 07, 2011, 04:28:20 AM |
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Soooo, any explanation why the site was down for the majority of this week?
I was just considering implementing the API and now I am afraid to rely on it.
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June 25, 2012, 02:19:36 PM |
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It's still down months later, is the service gone? ![Undecided](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/undecided.gif)
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June 25, 2012, 02:24:34 PM |
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It's still down months later, is the service gone? ![Undecided](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/undecided.gif) I believe it was purchased by the untrustworthy individuals behind "CoinExchanger". Try bitcoinmonitor.net (thread).
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