Just how legitimate are these BTC/LTC 'faucets'?

[damirov]

As the title says....

But as a further question, how secure are wallets? the ID you give to people/things for transactions gives them no further information, its the 'private keys' or something they need isn't it?

[TheoryOfBitcoin]

No, they don't need your private keys. Keep in mind that most faucets send you dust which costs higher in transaction fees to spend it.

[marcovaldo]

You only give the public address to those website. So basically, all they can do is: sending you btc.


You never give the private key to any faucet website.
But the faucets are quite useless, because you win almost nothing (1 cent per week...).

[neilcoleman78]

You only give the public address to those website. So basically, all they can do is: sending you btc.

And there is nothing you can do to stop them from sending you money

[monbux]

Worst case senario is that faucet owner can see your IP address.

[marcovaldo]

Worst case senario is that faucet owner can see your IP address.

And they what?
What will he do with that information?
Lol

[b!z]

Worst case senario is that faucet owner can see your IP address.

And they what?
What will he do with that information?
Lol

Identify you.

To OP: think of the address as a "username" and the private key as a "password". When people send money to your address, they're just sending it to your "username" or "account". They don't have your private key (password), so they will never be able to steal your money unless you give them the private key.

[sparktography]

Which faucet websites are most legitimate? Even if they won't give a lot of bitcoin, would be nice to see a little bit to play with.

[marcovaldo]

Which faucet websites are most legitimate? Even if they won't give a lot of bitcoin, would be nice to see a little bit to play with.

Check https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=90718.0

[Birdy]

Worst case senario is that faucet owner can see your IP address.

Actually worst case scenario would be some malware infection through an browser exploit.

[tsoPANos]

Actually, faucets using coinbox.me pay more, but note that both coinbox.me and the other sites are hosted on the same server.
I got agout 10000 satoshis in some days, before I got bored xD

[marcovaldo]

Actually, faucets using coinbox.me pay more, but note that both coinbox.me and the other sites are hosted on the same server.
I got agout 10000 satoshis in some days, before I got bored xD

Which is almost nothing.

[ranlo]

Which faucet websites are most legitimate? Even if they won't give a lot of bitcoin, would be nice to see a little bit to play with.

Use the faucet rotator. It's kept pruned pretty well and it will keep up with all the timers for you automatically.