How to start using Wallet Obsidian:
Download 0.2.0 from here:
https://github.com/obsidianorg/app/releases/tag/0.2.0If you use Windows, you need to download the Windows BlackCoin-qt with the RPC fix from here:
https://github.com/obsidianorg/app/releases/download/0.1.0/blackcoin-qt-win32-rpc-fix.zip . The next official Blackcoin release will contain a fix. See more info here:
https://github.com/rat4/blackcoin/issues/40 and http://www.reddit.com/r/blackcoin/comments/2vgzum/rpc_for_blackcoind_in_windows_7/To practice using Obsidian with an existing BLK wallet, we suggest you try the following:
Close Blackcoin-qt
Backup your wallet.dat. Only after backing up elsewhere, rename wallet.dat to something like wallet.dat.bak and keep in the same folder as the rest of blackcoin.qt.
Start Obsidian . Obsidian will connect to Blackcoin.qt. The Obsidan Wallet window will open. Blackcoin-qt will open, a new wallet.dat will be created.
You will see in the Obsidan Wallet window "Receiver" and "Amount" for sending to other Obsidan wallets. Use Control-V to paste stealth addresses into the "Receiver" area.
To see your stealth address, hit "Copy Stealth Address". To send to yourself, use Control-V to paste your stealth address into the "Receiver" area. Once you hit "Copy Stealth Address", you can paste your stealth address wherever you wish. Note that the stealth address is much longer than a usual BLK address. This is expected.
Send a small of funds to a new address in your new wallet (if there are funds already in the new wallet, you didn't rename the wallet from step "i" correctly)
Experiment with Obsidian. Send or receive between your wallets or with others. You can send stealth payments to your own wallet using multiple addresses.
When you're done experimenting with Obsidian, send all unused funds back to source wallet, close Blackcoin-qt
Delete the wallet.dat
Rename wallet.dat.bak to wallet.dat
Open Blackcoin-qt again to verify all old funds are there.
Post that stealth address somewhere and start receiving payments from other Obsidian users.
Additional Notes: 1. Stealth transactions only work between Obsidan wallets. Payments are sent from one Obsidian user to another. 2. Obsidian will not work if you encrypt your key or while your wallet is locked. (This will change) 3. Obsidan wallets will stake if unlocked as the usual blackcoin.qt wallet. 4. Keep double-checking those addresses before you send as we know you always do.
Enjoy trading with Blackcoin and Obsidian.
The Black Chamber
The members of The Black Chamber are proud to announce completion of the first phase of Project Legionnaire: Wallet Obsidian – A Privacy Wallet for Blackcoin.
This is not an announcement of a release date or the first of a series of gradual updates. Obsidian is now ready to use. It is operational and available for download here:
https://github.com/obsidianorg/app/releases/tag/0.2.0. It is open source. Please download and test it for yourself. Other developers may incorporate some or all of the wallet’s features for other projects as they see fit.
Developer: Wallet Obsidian is the result of the skilled work of JP Richardson, the developer of Coinbolt (
https://www.coinbolt.com). With Obsidian, JP created a stealth address privacy wallet for our favorite coin, Blackcoin. In the course of his months of work, you saw his posts in this subreddit, usually requesting some background information on the coin. Primary financing for Wallet Obsidian has come from the various members of The Black Chamber, but most notably community member trustlessgold.
History of Project Legionnaire: This project was initiated by Wizfarm in the Spring of 2014. In October of 2014, the members of The Black Chamber organized to continue the project, seeing a need generally for a privacy/stealth wallet to supplement BlackHalo/NightTrader. The Black Chamber announced its existence on this subreddit in November of 2014.
Goals of Wallet Obsidian: Basic privacy is a critical element of commerce. The goal of this phase of Project Legionnaire is to provide basic privacy features to Blackcoin. Using stealth address technology (
http://www.coindesk.com/stealth-addresses-secret-bitcoin-privacy/) Obsidian users only need one stealth address to protect their privacy. Obsidian is designed to aid in Blackcoin’s adoption by both the cryptocurrency community and the commercial mainstream. Traders, merchants, employers and employees can send and receive Blackcoin using stealth addresses. Others who are not party to the transaction will not be able to immediately or easily discover the existence of a transaction, where coins arrive or how they are spent. Wallet Obsidian is not intended to make Blackcoin a “stealth” or “dark” coin or defeat the stated goal of mainstream adoption. However, in concert with BlackHalo (allowing anonymity through practices such as cross-chain trading), Wallet Obsidian helps Blackcoin facilitate anonymous trading better than any other coin or system.
Function: Wallet Obsidian is a basic privacy wallet that operates as generally described here:
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/stealth-payments-create-anonymous-bitcoin-transactions/. More information on stealth technology can be found here:
https://blog.coinjar.com/2014/01/16/stealth-addresses-what-are-they-and-do-i-need-one/. Some time and expense was required to discover that Obsidian could not be a “standalone” wallet and had to require downloading the blockchain as with other Blackcoin wallets. Wallet Obsidian does not require centralization or a hardfork of the coin to implement its features.
Interface: Wallet Obsidian presently uses the English, Chinese and Spanish interfaces.
Name: Wallet Obsidian is named for the mineral obsidian which is black, opaque and is primarily composed of the molecule silicon dioxide (a chemical attribute it coincidentally shares with the mineral onyx). The icon of Wallet Obsidian represents the molecular diagram of silicon dioxide (SO2) in its crystalline form: a silicon atom connected to four oxygen atoms. The developer group Obsidian Cryptovault Technologies, LLC announced their existence after initial work on Wallet Obsidian’s name, interface and logo were complete. Wallet Obsidian is not affiliated with Obsidian CVT and The Black Chamber is willing to rebrand Wallet Obsidian on request. Obsidian CVT and other developers are free to use Wallet Obsidian’s open-source software and name.
Updates: Although Obsidian is fully operational, JP and The Black Chamber expect to provide updates based on community interest and support. Multi-sig is planned but at a level dependent upon community interest and support. Any and all suggestions or offers of assistance are appreciated.
Announcements: This post on the Blackcoin subreddit will be the primary announcement on Wallet Obsidian. Future announcements will begin here. Please feel free to distribute this message to other media and platforms as you see fit.
Acknowledgments: The members of The Black Chamber would like to thank JP for his good, skilled work in developing Wallet Obsidian. Thank you to the members of the Foundation (including Jabulon, Gritt and dzimbeck) for helping us coordinate work with other Blackcoin developers and answering questions. We’d like to thank Syllabear for his recent work also. Special appreciation is extended to rat4, who developed and continues to develop this ground-breaking, innovative coin. It is obvious that a lot of good, talented people continue to advance this coin. The continuing announcements and contributions of developers, including rat4, Syllabear, dzimbeck, Blackwave Labs and CVT Obsidian, provide just some of the proof that Blackcoin is revolutionary and will continue to innovate.
Donations to The Black Chamber: BLK: BKpEEeNRDWX1Ph2tp49LV8Z7X8ygR2oqfS
BLK using Obsidian: rVw7dxt2zofsdCbpqQXkYUvPy7gG3fVAcJj1m6HqDdrQeCPquSetzx3Una19UF41eNuex5t46Fw1Qrb
AWUSNmRqzTmPJ13r7SCqcKq
BTC: 1DcsbBpvG9qe2QSzSMZJtb3rMZn5QbXxrE
Donations to JP and Coinbolt: BLK: BRmbUQ8RdNCuKRPc986TADNQQ5SfuBBfUh
BLK using Obsidian: rVwDpd6nZaDq2fxhLNEDLSc4rXyu7iYgvBqfWZFScBMY9zVLGrDZPk6PUNz2FixLdBTN7M3qfUHpsjd
UFA2qxDuhhUGRsCFfbREiQL
BTC: 1LVQwcPVwVCshjyWaFtDc23xqiPm53cP9c
The Black Chamber
