Idea: Bitcoin address field

[rme]

The new forum should have a field for a Bitcoin address, this field should check if the address is valid, also for security changing that address should take at least 7 days (avoid fast account hacking), also when the last update date should be shown when displaying the address.

That way you can tip any user without asking for any address.

[hilariousandco]

Hmm, more security features would be a good idea and maybe the week grace period of the changing of addresses could come in handy in certain circumstances, but I think it could also have negative consequences if you lose access to that specific address and you can't change it for a week. I think being able to see a log of all previous addresses used could be beneficial though, especially for account recovery.

[Initscri]

Could also throw in Bitcoin balance display using Javascript.
For example, when the address is hovered over a dialogue would come up displaying the current balance.

[BurtW]

Might as well automate it to display the next address in the deterministic sequence once a tip is received.  That way we can prevent address reuse.

[Zebra]

The new forum should have a field for a Bitcoin address, this field should check if the address is valid, also for security changing that address should take at least 7 days (avoid fast account hacking), also when the last update date should be shown when displaying the address.

That way you can tip any user without asking for any address.

I really like the idea of displaying the address update date, but not the 7-day security measure for the same reason raised by hilariousandco.

Might as well automate it to display the next address in the deterministic sequence once a tip is received.  That way we can prevent address reuse.

It will be a good feature too, though some may prefer to use one single address to collect all tips for easier checking.

[HeroC]

Good idea, but make the 7 day lock configurable / optional.