where did Blockchain.info go?!!!

[virtualx]

Blockchain.info has been removed because it's not considered secure enough. This is because you do not control the private keys.

[hilariousandco]

This is because you do not control the private keys.

Yes you do. Are you sure all of those other sites that are listed let you control your own keys tad well?

[madmax6688]

Yeah OP's right.
and only blockchain has removed from https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

mistake or intentional?

Intentional.

They discussed that the 'security' wasn't strong enough.. Even though users can make it extremely strong themselves by using 2fa and verification.

[Slunt]

They discussed that the 'security' wasn't strong enough.. Even though users can make it extremely strong themselves by using 2fa and verification.

That's funny. Blockchain,.info has some of the best security practices and features from what I've seen. They've always been known to be one of the most trusted online wallets. I wonder if this is part of a smear campaign or something? Do companies have to pay to get mentioned on their site? I know they do to become an official partner of the Foundation or something.

[ikydesu]

They discussed that the 'security' wasn't strong enough.. Even though users can make it extremely strong themselves by using 2fa and verification.

That's funny. Blockchain,.info has some of the best security practices and features from what I've seen. They've always been known to be one of the most trusted online wallets. I wonder if this is part of a smear campaign or something? Do companies have to pay to get mentioned on their site? I know they do to become an official partner of the Foundation or something.

Maybe you must check this out: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2o4ks9/pull_request_remove_blockchaininfo_listing_from/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2ogyt4/blockchaininfo_has_been_delisted_from_bitcoinorg/

i think no, the companies don't have to pay to get mention on bitcoin.org

[SirChiko]

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

[Kprawn]

You can think that the online Bitcoin wallet service provider with the most wallets, would be a bit more careful.
http://blog.blockchain.com/2014/12/08/blockchain-info-security-disclosure/

I wonder what Andreas, will say about this..

Being the biggest, certainly puts a target on your site, and it must be a nightmare to keep hackers from hacking into the wallets.

I keep nearly no coins in online wallets, for that reason. {Sweep a paper wallet, if you want to buy something big, otherwise leave it in cold storage}  

[SOAD]

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

[wadili89]

Blockchain.info has been removed because it's not considered secure enough. This is because you do not control the private keys.

You control the private keys. They never have access to it.

Blockchain is the best online wallet you can have.

[Spamela Anderson]

Blockchain.info has been removed because it's not considered secure enough. This is because you do not control the private keys.

You control the private keys. They never have access to it.

Blockchain is the best online wallet you can have.

This is why I don't get all the fuss. Blockchain.info seems to be the most trusted and reliable web wallet out there. In fact, I don't trust many others. The recent hackings are down to users own security or problems logging in via tor.

[Giggs]

You can think that the online Bitcoin wallet service provider with the most wallets, would be a bit more careful.
http://blog.blockchain.com/2014/12/08/blockchain-info-security-disclosure/

I wonder what Andreas, will say about this..

Being the biggest, certainly puts a target on your site, and it must be a nightmare to keep hackers from hacking into the wallets.

I keep nearly no coins in online wallets, for that reason. {Sweep a paper wallet, if you want to buy something big, otherwise leave it in cold storage}  

Hmm... at least they admitted their mistake. I'm sure if anyone lost coins because of this directly they would reimburse them.

[PolarPoint]

I don't think BCI wallet is that bad. It is convenient and quite safe if a user has strong password and common sense. Delisting is a good thing for us because it forces BCI to step up it's security.

[SirChiko]

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

[tatu]

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

Reason behind what? The delisting from the foundation? I think there's more to it than the seemingly non-existant 'security concerns' that's for sure.

[mmsen]

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

Reason behind what? The delisting from the foundation? I think there's more to it than the seemingly non-existant 'security concerns' that's for sure.

I've been wondering that myself.

Around Thanksgiving I noticed a number of reposts being made on reddit about "security issues" from 2013, more than one relayed a tale of exit nodes being exploited as a result of Tor use.

I'm sure there have been problems (as exists with any online endeavor) but this looks like a concentrated campaign to discredit blockchain.info.

[wadili89]

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

They cant be hacked in the normal sense. They dont get access to the private keys.

[SirChiko]

You had me worried for a second there with the title of this thread. Glad my coins are still safe.

Hmmm that's really weird, i have an wallet there and it works fine but i really wonder why they aren't listed there anymore.

Fuck the bitcoin foundation. Who cares about them?

Well but there has to be some reason behind this, from what i've found there has been some disscussion about their low security but they were never hacked were they? Also the mentioned things have already been fixed as far as i know.

Reason behind what? The delisting from the foundation? I think there's more to it than the seemingly non-existant 'security concerns' that's for sure.

Well as far as i know only blockchain.info was listed under online wallet section so maybe they want to give other wallets more publicity also or idk.

[Peter882]

This may not be directly related to the de-listing, but is related to blockchain.info security level.

Blockchain.info wallet users have lost hundreds of bitcoin in the last 2 days due to https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet/commit/98d5a7ca59ef04d06ac6aee468634b12975a0f5c

Fortunately, someone noticed the bug, took the bitcoin temporarily to keep it safe from bad guys and returned 255 btc to blockchain.info. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9791998#msg9791998


It is true that blockchain.info don't have your private keys normally, but their bugs could still make you lose your bitcoin.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

This may not be directly related to the de-listing, but is related to blockchain.info security level.

Blockchain.info wallet users have lost hundreds of bitcoin in the last 2 days due to https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet/commit/98d5a7ca59ef04d06ac6aee468634b12975a0f5c

Fortunately, someone noticed the bug, took the bitcoin temporarily to keep it safe from bad guys and returned 255 btc to blockchain.info. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9791998#msg9791998


It is true that blockchain.info don't have your private keys normally, but their bugs could still make you lose your bitcoin.

Somebody noticed and took all the coins temporarily whilst blockchain.info sorted themselves out?
Wow that is very noble, fair play.

Edit - Just read up, johoe - what a legend.
Fucking hero.

[Blazr]

This may not be directly related to the de-listing, but is related to blockchain.info security level.

Blockchain.info wallet users have lost hundreds of bitcoin in the last 2 days due to https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet/commit/98d5a7ca59ef04d06ac6aee468634b12975a0f5c

Fortunately, someone noticed the bug, took the bitcoin temporarily to keep it safe from bad guys and returned 255 btc to blockchain.info. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9791998#msg9791998


It is true that blockchain.info don't have your private keys normally, but their bugs could still make you lose your bitcoin.

What appears to have happened is bc.info rolled out a new update to address some of the security issues pointed out by the bitcoin.org people and the new update introduced a RNG bug, which is REALLY bad and something that should NOT have slipped through, but in their defense RNG bugs aren't something you can easily test for.

BC.info are taking full responsibility and reimbursing everyone affected so kudos for that, but they should have stricter code audits and procedures in place to prevent bonehead mistakes like this in the future.