This is an archived post.You won't be able to vote or comment.Bitcoin payments in cydia?(self.jailbreak)submitted by /u/saurik was asked about bitcoin taking bitcoin in cydia about a year ago and this was his response: This has nothing to do with "code-related issues": this has much more to do with tax-related issues; can you imagine the phone call I'd have with Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs trying to explain that I received 5000 "bitcoin" from people I "think" are in the UK for whom I need to remit VAT, and thereby need to know what the official VOeS exchange rate is for that currency?The other side of this issue is political: if you are in a country not supported by PayPal, you are probably in a country for which my country has a trade sanction.I am simply not allowed to do business with anyone I want to: I can only do business with people my country allows me to do business with, and I need to be able to guarantee that I'm not doing business with anyone else.Source Both of these concerns are adressed by simply using a bitcoin payment processor such as Bitpay.

They instantly convert the Bitcoins so as far as HMRC is concerned you're getting paid in GBP from a company in Europe.For this service they charge'll you a grand total of 0% in fees.Compareing this to PayPal and Amazon who charge 3.4% + 20p per transaction.Meaning, of the money from a 99p tweak purchase 23p just gets eaten up.As opposed the whole 99p going to cydia(+ the repo + the developers) when using BitPay.I am not in any way affiliated with BitPay.They are just the first company that comes to mind.There are others available.π Rendered by PID 14221 on app-239 at 2017-06-24 11:43:06.213445+00:00 running 3522178 country code: SG.Remember how Apple pulled all the cryptocurrency apps back in January?With the news that Apple would once again be allowing digital currency wallets, Blockchain has been working on re-releasing their wallet app, and it’s finally here.Those with jailbroken Iphones were able to bypass Apple’s restrictive App Store and download the Blockchain app through Cydia, the App Store-equivalent for jailbroken phones.

Those without jailbroken phones were left with a choice to either be left without any bitcoin wallet or jailbreak their phone.However jailbreaking your phone comes with the risk of blocking your phone, and the hassle of having to jailbreak after every Apple update, but now Blockchain is back on the App Store.bitcoin atm london locationsBlockchain was the most downloaded Bitcoin wallet on the Itunes store and was also the last wallet to be shut down by Apple.bitcoin kevin roseUsers of the app reacted strongly to Blockchain being pulled from the Itunes store, yet Apple stood by their decisions until March.ethereum secIn March, they reversed their decision and their new regulatory guidelines state: “Apps may facilitate transmission of approved virtual currencies provided that they do so in compliance with all state and federal laws for the territories in which the app functions.“ Now that the restrictions have been lifted, Blockchain has returned to the App Store with the latest iOS Wallet.litecoin hash

This marks the first Bitcoin wallet to be reinstalled in the App Store this year.Nicolas Cary, the CEO of Blockchain, made the announcement and today stated, “The new iOS Wallet has been completely rewritten from the ground up with an emphasis on security and usability.linux voice bitcoinA beautiful and simple user experience has been designed to make Bitcoin easier than ever to use for new consumers around the world.bitcoin banque de france‘We’re very excited to continue investing in iOS again and working with Apple to reimagine how the world transacts,’ says Nicolas Cary, CEO of Blockchain.” Bitcoin having a presence on the App Store not only provides Bitcoin users with a way to take their coins with them, but it goes a long way to legitimize Bitcoin and strengthens the community.Blockchain is the most popular Bitcoin wallet in the world with over 1.9 million users and now will be the first wallet added back to the App Store.

Taking into consideration Blockchains success before being pulled, I’d expect their app to be just as widely used as before if not more.The app looks sleek and easy to use, and it’s feeling and appearance mimicking banking apps.It aesthetically pleasing and feels intuitive to use.The added security is a must have when taking into the consideration you might forget your Iphone on the subway.For those of us who didn’t break our Iphones and purchased Android phones, it’s time to head to the App Store.Users of iOS devices can now download a decentralized wallet app that connects directly to the bitcoin network, making it different from other server-based products on the market.Breadwallet is the first bitcoin wallet app of its kind on Apple's platform.Its creator says users are not vulnerable to server downtime or the hacking attacks that sometimes strike centralized providers, and wallet management remains straightforward enough for the average user., and has received favorable comments from users on Reddit.

A video demonstration of the app is here.Instead of running through central servers, Breadwallet accesses the bitcoin network directly, using 'simplified payment verification' (SPV).Developer Aaron Voisine said he prefers this to other iOS apps that are "server-trusting" or just "wrappers around web windows", building his own SPV backend from scratch.Breadwallet is a BIP32 HD or 'hierarchical deterministic' wallet, which means all of a user's bitcoin addresses (public and private) and balances can be recovered with a single unique phrase.Provided you remember the phrase, users' wallets will never need backups and can be restored on other devices even if the original is lost, broken or stolen.That being so, Breadwallet is staking a claim as iOS's first decentralized bitcoin wallet., but its iOS version is not.Hive does, however, use a similar deterministic tree structure (BIP39) to Breadwallet, meaning backup phrases from each app may be used on the other.Voisine said he chose iOS because he wanted to create an app that anyone could use relatively safely, without needing to know how to secure a desktop or Android device – something even more technical users often struggle to do properly.

"As bitcoin grows to become a major world currency, malware theft is going to be a huge problem.Stealing digital cash is way more lucrative than turning people's machines into spambots or stealing credit cards."Apple's tight grip over its native platform was actually the best way to reduce the threat of malware, he added.Further, iOS is the only popular platform that hardware-encrypts the filesystem by default, giving added protection to users who lose physical access to their devices.However, Voisine said that users of 'jailbroken' iOS devices should not install Breadwallet – or any kind of bitcoin wallet."You're going to get robbed because you think you know more than you actually do.Any jailbreak app has total control of your phone and your wallet.I understand the temptation to use it with a little bit of money, but you will get lazy because it will be convenient to use right up until it isn't."He added that he wanted to make a wallet with a "beautiful, convenient user experience that is also as secure as possible for people who have zero understanding of computer security."

Bitcoin users with iOS devices have seen a dramatic improvement in wallet options in just the past few months.No sooner had Apple quietly ceased its policy against bitcoin wallet and payment apps in June, than the first examples began to appear.There are now over 10 wallet and payment options available on iOS, includng Blockchain, Gliph, Hive, Coin Pocket, Bity and GreenAddress.Voisine, who has been a mobile developer for six years, was previously the lead iOS developer for Yammer, as well as co-founder of Lightt Inc.He said he was convinced Apple would change its policy on bitcoin apps eventually, and set to work months before the decision was made in order to be ready to submit on the first day Apple allowed it.The long head start turned out to be prudent – the biggest challenge Voisine faced was building the app's SPV mode bitcoin network client portion.No-one had written this for iOS previously, and it took him six months to complete, he said: "All the Android wallets that are SPV use Mike Hearn's bitcoinj, which took over a year to write."