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There seems to be some confusion about this project, so I'll try to explain: PaperCoin creates paper Bitcoin gift cards. You put money on the address, then you
by shazow 14y ago
There seems to be some confusion about this project, so I'll try to explain: PaperCoin creates paper Bitcoin gift cards. You put money on the address, then you give the private key to whoever, and now they own the wallet. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not the author.)
It all happens client-side using jsPDF, and you can run it locally by downloading the .zip in the footer.
It's really not meant to replace any financial infrastructure. It's just a novelty thing. Don't use this to store your life's savings, or anything unless you understand the risks. Who knows, maybe it will inspire the next person build something cool in a further direction.
I like it. The design is pretty swell too. Good job.
- joosters 14y agoThe design may be swell, shame they didn't care enough to include useful instructions or explanations in that design!
- kirillzubovsky 14y agoThe site creator should probably add your instructions somewhere on the page. Thank you for explaining!