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if you're excited about decentralized blockchain tech like Bitcoin and darkwallet, you should look up amir taaki and unsystem. they're looking for space: https

by patcon 12y ago

if you're excited about decentralized blockchain tech like Bitcoin and darkwallet, you should look up amir taaki and unsystem. they're looking for space: https://wiki.unsystem.net/en/index.php/UnSYSTEM/Opensource_city https://wiki.unsystem.net/en/index.php/UnSYSTEM/Opensource_c...

StavrosK 12y ago
Why do people keep mentioning Dark Wallet? It looks like another wallet client to me.
- patcon 12y ago
  I think the main draw is that the wallet is being built with first-class citizenship for many of the features that provide maximum anonymity. Most other wallets seem to be implementing those things slowly, without a real roadmap. Also, those building darkwallet are some of the folks who spec'd out the BIPs for those features (if i understand correctly). "Features" being these: [1] - built-in implementation of COINJOIN protocol for mixing - STEALTH ADDRESSES for address re-use. As i understand it for darkwallet, the sender can take one recipient address (like a public donation address), and create a dummy transaction with data that only the receiver can decode, containing a private key with the funds. So the receiver scans the blockchain looking for the dummy data, and can claim it, but it looks like two separate transactions. Kinda like a drop-box with cryptic public note telling that the recipient will recognize as a clue to where the money is :) [2] - MULTISIG - being done elsewhere, but prioritized highly here. - various UX stuff like pockets and identities to help ensure that separate histories never mistakenly mix Still investigating it all, so likely got some stuff a little mixed up [1]: https://wiki.unsystem.net/en/index.php/DarkWallet/Alpha#Introduction https://wiki.unsystem.net/en/index.php/DarkWallet/Alpha#Intr... [2]: Really good reddit explanation http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/24fy4v/dark_wallet_try_it_out/ch6siqr http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/24fy4v/dark_wallet_...
  - StavrosK 12y ago
    Huh, that's a very nice list, thank you for the response!

by patcon 12y ago

StavrosK 12y ago

Why do people keep mentioning Dark Wallet? It looks like another wallet client to me.

patcon 12y ago
I think the main draw is that the wallet is being built with first-class citizenship for many of the features that provide maximum anonymity. Most other wallets seem to be implementing those things slowly, without a real roadmap. Also, those building darkwallet are some of the folks who spec'd out the BIPs for those features (if i understand correctly). "Features" being these: [1] - built-in implementation of COINJOIN protocol for mixing - STEALTH ADDRESSES for address re-use. As i understand it for darkwallet, the sender can take one recipient address (like a public donation address), and create a dummy transaction with data that only the receiver can decode, containing a private key with the funds. So the receiver scans the blockchain looking for the dummy data, and can claim it, but it looks like two separate transactions. Kinda like a drop-box with cryptic public note telling that the recipient will recognize as a clue to where the money is :) [2] - MULTISIG - being done elsewhere, but prioritized highly here. - various UX stuff like pockets and identities to help ensure that separate histories never mistakenly mix Still investigating it all, so likely got some stuff a little mixed up [1]: https://wiki.unsystem.net/en/index.php/DarkWallet/Alpha#Introduction https://wiki.unsystem.net/en/index.php/DarkWallet/Alpha#Intr... [2]: Really good reddit explanation http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/24fy4v/dark_wallet_try_it_out/ch6siqr http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/24fy4v/dark_wallet_...
- StavrosK 12y ago
  Huh, that's a very nice list, thank you for the response!