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Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

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Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#22

That's odd that coinsapp claims to be "one of the first apps built on Blockstack ever" but Blockstack does not even mention coinsapp in the "Featured Apps on Blockstack" section on the main page.

It's part of the latest round of app bounties, so I assume it will be getting added soon.

Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#23

I'd love to use it but... No HTTPS!?

We've been getting sporadic reports that people are using `http` vs `https`. It _should_ auto redirect you to `https`! Apologies, we 100% intend for every user to use https, will dig in further :)

you can't use Blockstack storage on sites served over https at the moment

https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack-browser/issues/631

Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#24

That's odd that coinsapp claims to be "one of the first apps built on Blockstack ever" but Blockstack does not even mention coinsapp in the "Featured Apps on Blockstack" section on the main page.

Yeah, if you are in the Blockstack browser, you'll see it right there on the home page :) there's a delay between the homepage updates (marketing) and what is live within Blockstack itself

Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We've been getting sporadic reports that people are using `http` vs `https`. It _should_ auto redirect you to `https`! Apologies, we 100% intend for every user to use https, will dig in further :)

you can't use Blockstack storage on sites served over https at the moment https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack-browser/issues/631

That has been fixed -> https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack.js/releases/tag/v0....

Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#26
Wow, well done. This looks really polished. One minor nitpick I have is just on the landing page.. you have these gradient circles for each feature which doesn't really add anything to the content. It would be better to have icons or even remove them.

How long did this take you to make?

Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#27

Yeah, nah. Dont store your coins in sites or dapps or anything that you do not control 100% yourself. The best option for folks today is exodus.io, which is a multicurrency platform-ind js wallet. You control 100% of the key material and control the funds. There is also jaxx and coinomi.com that can act as multi-currency wallets.

this assumes trusting a 3rd party wallet to not generate weak keys or backdoors, as has happened many times already

if you're concerned about security just use the official client

Re: Show HN: Cryptocurrency portfolio app on Blockstack

#28
I gave it a quick try - Coinsapp only seems to support a very few coins while there are plenty of portfolio apps out there that include pretty much every single altcoin out there (Blockfolio comes to mind).

For me, this is not yet the killer app that lets me track all my coins that are spread around various wallets and exchanges.

One more note: not all coins are bought, some are mined. It would be nice to have an option when adding a holding that it has been mined and not bought.

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