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Re: Bitstamped

#3

Post by shard972 »

So I'm paying $9.99 every 3 months so that years into the future I will be able to prove I sent a document?

I can see the value in proving you sent a document, but I don't understand the cost structure here.

Re: Bitstamped

#4

Post by chuckup »

marcell wrote: post #2

Note that this appears to be a $9.99 version of http://www.proofofexistence.com/ , a free service. Also, this does not appear to be affiliated with the popular bitcoin exchange Bitstamp.

What's with the terrible names in Bitcoin land?

When deciding what to name your Bitcoin site, anything with the word "bit" or "coin" in it should be avoided. Please! Otherwise, you just join the list of other unmemorable bit/coin sites.

And, this goes without saying, pick something that, when you google it, google does not say "Showing results for Bitstamp".

Re: Bitstamped

#5

Post by verroq »

1. Make a SHA1 hash of your document

2. Convert the hash to a BTC address

3. Send 0.0001 BTC to the address you made

4. There you saved yourself $9.99

Re: Bitstamped

#6

Post by inkfactory »

marcell wrote: post #2

Note that this appears to be a $9.99 version of http://www.proofofexistence.com/ , a free service. Also, this does not appear to be affiliated with the popular bitcoin exchange Bitstamp.

Marcell is correct - we use the ProofOfExistence.com API

Bitstamped.io is not aimed at technical users - that's why payment is in USD and not BTC.

Re: Bitstamped

#7

Post by inkfactory »

shard972 wrote: post #3

So I'm paying $9.99 every 3 months so that years into the future I will be able to prove I sent a document? I can see the value in proving you sent a document, but I don't understand the cost structure here.

We're still working on a pricing structure - it will likely be an annual or quarterly subscription, with a small fee to get each document Bitstamped.

Re: Bitstamped

#8

Post by inkfactory »

chuckup wrote: post #4
marcell wrote: post #2

Note that this appears to be a $9.99 version of http://www.proofofexistence.com/ , a free service. Also, this does not appear to be affiliated with the popular bitcoin exchange Bitstamp.

What's with the terrible names in Bitcoin land? When deciding what to name your Bitcoin site, anything with the word "bit" or "coin" in it should be avoided. Please! Otherwise, you just join the list of other unmemorable bit/coin sites. And, this goes without saying, pick something that, when you google it, google does not say "Showing results for Bitstamp".

Point taken.

"Showing results for Bitstamp" is irritating, but we only launched yesterday, hopefully Google will figure out that Bitstamped is a thing!

Re: Bitstamped

#9

Post by serf »

chuckup wrote: post #4
marcell wrote: post #2

Note that this appears to be a $9.99 version of http://www.proofofexistence.com/ , a free service. Also, this does not appear to be affiliated with the popular bitcoin exchange Bitstamp.

What's with the terrible names in Bitcoin land? When deciding what to name your Bitcoin site, anything with the word "bit" or "coin" in it should be avoided. Please! Otherwise, you just join the list of other unmemorable bit/coin sites. And, this goes without saying, pick something that, when you google it, google does not say "Showing results for Bitstamp".

Well, the comic made me laugh.

I'm with chuckup though, I tend to quickly forget all the sites with names like this (regarding bitcoin specifically). Thank goodness for bookmarks.

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