I at least appreciate that the very first header is "Why build Proton Wallet?".
Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin
https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch
https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch
I at least appreciate that the very first header is "Why build Proton Wallet?".
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meldrik@lemmy.wtf · 63 pts · 2y
Uhmm can we got Proton Drive for Linux first please??
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y
Or make it work properly on Mac?
piracysails@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
What are the issues on Mac?
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
I tried transferring from iCloud to the drive and lost a lot of files. Granted I should have been smarter, and cloud to cloud might not be a good idea. I get errors often when trying to save things to it, although often it actually worked, so I don’t know why I get the error.
nitefox@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Can we please get full parity between the webapps and the native apps on iOS? The damn calendar widget on iOS?
Wilzax@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 41 pts · 2y
What the hell is Proton's direction?
I didn't really care about Scribe but this is just so off-brand. Just what.
independantiste@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 2y
They said in the Reddit post that further down the road they want to implement something like Google wallet or apple pay, that would allow for credit card aliases. I think the Bitcoin solution is the one they chose to build a new platform/foundation but without all the regulation and partnerships hassle of making it for traditional payment systems.
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MHLoppy@fedia.io · 13 pts · 2y
Imo after reading it, it doesn't seem that crazy or off-brand anymore (so long as it gets fleshed out to use something not as transactionally-inefficient as bitcoin).Edit: their related bitcoin guide has made me change my mind somewhat and think it's a little crazy. I was viewing this as a stepping stone (almost a functional tech demo) towards something more reasonable, but now it doesn't look like that's necessarily what they had in mind @_@
UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Makes sense, a lot of alternatives are sketchy and I think many people don't realise that Bitcoin transactions are by no means private by default.
Atrichum@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
What a terrible, stupid, and useless idea.
0Vesper@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Cool experiment - But why released an unpolished product? This is a weird trend, like ya'll went from developing like snails (still waiting on Proton Calendar for iPadOS) to releasing new expansions faster than even the most micro-transaction hungry video game developers. Docs, Scribe (which a lot of AI skeptics are still getting a hang of, deeply appreciated but AI-branding x black box data usage takes some getting used to. Also not a new product, more an expansion for email) and now... a Bitcoin Wallet?
Very cool but since the norm for Google-centered users/digital citizens is a (perhaps illusory) degree of separation of personal and financial organization, having it as part of the Proton Suite instead of a well-integrated but separate service (or for the option to be like Scribe) is a hard pill to swallow (especially since it's Bitcoin).
Beaver@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
I wish I could use it
makeasnek@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Personally very glad to see them roll out this feature. Bitcoin offers pretty decent privacy out of the box, especially with lightning. Like using any technology, using it in a fully private and anonymous way requires some attention to detail. The ability to send/receive BTC from other users knowing only their e-mail address is pretty cool. And the self-custody element is critical.
Asudox@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 2y
This is the same "private" company which has been ignoring over 2000+ people's votes for Monero support. It's ironic how they are now making a cryptocurrency wallet for bitcoin.
MoonlightFox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The reason they don't support Monero was adressed in a recent podcast "OptOut" with the CEO of Proton.
TLDR; they fear the biggest companies for auditing their finances, won't work with them if they do. Which is reasonable, they are a business after all.
gaufff@piaille.fr · 1 pts · 2y
See @protonprivacy , that's the kind of boost from the Lemmy side that I don't understand...