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Linking Bitcoin Addresses to Keybase
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Description
I'm not a programmer, but I had the vague idea that Keybase id's could be used as links to hidden Bitcoin addresses, to allow people to pay to a username instead of a Bitcoin address. Today I just found this blog post, explaining the general concept better than I can...
http://chrispacia.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/doing-away-with-bitcoin-addresses/
At least, I think that post is saying the same thing that I was thinking.
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked blog post and comparing its proposal with Keybase IDs; the issue names no repository files, tests, or entry point. Clarify the intended address-resolution and security behavior with maintainers before defining an implementation and acceptance tests.
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Assessment
- Domain
- blockchain
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100