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Links

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BlockChain.info

http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-info-reaches-one-million-wallets/

http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-most-popular-bitcoin-website-wallet/

http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-info-acquires-bitcoin-price-app-zeroblock/

http://www.coindesk.com/10-brilliant-bitcoin-sites/

http://www.coindesk.com/review-of-blockchain-bitcoin-wallet-for-android/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisarnesen (talk • contribs) 19:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting and New Information

I think this post could also be improved by segmenting it into different sections: Overview, Timeline, Controversy, and Direction.

Overview
Blockchain.info is a Bitcoin wallet and block explorer service...

Timeline

In April 2011,...

Controversy

In 2014, Apple removed Coinbase from its store but eventually became more open again to Bitcoin wallet applications. ^[1]
In September 2016, Apple has removed at least two of its formerly approved digital currency applications without giving a detailed explanation of this development. ^[2]
In China, Wiper, a messenger app, was removed from the iOS store after integrating its services with Bitcoin.^[3]

Direction
The Thunder Network is a platform for potentially sending Bitcoin to third parties. Thunder is still in prototyping stage — transactions are not yet enforceable.

Ellenchannn (talk) 06:13, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? I added more thorough and updated information under Direction; the Controversy part is new also, and the 2nd bullet is something that is pretty recent.

Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Most of the information comes from Coindesk and Blockchain Ltd. Coindesk is a page that gathers all digital currency news and Blockchain Ltd. is a good place to see where the technology is heading. I would say Coindesk is a neutral source; Blockchain Ltd. is good also since we are not advertising anything.

Ellenchannn (talk) 06:36, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

Phishing detected

I was editing the official links and noticed this diff: 16 June 2016‎. The link does not appear to work but still, weird. --Nanite (talk) 06:04, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

How to remove icloud from device — Preceding unsigned comment added by 102.89.2.236 (talk) 09:25, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing

@91.105.10.200: note that we have restricted sourcing on all blockchain articles. See WP:GS/Crypto is also in place. Since you are an IP address editor, i wont bother to place the template on your page at this time. Note that for crypto articles the only sources that are acceptable are very high quality news orgs, like wsj, nyt, bloomberg, fortune, wired. Hackernoon I am not sure where that lies, but I have seen it used. For sure blockchaindotcomsucks or whatever that blog was that you added is not ok to use FYI. Next, you cannot just revert things that you dont agree with per GSCrypto (link above). If you continue to revert we will just protect the page (meaning you and all IP address edits wont be able to edit it). Final warning. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 05:13, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hackernoon is accepted? Okay here! https://hackernoon.com/my-experience-with-blockchaincom-lost-funds-bad-support-low-reviews-ja8x332l Now you can stop whining? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.109.14.216 (talk) 20:22, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Logo to add

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Hi there, I work for Blockchain.com and have a request for this article. There's no logo in the infobox yet and this is something that seems to be typical in company articles. To fix this, could editors help with uploading the Blockchain.com logo to Wikipedia as fair use so that it can be added to this article? I'm not yet able to upload as I am a new editor.

Here's the link to the logo.

Can someone please upload and add this to the page? Thanks, RG for Blockchain (talk) 19:11, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@RG for Blockchain: Appreciate the full COI disclosure, that is certainly the correct way to do it. Adding logos is a bit of a hassle and something that I am not super skilled at, thus I dont want to do the whole process. FYI, your logo must be uploaded to wikimedia.org with the necessary procedures regarding license. I am not an experienced wikimedia user, although I vaguely understand the process. Here is a help doc Help:Adding_image and WP:LOGOS. After you have added your logo over at wikimedia wait two weeks (to see if the image doesn't get deleted over at wikimedia) then ping me again over here at wikipedia and I will assist to add to the article. While these two platforms are somewhat related, it seems that most editors specialize in one of the two areas. Here is a link to the blockstream logo in case that provides somewhat of a model of what needs to be done over at wikimedia. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 05:13, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jtbobwaysf: A small addendum. Only copyright free logos should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as Commons is meant to be repository of copyright free content. If the Blockchain.com feels their logo meets the Commons:Threshold of originality they should upload it to Wikipedia itself as a non-free logo.

@RG for Blockchain: Edit requests are generally used to propose a specific change to be implemented by an independent editor. Thus, I would also, in line with Jtbobwaysf, suggest you upload your logo to either Wikipedia or Wikimenda Commons with correct rationale, and then let us know about it here by reopening this request. Melmann 11:54, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Melmann: Thank you. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 12:51, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@RG for Blockchain: please either 1. upload a WP:LOGOS compliant logo to this talk page and one of us will add it to the main page...OR 2. upload a file to wikimedia that complies with wikimedia policies and we will upload it to wikipedia. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 12:51, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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blockchain.com has been Proven to be a fraud. Even Users with two factor identification (2FA) enabled Immediately upon Account opening, and depositing any Funds have habitually had their Accounts Wiped-out by blockchain.com. Even to the Extent that they say they Never granted Access to any other person or entity. The Company is a Scam. Out of All complaints on Trustpilot, Facebook Page, etcetera, they all say that blockchain removed their funds Wholly and Completely - via Various Methods - and users Never recovered Any of their Funds. This is not Only all-too-common, but it has happened to Every person who has Deposited money, and then Later tried to get it Out. Requests sent to "Support" via their Webpage are Continuously- and Wholly ignored, completely. 100% of people who have Deposited money with blockchain.com were never able to recover their Funds. Further, 0% of the people were Able to get their Deposits back. The ultimate Conclusion: blockchain.com is a Fraudulent company. Skydiverest (talk) 08:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide reliable sources discussing this, as we cannot just add one editor's opinion. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:09, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

All the evidence and sources have already been provided. Someone on Wikipedia is just playing for Blockchain.com and does not want to add this the article. This person even locked this article so that people cannot edit it anymore. Here's the collection of evidence: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/mcd99v/warning_stay_away_from_blockchaincom_wallet/

[1] ttp://www.coindesk.com/apple-blockchain-controversy-app-store-removal/

[2] ttp://www.coindesk.com/apple-blockchain-controversy-app-store-removal/

[3] ttp://www.coindesk.com/apple-blockchain-controversy-app-store-removal/

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