Hive
Finance and crypto
bitcoin wallet
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Performance: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Lightweight compared to running bitcoin-qt
From 1 comment
well, coinbase and other exchanges have been known to stall your transfers due to issues with cold storage or, really, who knows what. hive is an alternative to running something…
justizin on HN
Looks beautiful
From 1 comment
The app looks beautiful but I think the biggest thing your landing page fails to do is convince me why I need this AND Coinbase or why this is better than Coinbase.
goeric on HN
Objections
Unclear why it is better than Coinbase
From 1 comment
The app looks beautiful but I think the biggest thing your landing page fails to do is convince me why I need this AND Coinbase or why this is better than Coinbase.
goeric on HN
Claim of fastest, easiest and safest is overstated
From 1 comment
You'd have to examine their source code, which should be prominently linked on their page: https://github.com/hivewallet/ Personally, I would not trust a bitcoin wallet that…
diego on HN
Trust in the app is unclear without reviewing source code
From 2 comments
How do I know I can trust this app?
EGreg on HNYou'd have to examine their source code, which should be prominently linked on their page: https://github.com/hivewallet/ Personally, I would not trust a bitcoin wallet that…
diego on HN
Mac only availability questioned
From 1 comment
Mac only? Why?
jafaku on HN
Requests
Explain why it is better than Coinbase
From 1 comment
The app looks beautiful but I think the biggest thing your landing page fails to do is convince me why I need this AND Coinbase or why this is better than Coinbase.
goeric on HN
Support for other platforms
From 1 comment
Mac only? Why?
jafaku on HN
Questions
Why is it Mac only?
From 1 comment
Mac only? Why?
jafaku on HN
How can users trust the app?
From 1 comment
How do I know I can trust this app?
EGreg on HN
Alternatives named
Coinbase
From 1 comment
The app looks beautiful but I think the biggest thing your landing page fails to do is convince me why I need this AND Coinbase or why this is better than Coinbase.
goeric on HN
bitcoin-qt
From 1 comment
well, coinbase and other exchanges have been known to stall your transfers due to issues with cold storage or, really, who knows what. hive is an alternative to running something…
justizin on HN
GreenAddress
From 1 comment
true. if you want to try a wallet that offers multisig via 2fa, which should protects you more from the above risk, you may want to give https://greenaddress.it a go.
BrokenPipe on HN
Bitcoin Vigil
From 1 comment
Even if you're not using Bitcoin, having a Bitcoin honeypot on your machine may be a great way to early-detect intrusion. It's such a tempting target for viruses and blackhats…
shazow on HN