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by alexbosworth 4038 days ago
Thanks for the 1mbit :) The absolute killer feature for me is multisig with a second party, based on a standard BIP backup seed - so 2 of 3, I hold 2 keys on a paper wallet, the mobile app holds 1 key, the trusted other party holds 1 key, 2 keys are needed to send transactions.

Basically my preference for bitcoin software is like this:

1. If there is a bad update to the software, I feel safe that it doesn't matter too much because there is a secondary signature needed to approve a transfer

2. If the software is discontinued or I want to stop using it, I feel safe it doesn't matter because I can restore from a seed elsewhere

I appreciate safeguards to the device like the touchId etc, however there's a tricky balance there of security vs usability. I think using the touch movement pattern is a great idea for a backup method and touchId can be the primary method.

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alex, we will add trusted 3rd party in the future.

Currently, you can always fully recover all your coins from the seed values you back up during the wallet creation.

Our wallet is built on BIP standards.