{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"npub1kf0ppcjaguxekg24yx6smgxlu73qn0k8lm0t2wrqc0scpl7u3sgsmf3f58","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub1kf0ppcjaguxekg24yx6smgxlu73qn0k8lm0t2wrqc0scpl7u3sgsmf3f58","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"📅 Original date posted:2013-06-27\n📝 Original message:On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Jim \u003cjim618 at fastmail.co.uk\u003e wrote:\n\u003e Hello Everybody,\n\u003e\n\u003e Over the last few months we have been steadily adding\n\u003e functionality to MultiBit including:\n\u003e + encrypted wallets\n\u003e + sign and verify message\n\u003e + stability improvements and bug fixes.\n\u003e\n\u003e As a result of these efforts I think MultiBit is now\n\u003e suitable for the entry level Bitcoin user. I propose\n\u003e that we put MultiBit as the default desktop client\n\u003e on the bitcoin.org \"Choose your wallet\" page.\n\u003e\n\u003e I think a typical new user comes to bitcoin.org from a\n\u003e google search or a Bitcoin news article. We want them to\n\u003e peruse the bitcoin.org site and try out a wallet. They\n\u003e should be able to get MultiBit up and running in a tea break.\n\u003e Then perhaps they get a colleague to send them some bitcoin\n\u003e from an Android phone by zapping a QR code.\n\nThis is definitely a great discussion to have.  Here are some initial,\nunprioritized thoughts.  As an engineer, there is never a clear\nanswer, but a balance of costs and benefits.\n\nArguments in favor of moving away from Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind for wallet services:\n* Bitcoin-Qt is admittedly a very simple wallet.  I see it's core\nstrengths more as a \"P2P router\" for the public blockchain data.\n* Wallet feature innovation moves more slowly than\nArmory/bitcoinj/blockchain.info.\n* Requires the full blockchain, which is resource-intensive versus SPV.\n\nArguments in favor of retaining Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind default:\n* More field experience, code review and testing on desktop than others\n* Very real possibility of an overall net reduction of full nodes on P2P network\n\nArguments in favor of multibit default:\n* Good user interface, perhaps more friendly for entry level users as\nyou describe\n* Based on bitcoinj, which has field experience and a very large\ninstalled base thanks to Bitcoin Wallet/Schildbach\n\nArguments against multibit default:\n* Less testing, field experience on desktop\n\nI'm sure others can come up with a few more.\n\n-- \nJeff Garzik\nSenior Software Engineer and open source evangelist\nBitPay, Inc.      https://bitpay.com/"}