Wallet of Satoshi removed from US Play store? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

Wallet of Satoshi removed from US Play store?twitter.com/ZeusLN/status/1727810997656674355

5938 sats \ 50 comments \ @lv99_slacker 23 Nov 2023 bitcoin

1010 sats \ 5 replies \ @03365d6a53 23 Nov 2023

is there even an apk available for it? don't see one on their website

561 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 23 Nov 2023

Which part you do not understand from "closed source" ? You cannot install WoS WITHOUT a play store. That means is full of trackers from google and apple

When people will wake the fuck up and install only open source software?

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @netstatic 24 Nov 2023

An app doesn't need to be open source to have the apk available somewhere. The more unsolvable issue is it being custodial.

214 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 24 Nov 2023

This is why I’m on SN, you guys do such a great job digging into the specs and saving the rest of us! Thanks a ton of sats!

111 sats \ 1 reply \ @Zepasta 24 Nov 2023

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459 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Nov 2023

Not only that is closed source, but IT IS REQUIRED to have installed google service in order to be able to use that shit app. In the guide about wallets I specified for which app is required or not. So user will know what to download.

I see people using de-googled Graphene or Calyx and then go to install Aurora to be able to install WoS. LOL So you go back to google shit services just for downloading a tracking app.

Why do you bother to de-google your phone if go back to the same shit?

836 sats \ 8 replies \ @Zepasta 23 Nov 2023

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777 sats \ 4 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 Nov 2023

🤷‍♂️ people gotta start somewhere

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Zepasta 24 Nov 2023

Newbies who have no idea what they are doing, sure.

Actualy Bitcoiners, no. People who use a closed-source Bitcoin Wallet from a Big Tech app store are not Bitcoiners. I refuse to call them that.

3 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 Nov 2023

Ok, fair enough

6 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthzar 24 Nov 2023

For many newbies, WoS will be the end of their Bitcoin journey.

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 24 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kdnolan 24 Nov 2023

How many people have you onboarded?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @petertodd 24 Nov 2023

There's no realistic alternative for iPhone. And Android could easily become as locked down too.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Zepasta 24 Nov 2023

No.

791 sats \ 12 replies \ @k00b 23 Nov 2023

Weird thing for US companies to do on a holiday.

480 sats \ 7 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 Nov 2023

Tin foil hat time, they knew the holiday would be a big orange pill opportunity and disappeared one of the biggest onboarding tools

973 sats \ 6 replies \ @ToxicSaraTV 24 Nov 2023

My tin foil hat theory is better. WoS removed itself from the stores on purpose because they are rugpulling.

26 sats \ 4 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 Nov 2023

Definitely could be! No communication from them is sus

26 sats \ 3 replies \ @ToxicSaraTV 24 Nov 2023

No one even knows who runs WoS. It's always been a rugpull time bomb. How anyone can be surprised truly blows my mind.

80 sats \ 0 replies \ @derekross 24 Nov 2023

It's a Bitcoin and Shitcoin payments company from Australia.

https://www.livingroomofsatoshi.com/

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zepasta 24 Nov 2023

Rant wen?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 24 Nov 2023

That’s true. There’s always been some weirdness to it. Can’t verify closed source!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 24 Nov 2023

Wow! Good one

110 sats \ 1 reply \ @Zepasta 24 Nov 2023

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @orthzar 24 Nov 2023

I wonder if any other rugpulls are occuring right now.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 24 Nov 2023

Almost could make you believe in conspiracy theories.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 24 Nov 2023

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510 sats \ 2 replies \ @Diablo 24 Nov 2023

Simplicity from WOS comes at a price. Breez or Phoenix Wallet is just as easy. Ideally, use Blixt.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @phaedrus 24 Nov 2023

Any reason why Phoenix/Breez/Blixt won't be forced out of app stores?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 24 Nov 2023

This

Electrum too

325 sats \ 3 replies \ @Dash_1971 24 Nov 2023

WoS still in the Japanese Play store

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Nov 2023

That's because (stupid) americans can't read in japanese 😂😂😂😂

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Dash_1971 24 Nov 2023

Joking aside AI tools making it scary easy for savvy tourists to come here and get around with minimal problems language wise. World's about to get a whole lot smaller.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 24 Nov 2023

people not wanting to learn to speak a new language (but using AI tools) will be like...

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @ToxicSaraTV 24 Nov 2023

Was an inevitable rug. Run your own node or get used to this sort of thing. If I were a betting girl, I would say that they removed their app from the app stores on purpose because they are going to shut down and get away with everyone's money. Hook, line, and sinker.

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 24 Nov 2023

Lol oh no how will people post videos of them "using lightning" to buy a coffee? Baristas around the world are going to be shutting down

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @newnym 24 Nov 2023

Looks like it's a USA only thing. In my estimation it's probably related to the sats adverts. Spam complaints maybe?

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @TwoLargePizzas 24 Nov 2023

Okay. Here's what I found on the company.

Google Maps Australian Business Register Australian Financial Services Register Google Play Page (it loads for me) Apple App Store Page (not currently loading for me)

I have the app installed on my phone with about 1000 sats (50 cents). I'll let you know if it gets rugged.

To be fair, the company was registered in 2018 so if it's a rug they're playing the long game. Although one suspicious thing is it looks like they're up for review next week (on 30 Nov 2023) by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. So if they're in hot water that could be an explanation?