Blockchain watch-only feature makes it easy to monitor particular bitcoin addresses

[DavidShares]

Thought this might be helpful to some newbies out there...
https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/6 ... 6022402048

[zju]

Thought this might be helpful to some newbies out there...

I think that newbies should stay away from bitcoin addresses. They tend to think of a bitcoin address as an account number, and that can lead to confusion, consternation, and ultimately tears. Frantic posts about missing bitcoins typically seem to start with "My bitcoin address is ..."

[BitcoinXio]

Thought this might be helpful to some newbies out there...

I think that newbies should stay away from bitcoin addresses. They tend to think of a bitcoin address as an account number, and that can lead to confusion, consternation, and ultimately tears. Frantic posts about missing bitcoins typically seem to start with "My bitcoin address is ..."

What is the alternative to using bitcoin addresses, aliases? If so, in what fashion? Do you have examples of wallets doing this in a non-invasive way?

[zju]

I think that newbies should stay away from bitcoin addresses. They tend to think of a bitcoin address as an account number, and that can lead to confusion, consternation, and ultimately tears. Frantic posts about missing bitcoins typically seem to start with "My bitcoin address is ..."

What is the alternative to using bitcoin addresses, aliases? If so, in what fashion? Do you have examples of wallets doing this in a non-invasive way?

Of course you can't get rid of bitcoin addresses completely, but QR codes are step in the right direction. A better method would be for your wallet to contact the receiving wallet and ask for an address.