HelloBlock
Dev tools
bitcoin api
SHOW HN2014
34points
27comments
#903of 2,272 in 2014
Top 40%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Design: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Well-designed API and site with a useful testnet faucet
From 2 comments
As a consumer of the API, I can attest that the developers of HelloBlock have a put a lot of thought into the API. Developers of Bitcoin apps might find the Testnet faucet…
jonpaul on HNYa this is really slick looking. There are some issues here and there but it's a new site so that is to be expected. The close tie in with testnet is a nice touch. A lot of…
abstrct on HN
Objections
Relying on third-party infrastructure undermines Bitcoin's trustless model
From 2 comments
The OP was complaining that blockchain.info has outages (which it does), so there's one reason. But more generally, the whole point of Bitcoin is you don't have to rely on…
mike_hearn on HNWhy don't you just .... use Bitcoin Core. Or bitcoinj, or any API that doesn't rely on third party infrastructure?
mike_hearn on HN
Requests
Support for altcoins such as Dogecoin
From 2 comments
Do you have any plans to offer the API for altcoins as well?
abstrct on HN> Which altcoin would you like to see support for? In all seriousness, dogecoin. I'm interested in the kind of apps where low transaction fees and a tipping-oriented culture are…
lmm on HN
Faster webhook notifications for deposits
From 1 comment
Yes, but only with the transaction forwarding feature. They offer a free service where you can give their API a destination address and a webhook and they'll give you back a…
deftnerd on HN
Questions
Will IP address information be offered in the API?
From 1 comment
Ya this is really slick looking. There are some issues here and there but it's a new site so that is to be expected. The close tie in with testnet is a nice touch. A lot of…
abstrct on HN
Is CORS enabled?
From 1 comment
Have you put any thought in to enabling CORS?
williamcotton on HN
Alternatives named
Blockchain.info API
From 1 comment
Nice looking site :) But, doesn't Blockchain.info already offer a developer API?
jeynepoole on HN
Bitcoin Core, bitcoinj
From 1 comment
Why don't you just .... use Bitcoin Core. Or bitcoinj, or any API that doesn't rely on third party infrastructure?
mike_hearn on HN