So, what your proposing isn't a vanity address in the usual sense (someone spends an unfathomable amount of gpu cycles trying to brute force an actual bitcoin address that meets their criteria), but rather a site where someone can register a string (an "address") and associate with an actual bitcoin address? Then a customer could go to the site to make a payment using just the string?
It seems like a simple enough idea, but like someone said above, I'm not sure what the benefits would be over having a "Click here to pay!" link on a website would be. Also, bitcoin's regular address scheme handles typos with checksums and such, how would this site prevent typos? If Google registered "Google" on the site, what's to stop a scammer from registering "Googel" to point to their own personal bitcoin address?
It seems like a simple enough idea, but like someone said above, I'm not sure what the benefits would be over having a "Click here to pay!" link on a website would be. Also, bitcoin's regular address scheme handles typos with checksums and such, how would this site prevent typos? If Google registered "Google" on the site, what's to stop a scammer from registering "Googel" to point to their own personal bitcoin address?
Your assessment (in bold above) is correct, but the site doesn't handle any distributions of funds.
From the great comments to date, I may have to rethink this idea a tad. I see that most aspects have been covered in some way or another.
The key idea I was trying to incorporate is the personal aspect via a custom self-generated address.
Please enter your Bitcoin address or BVA below:
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| FrankLazoo@(983)401-8872 |
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The BVA matches 15cULo1jnCreXk8xGrvyRkSb7PtMbGFwbd. If this is correct, please press
The user could even have the option of inputting as much or as little information to coincide with his unique identity.
Or they can attach this to their about me pages on all their social network sites.
Like I've stated, I'm just thinking to the nth degree here.
~Bruno K~
EDIT: MYBVA.ME (mybva.me) is available.