I don't think it's pointless. The watch has the same sandbox restrictions as the phone and it's being used as a valid 2 factor method. It is actually one of the next features I plan on implementing.

Have you seen Aegis Wallet?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aegiswallet

It supports encryption via password or NFC tag. Your keys are encrypted at rest and all backups are AES 256 encrypted. It also supports Android Wear.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Added some new features that I think you guys will like.

1. SMS

Now if you don't know a person's Bitcoin address, you can just put in their mobile number and they will receive an SMS telling them to reply with their Bitcoin address. Once they reply, Aegis will take the address and ask you to confirm.

The Aegis Wallet app does not read your SMS messages or send them to any place. You can view the source code on GitHub.

2. Android wear support.

App allows for android wear notifications, receive address, and balance.
New watch face.

http://i.imgur.com/uJG53WA.png
http://i.imgur.com/DXnP90t.png
http://i.imgur.com/hgNwEsN.png
http://i.imgur.com/HNB66sn.png

As always, code is on GitHub - https://github.com/bsimic0001/AegisWallet/

The NyMi SDK is free to use as far as I know. You just have to register as a developer and use it. They have an emulator that is available that you can use.

Hope that helps.

Aegis Bitcoin Wallet - http://aegiswallet.com

It's open source and the most secure wallet for Android. Your keys are encrypted at all times. It's not HD yet but will be soon.

Trying to do that as we speak!

Sending BTC via SMS is coming up soon!

Hi folks,

I have released the Aegis Bitcoin Wallet for Android:

Here is the official site: http://www.aegiswallet.com/
Here is the Play Store Page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aegiswallet
Here is the GitHub Repo: https://github.com/bsimic0001/AegisWallet

I made this wallet because I didn't think there was a secure wallet solution for Android. The project is free and open source forever. Contributions and pull requests are encouraged and much appreciated.

Here are some features that it provides over other wallets:

• Keys are encrypted on the device at all times
• You can use an NFC tag or a strong password to encrypt/decrypt your wallet
• If your phone is lost or stolen, your BTC is safe due to encryption
• New user interface that is easy to use
• Import of private keys
• Watch addresses
• SPV node built using BitcoinJ

Here is a screenshot of the main page:

http://www.aegiswallet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Picture1.png

Any and all feedback is much appreciated. Feel free to get on Github and submit an issue for features or bugs. New features are being worked on every day.

Thanks everyone!

I'll give it a shot with Android Studio. If I manage to get it working I'll make a little how-to doc as well. Thanks!

No my app is not using Maven. I'm just building it using Eclipse IDE. You'd think it would be fine because I'm not having any issues with any of my other libraries that I'm importing.

Hey all,

I'm trying to build bitcoinj for use with an Android App using Maven.

For starters, I have built the latest version (commit 4ca476ff353913b33034ff5e5a1f0c4d734d8c64)

I have a generated bitcoinj-0.11-SNAPSHOT.jar file and am importing it into my Android App Lib.

When I try to use the library, I am getting a "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.bitcoinj.wallet.Protos$Wallet" error. There is a similar discussion here: http://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/issues/detail?id=133 but I did not understand the solution and am not sure if it would work for me.

When I look inside the generated JAR, the class is in there but am still getting the NoClassDefFoundError. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

We are looking for some input on an article that we are writing.

The article is a how-to use the JSON-RPC client with a secure channel.

There is a simple write up on https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Enabling_SSL_on_original_client_daemon but we would like to make it more comprehensive. If you can provide input, please do so.

We'd also like to put examples of communicating securely using different programming languages such as PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, etc...

Thanks all!

Added the bitcointalk.org bug bounty to the list of bug bounties at https://bitcoinsecurityproject.org/BugBounties/

They will be added to the https://bitcoinsecurityproject.org/Contributors/ page as we get permission from them to put their contact info on the page. At the moment, I am personally reviewing all content until we have enough supporters to establish a structure.

We've also gotten some of the main contributors from Metasploit to provide us with some content.

The project is definitely NOT about promoting a particular exchange, wallet, technology, etc... We want to just provide good security advice to those who want it.

Hi. Bojan from BitcoinSecurityProject.org here.

First of all, I'd like to thank you for creating another Bitcoin business and contributing to the community!

I just registered and noticed that you guys let me put "abc123" as my password. I think you should definitely enforce a stronger password policy.

Check out our website for more security suggestions and message me if you need any advice. We'd be glad to help

We are hoping to do it the right way with the help of the collective information security and Bitcoin communities. The 5 contributors we have so far have over 40 years of combined hacking and security experience so we're definitely taking it seriously.

That's a great idea. I hope to create a page for wallets and exchanges that we have verified as secure. Although that could get tricky to maintain as updates are made and stuff.

Feel free to create an account and contribute if you have ideas for good content! It is much appreciated.

We've just created a page that contains a list of bug bounty programs by companies that work with Bitcoin.

https://bitcoinsecurityproject.org/BugBounties/

If you know more, please contribute!

Hello fellow Bitcoiners!

We're here to introduce our new open source and non profit organization, the Bitcoin Security Project. We officially launched on 1/1/2014 and are excited!

Here is some of our info that we hope will benefit the Bitcoin community!

What's the point of the project?

The point of https://bitcoinsecurityproject.org/ is to promote and to spread awareness of software security best practices when it comes to using Bitcoin related programs and technologies.

What prompted us create such a thing?

Well, for the last couple of years we've been following the Bitcoin industry and have seen way too many Bitcoin businesses (good and bad) getting hacked. We've also been involved in the community and have seen a lot of inexperienced developers make critical security mistakes when developing applications.

Bitcoin is in our belief still in it's infancy. There are many smart people who want to get their Bitcoin businesses out there and we want to give them the resources and tools to make them secure so they can protect their customers as well as their own BTC!

How can you help?

Well, the Bitcoin Security Project is open source and we welcome all contributors. If you are a security professional and want to submit content, please just visit the site and sign up.

We also accept contributions in many other ways. We will gladly give you props on our list of contributors. Here are some of the things we need:

• A logo! All suggestions are welcome.
• Suggestions for articles
• Twitter and social media help. Find us @cryptosecurity on twitter
• Just spread the word
• Donations are always welcome - we currently pay for everything out of our own pockets

Goals for 2014

• Get 100+ contributors
• Get sponsors
• Host Bitcoin Security meetups
• Create a bitcoin security "cheat sheet"

As always, any feedback is more than welcome. We would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Thanks for reading!

We have started BitcoinSecurityProject.org

We are a non profit and open source organization that is dedicated to spreading security awareness to the Bitcoin community.

Our mission is to promote security best practices when it comes to developing applications and software that uses the Bitcoin crypto-currency. If you are interested in contributing or learning more, visit out website and sign up.

Thank You!

BitcoinSecurityProject