
Apple approves Dogecoin iOS app - madeofpalk
http://www.mydoge.co
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Tarang
From the page:

>MYĐOGE is read-only. It can be used to monitor your Dogecoin at a glance,
watch the markets or read about Dogecoin.

So it can't be used for transfers. It still doesn't look like Apple is
approving apps that send *coins

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mrtksn
Dogecoin is an example how your story about your product could make it or
break it. Dogecoin is not yet another digital currency and this has nothing to
do with it's technology.

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commandar
I'd also say it demonstrates the importance of identifying a niche. Nobody
cares about generic AltCoin #842012.

Positioning themselves as a tipping currency was a smart move. The internet
has badly needed a way to reward people with very small amounts of money for
years. That's one of the things I really like about doge, personally.

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rglullis
The thing I don't understand, though... why not just use bitcoin to do it?

It was BTC that found a way "to send really small amounts of money through the
internet". No need to invent a niche.

To me it looks like the ones using dogecoin don't want to think of it as
money, but just some other form of internet points like karma.

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nahname
I agree, let me give you 0.0000005 BTC. Or I could give you 100 DOGE.

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Spittie
So it's because it looks better? You could always say "here, have 500
Satoshis".

[https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Satoshi](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Satoshi)

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nwh
Here's 5400 Satoshi, actually. There's a dust limit to prevent micro cent
spamming.

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lvs
Just to be clear, Doge tipping is mostly not happening on the blockchain.
These transactions are only transacting on the chain when people cash in or
out of a tipbot.

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higherpurpose
I wonder if this is the typical left doesn't know what the right does in
regards to Apple's "personalized" cryptocurrency policy, so someone approved
it without realizing the top executives don't want it there, and they might
request for a ban later - or Apple has an incredibly inconsistent policy
regarding cryptocurrencies. Neither one makes much sense.

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madeofpalk
What seems to be consistant is that they don't actually care about
cryptocurrencies. They care about not copping the blame when third party
payment platforms cause problems for their users.

If there was some sort of security hole in a bitcoin iOS app that caused the
owner to loose money, Apple will recieve some of the blame and negative press.
Apple disallowing these apps is their way of mitigating that damage.

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Viper007Bond
Why is this news? There's been other Dodgecoin apps in the App Store for a
while now.

I've been using this one personally to track my wallet balance:
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doge-tracker-dogecoin-
price/...](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doge-tracker-dogecoin-
price/id785007290?mt=8)

Infact I think the one I've been using is probably better designed, although
it isn't free.

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k-mcgrady
It's news because yesterday there was a story about them removing a Bitcoin
app.

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theboywho
They removed the Bitcoin app because you can send coins with it.

This dogecoin app is "read-only" for your dogecoin accounts.

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k-mcgrady
I know. Obviously a lot of people didn't get that (too busy grabbing their
pitchforks) which is why this story has probably made it to the front page
today.

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Geee
It doesn't seem to be a wallet app, just for checking balance.

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sentientmachine
These handheld devices will someday become so close to us that it will be
difficult to tell where the device ends and where the human begins. Someday
large segments of the population are going to gladly submit some control of
their mind to 3rd parties who know which programs and products are good for
you, and which you are unauthorized to use.

I'll decide what I want to run and what not to run on MY computer, thanks. I
guess it comes down to whether you want to be a pet in a safe walled garden
with a pre-programmed experience, or a free agent out there with terrors to
freeze your soul and delights to satiate your every desire.

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rimantas

      > Someday large segments of the population are going to
      > gladly submit some control of their mind to 3rd parties
      > who know which programs and products are good for you, and 
      > which you are unauthorized to use.
    

This is already in place and has nothing to do with technology. Just observe
carefully all the stuff people get offended about, or call racist, or call
sexist—usually there is little to no thinking involved, just conditioned
response, sometimes reaching absurdity (like insisting that black person from
UK should be called african-american). My impression is that in these cases
people don't really have moral compass or deep understanding why something is
right and something is wrong—this all was "outsourced" somewhere and all left
are just learned reponses to stimuli, with extremely crude pattern
recognition. And yes, to some degree this applies to those inceasingly
speaking about walled-gardens.

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plg
so here in my hand I have a $100 bill. How do I turn it into Dogecoin??

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zedpm
Well, if you literally mean cash in hand, you're going to have to do a bit of
work. Much like with other crypto coins, you can sometimes find a local person
who will do an in-person exchange[1]. Otherwise, you can use something like
the dogemarket subreddit[2] to do an exchange using Paypal, Google Wallet,
etc. Another option is to link a bank account to a service like Vault of
Satoshi[3] and make a USD/Doge trade there.

[1] [http://www.dogesnearme.com/](http://www.dogesnearme.com/)

[2] [http://www.reddit.com/r/dogemarket](http://www.reddit.com/r/dogemarket)

[3] [https://www.vaultofsatoshi.com/](https://www.vaultofsatoshi.com/)

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throw938265
Curious as to why you didn't jut say "you can directly buy Dogecoin for $100
USD on a website called Vault of Satoshi." Instead, you opened up your
longwinded response with "doing a bit of work" and other mumbo jumbo, leaving
the direct answer as a marginal note at the end (just "another option" in your
words.)

Edit: the most challenging part would be going to a bank to deposit the
physical Franklin, if the end user didn't have a fiat in an account already.

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zedpm
The options are listed in order of increasing difficulty. Vault of Satoshi
requires verification of users, which means sending them personal information
and waiting for it to be processed. Once you've jumped through all the hoops,
it's easy. Finding someone to meet you at the coffee shop and exchange the
$100 in person is potentially the quickest and easiest, assuming such persons
exist in your area. The PayPal/Wallet option is somewhere in the middle.

All that having been said, _I'm_ a bit curious why you felt the need to bitch
about someone giving a detailed answer. I wonder at the intellect that labels
four sentences as long-winded.

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muratmutlu
That design looks familiar [http://liber.io/](http://liber.io/)

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kaugesaar
[http://www.blacktie.co/2013/12/flatty-app-landing-
page/](http://www.blacktie.co/2013/12/flatty-app-landing-page/)

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janantala
All site templates are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
License, he didn't include BlackTie.co credit

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VexXtreme
Misleading title.

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Cthulhu_
No it's not; it's a Dogecoin app, in the app store, so the title is accurate.

Sure, it may need a clarification that it's a read-only app, but still.

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epmatsw
Just because something is accurate doesn't mean it's not misleading. That it
may need clarification would seem to be an indicator that it is in fact
misleading.

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chalgo
I want to add my wallet without using the scanner.

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detay
Yet apple bans the bitcoin apps. Such travesty.

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brooklynjam
Wow. Much Cool! Sigh. Big Crash. But there in spirit.

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felipelalli
I know it is not appropriate on HN but I can't resist:
AUEHAUEHUAHEUAHEUHEUAHEUAHUEHAUEHUAHEUH WOW Apple! Such Apple... Many
Apples...

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lurkinggrue
So wise.

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jashjacob
so wow. nice

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dpanah
The reason why this is worthy news is that you made it so. Hence, think twice
unless you are Dogecoin lover, and if you are, mission accomplished. Many
times things come from behind and win, watch the moon closely this time.

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IE5point5
Icons/UI details could use a lot of work in this. Actually the website is much
better designed than the actual app.

