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Bitcoin QR code generators are not as secure as some may think

09/05/201909/04/2019 Amanda Giasson

A report from ZenGo reveals there’s a lot of scam QR code generators for Bitcoin. A recent analysis conducted by ZenGo, a keyless Bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, reveals that four out of the top five Bitcoin QR code generators listed on Google’s front page are operated by scammers. The codes that are being generated link to the scammer’s own wallet. ZenGo discovered that when a user uses one of these malicious sites to create a quick response (QR) code for their personal Bitcoin address, the site generates a code for…

QR codes for Bitcoin exchanges can be impacted by screen brightness

10/12/201510/11/2015 L. Green

Certain quirks occurring in various devices can make it more challenging to use the cryptocurrency. As convenient as Bitcoin QR codes may be, this is among the small number of areas in which there can be a similar challenge to face when compared with the use of traditional forms of banking, as some small quirks can make things somewhat difficult. For example, the brightness of a device screen can make it hard or even impossible to scan quick response codes. When QR codes are provided in order to be able…

QR codes are the center of Bitcoin-inspired digital artwork

12/10/201412/08/2014 L. Green

Quick response codes are now a part of pieces of art that have been created to be smartphone friendly. A company based on the Isle of Man, called CrypArt has now started on a new goal of using QR codes as a part of the artworks that it creates, making it possible for those pieces to be able to contain hidden messages that can be revealed through the use of smartphone scans. The messages contained in the quick response codes can contain everything from text to bitcoin wallets. This all…

QR codes will make BitPay’s wallet smoother with the latest update

02/27/201402/24/2014 Sam Lambert

The user experience has been notably improved in the latest changes to its service. BitPay, the Bitcoin merchant processing provider based in Georgia, has just announced the latest update to its experience, which includes the use of QR codes as well as a newly designed mobile wallet that has been created to remove the “human error in making a Bitcoin payment.” This new mobile wallet has been called the Bitcoin Payment Protocol, which is designed for greater accuracy. The company’s official announcement of the wallet update explained that it would…