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Feature request: disable ability to send to potential segwit addresses by default #579

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emergent-reasons opened this issue Nov 19, 2019 · 1 comment

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@emergent-reasons
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We continue to get people struggling with BCH sent to segwit addresses, even experienced users. Today we had another one sending to paxful and since paxful reuses addresses, the pubkey was exposed and the money quickly picked up by an unknown miner.

You may know that Electron decided to take action and disable the ability to send to 3xxxx addresses by default although it can be disabled for people who know what they are doing. It is documented here.

Hope Bitcoin.com wallet will consider the same restriction.

@markblundeberg
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Yes, recently in Electron Cash we introduced this feature, people seem pretty happy about it.

Just today someone came into Electron Cash telegram room describing how he sent 10 BCH using bitcoin.com wallet, to an exchange's 3xxx address. Eight hours later the funds were grabbed by Unknown miner.

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