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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BlockChain.info
http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-info-reaches-one-million-wallets/
http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-most-popular-bitcoin-website-wallet/
http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-info-acquires-bitcoin-price-app-zeroblock/
http://www.coindesk.com/10-brilliant-bitcoin-sites/
http://www.coindesk.com/review-of-blockchain-bitcoin-wallet-for-android/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisarnesen ( talk • contribs) 19:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
I think this post could also be improved by segmenting it into different sections: Overview, Timeline, Controversy, and Direction.
Overview
Blockchain.info is a Bitcoin wallet and block explorer service...
Timeline
Direction
The
Thunder Network is a platform for potentially sending Bitcoin to third parties. Thunder is still in prototyping stage — transactions are not yet enforceable.
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Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? I added more thorough and updated information under Direction; the Controversy part is new also, and the 2nd bullet is something that is pretty recent.
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Most of the information comes from Coindesk and Blockchain Ltd. Coindesk is a page that gathers all digital currency news and Blockchain Ltd. is a good place to see where the technology is heading. I would say Coindesk is a neutral source; Blockchain Ltd. is good also since we are not advertising anything.
Ellenchannn ( talk) 06:36, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
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I was editing the official links and noticed this diff: 16 June 2016. The link does not appear to work but still, weird. -- Nanite ( talk) 06:04, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
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@ 91.105.10.200: note that we have restricted sourcing on all blockchain articles. See WP:GS/Crypto is also in place. Since you are an IP address editor, i wont bother to place the template on your page at this time. Note that for crypto articles the only sources that are acceptable are very high quality news orgs, like wsj, nyt, bloomberg, fortune, wired. Hackernoon I am not sure where that lies, but I have seen it used. For sure blockchaindotcomsucks or whatever that blog was that you added is not ok to use FYI. Next, you cannot just revert things that you dont agree with per GSCrypto (link above). If you continue to revert we will just protect the page (meaning you and all IP address edits wont be able to edit it). Final warning. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf ( talk) 05:13, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
Hackernoon is accepted? Okay here! https://hackernoon.com/my-experience-with-blockchaincom-lost-funds-bad-support-low-reviews-ja8x332l Now you can stop whining? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.109.14.216 ( talk) 20:22, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
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Hi there, I work for Blockchain.com and have a request for this article. There's no logo in the infobox yet and this is something that seems to be typical in company articles. To fix this, could editors help with uploading the Blockchain.com logo to Wikipedia as fair use so that it can be added to this article? I'm not yet able to upload as I am a new editor.
Here's the link to the logo.
Can someone please upload and add this to the page? Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 19:11, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
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Thanks @ Jtbobwaysf and Melmann: Thank you both for the helpful comment thread here. The main issue I was having is that the logo needed to be uploaded as fair use but I couldn't do it yet due to being such a new editor. I've been able to upload now, so I'm hoping one of you can add the logo to the page?
Here's the logo file: File:Blockchain.com logo 2020.png
In case anyone else sees this request and didn't spot my disclosure above, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the company's benefit. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 21:34, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
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blockchain.com has been Proven to be a fraud. Even Users with two factor identification (2FA) enabled Immediately upon Account opening, and depositing any Funds have habitually had their Accounts Wiped-out by blockchain.com. Even to the Extent that they say they Never granted Access to any other person or entity. The Company is a Scam. Out of All complaints on Trustpilot, Facebook Page, etcetera, they all say that blockchain removed their funds Wholly and Completely - via Various Methods - and users Never recovered Any of their Funds. This is not Only all-too-common, but it has happened to Every person who has Deposited money, and then Later tried to get it Out. Requests sent to "Support" via their Webpage are Continuously- and Wholly ignored, completely. 100% of people who have Deposited money with blockchain.com were never able to recover their Funds. Further, 0% of the people were Able to get their Deposits back. The ultimate Conclusion: blockchain.com is a Fraudulent company. Skydiverest ( talk) 08:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
All the evidence and sources have already been provided. Someone on Wikipedia is just playing for Blockchain.com and does not want to add this the article. This person even locked this article so that people cannot edit it anymore. Here's the collection of evidence: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/mcd99v/warning_stay_away_from_blockchaincom_wallet/
It is. Check the link. But you don't care about it. You probably work for Blockchain.com
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Blockchain.com is a fraudulent site for a Bitcoin wallet that teams up with multiple sites of scam artists to steal money from people’s crypto wallets. Is not a legit company. 142.161.59.26 ( talk) 02:03, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi again. I have a second request for the Blockchain.com page. I noticed that Jtbobwaysf changed the infobox version to the one for companies, which is great! It would be good to be able to include some more facts about the company in the new infobox. If it's helpful, I've filled in the appropriate template below:
Industry | Cryptocurrency |
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Founded | August 2011York, United Kingdom [1] | in
Founder | Benjamin Reeves, Founder Nicolas Cary, Co-founder Peter Smith, Co-founder [1] |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Peter Smith, CEO and Co-founder Nicolas Cary, Co-founder and Vice Chairman Jim Messina, Board of Directors [1] |
Products | Cryptocurrency wallet; cryptocurrency exchange; cryptocurrency blockchain explorer; institutional lending [2] |
Website |
blockchain |
Also, I saw that the "short description" was updated by Jtbobwaysf too, though it reflects only part of what Blockchain.com does now. Is this something that can be expanded more? If so, could it be changed to the following or similar wording:
Could someone make these two changes for me? I work at Blockchain.com and have a conflict of interest, so I'm making this request on the company's behalf. RG for Blockchain ( talk) 21:20, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. Thanks for the help and feedback that I've received here so far. I have been looking at how else to help with this article and it feels like History could be much more descriptive about how Blockchain.com was founded and its main milestones. With some help, I've researched and have a draft that would add content to better explain the company's background. I've put the draft into a user page so that it can be easily reviewed and edited as needed: History draft
To help with reviewing, I've included the draft content below to show what I would add (in green) and what is currently in the article (regular text).
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Blockchain.com was initially established by Ben Reeves in 2011. He launched a website called Blockchain.info, which could be used to track bitcoin transactions. [1] The website was a block explorer, a site that allows users to see the details of any public cryptocurrency transaction if they have the identifying hash code for the transaction. [2] In early 2012, Reeves worked with Brian Armstrong, the co-founder of crypto-currency exchange Coinbase, on an application to attend the startup accelerator Y Combinator's summer class that year. [3] [1] The idea they developed was a payment platform for bitcoin where users could keep a digital wallet, exchange other currency for bitcoins for a percentage fee, and make payments in bitcoin. [1] Due to conflicting opinions about securing bitcoin information on the platform they were working on, they parted ways prior to attending Y Combinator. [1] [3] Reeves wanted to create a platform where users were the only ones with access to their bitcoin information, while Armstrong felt that the platform should retain custody of the users wallets. [1] [4] After parting ways with Armstrong, Reeves continued to work on Blockchain.info. [4] From 2013 to 2014, Blockchain's user base grew rapidly from 100,000 wallet users in early 2013 to 1.5 million in April 2014, which it linked to bitcoin's increasing value in late 2013. [5] By 2014, Blockchain had become known as the most popular bitcoin wallet and was led by Nicolas Cary as CEO. [1] It had acquired two companies, ZeroBlock in 2013, and RTBTC in early 2014, through which it added data analytics services, and brought these services together under one umbrella. [5] In February 2014, Apple Inc. removed the Blockchain.com app from the iOS App Store, prompting a harsh response from the Blockchain community along with a public outcry in the bitcoin community, most notably within the Reddit community. At the time, it was the only bitcoin wallet app available for Apple users, as Apple had removed or denied other apps. [1] In July 2014, Apple reinstated the Blockchain.com app. [6] During 2014, Peter Smith joined the founding team of Blockchain and became its CEO. [3] [7] The three founders, Reeves, Cary and Smith worked from Reeves' flat in York and formally established the company when bitcoin investor Roger Ver provided initial funding. [4] The company continued to be one of the largest bitcoin wallet services and by October 2014, it had 2.3 million consumer wallets. [7] It announced that month that it had raised $30.5 million in its first external fundraising round, with investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Mosaic Ventures. This was the biggest round of financing in the digital currency sector at that time. [7] In 2017, the company carried out a second round of fundraising. It closed $40 million in funding that June and the company was valued at $280 million. [3] The World Economic Forum named the company as one of 2016's "Technology Pioneers". [8] In 2018, Blockchain began providing services for institutional investors in cryptocurrency. [9] Also that year, the company expanded its physical locations to four cities in the US and Europe: London, Luxembourg, New York and San Francisco. [10] In July 2019, Blockchain.com launched its cryptocurrency exchange. [11] The company stated that the exchange would be able to match trades more quickly than other existing cryptocurrency exchanges. [12] In September 2020, the company joined the Coalition for App Fairness which aims to negotiate for better conditions for the inclusion of apps in app stores. [13] As of early 2021, there were 65 million Blockchain.com wallets and 28% of bitcoin transactions since 2012 were initiated or received by a Blockchain.com wallet. [14] In February 2021, Blockchain.com raised a $120 million funding round from investors including Moore Strategic Ventures, Kyle Bass, Access Industries, Rovida Advisors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV, Lakestar, and Eldridge. [15] Including previous venture capital funding rounds, the company had raised $190 million altogether. [3] One month later, the company announced a further $300 million fundraising round, which was the third largest ever raised for a cryptocurrency company. [16] One third of the amount raised was funded by investment firm Baillie Gifford which invested $100 million. [17] Based on the fundraising round, the company was valued at $5.2 billion. The number of users for Blockchain.com had tripled since early 2020, reaching 31 million verified users in over 200 countries as of March 2021. [18] In December 2013, Blockchain.com acquired ZeroBlock, a company that had created an app for bitcoin pricing. [5] The following year, it acquired the data analytics platform RTBTC. It integrated RTBTC's technology with its existing services, establishing one platform offering cryptocurrency wallet, pricing and analytics, and the cryptocurrency explorer. [5] In mid-2018, the company acquired Tsukemen, an app-development startup company based in San Francisco. [10] |
Can someone please review and add this to the article? I understand if there have to be any edits before it is included on the page. Again, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the benefit of the company. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 18:30, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
@ Jtbobwaysf: Thank you again! All of those changes should now be in the draft, both above and on on my user page. For the WEF addition, your wording sounded fine to me, though I changed to say "Blockchain" rather than "Blockchain.info" to be more accurate since it was Blockchain the company that received the recognition rather than its initial website, Blockchain.info, and that's reflected by the WEF website too, which lists it as Blockchain. With these changes, do you feel like this is ready to be added to the page? Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 18:54, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
@ Jtbobwaysf: That's exactly it! Thank you and thanks overall for your help with this section. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 22:23, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. Thank you for the help so far with my requests here. I have a short request next about the categories and one of the navigation boxes on the page. Looking at some similar companies, I saw a couple of categories being used that would also apply to Blockchain.com:
Could these be added to the page?
Also, in the Bitcoin navigation box at the end of the page, Blockchain.com is not actually included as far as I can see. It would make sense to list it as a bitcoin exchange alongside Binance, Coinbase etc. Could this change be made?
Could someone please make these two additions? I work at Blockchain.com and have a conflict of interest, so I'm making this request on the company's behalf. RG for Blockchain ( talk) 22:27, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. While editors are still considering the navigation box question above, I wanted to go ahead and share another suggestion for this page. There is not currently a section that talks about what Blockchain.com offers as a business and how it generates revenue. Looking at other companies, I saw that a "Business model" overview is standard, so I have a draft aiming to give a high level view of the company's overall business and specific main products. Like with the History, I've put the draft into a user page for ease of reviewing and editing: Business model draft
As this is a totally new section, I don't have a comparison with current content. This would be a full new addition to the page.
Can someone please review this new draft? If any edits are needed before it can be added to the page, please let me know and I can answer any questions or help with those changes. To repeat my disclosure, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the benefit of the company. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 15:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi @ Jtbobwaysf: Checking back now that it's been a week to see if you feel comfortable adding this. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 20:35, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
@ RG for Blockchain: in my last couple of edits I fixed a cite error we have relating to these two fortune posts that were using the same citeref. I changed the cite ref to create a new one "Roberts201910" so there wasnt a conflict. But all of the rest of the cites refer to Roberts2019, so i am not sure if some of those should rather refer to Roberts201910. Could you please have a look? Thanks! Jtbobwaysf ( talk) 14:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. I have just two last requests for this page that I wanted to make together since they're both fairly short. First, I have a draft for a Corporate Affairs section to provide readers with a simple overview of the company governance and funding. Similar to my other requests above, I've put the draft into a user page so it is easier to review and edit: Corporate affairs draft
This is another fully new addition to the page and could be added at the end, following the Products and services.
Also, I wanted to offer an edit on the introduction to the page to give a better summary of the company based on the content of the page. The wording now still sounds like it is discussing Blockchain.com as a website, rather than as a company. My draft is still a short and simple introduction but hopefully explains the company and what it is best known for more clearly:
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Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info, also referred to as Blockchain) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in 2011 and later created one of the most popular early cryptocurrency wallets, accounting for 28% of bitcoin transactions between 2012 and 2020. It also operates a cryptocurrency exchange and provides institutional markets lending business and data, charts, and analytics. |
Can someone please review these two drafts? I will do my best to answer any questions or help with edits needed before they can be added to the page. To confirm my disclosure, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the benefit of the company. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 22:22, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
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Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info, also referred to as Blockchain) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in 2011 and later created a cryptocurrency wallet that accounted for 28% of bitcoin transactions between 2012 and 2020. It also operates a cryptocurrency exchange and provides institutional markets lending business and data, charts, and analytics. |
Hi @ Jtbobwaysf: Thank you, the introduction and Corporate affairs both look great. I am very grateful for all of your feedback and help to improve this page. I've marked this request as complete and that's the end of my requests here for now! Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 16:30, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
Since 2021 the internet is full of scam accusations, especially on Trustpilot and other pages, ranking dumped from 4 to 2.3 and lower. Seems they are about to exit scam. See https://www.trustpilot.com/review/blockchain.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:C23:5CC0:2C00:10FC:2FA5:2A87:FEC2 ( talk) 15:02, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
There is no mention about Blackchain.com having a Cryptocurrency tumbler service or something. Someone needs to locate a source in accordance with WP:RS, and update the article to refer to said source, otherwise it cannot belong to the Cryptocurrency tumbler category. -- Minoa ( talk) 01:35, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BlockChain.info
http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-info-reaches-one-million-wallets/
http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-most-popular-bitcoin-website-wallet/
http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-info-acquires-bitcoin-price-app-zeroblock/
http://www.coindesk.com/10-brilliant-bitcoin-sites/
http://www.coindesk.com/review-of-blockchain-bitcoin-wallet-for-android/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisarnesen ( talk • contribs) 19:58, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
I think this post could also be improved by segmenting it into different sections: Overview, Timeline, Controversy, and Direction.
Overview
Blockchain.info is a Bitcoin wallet and block explorer service...
Timeline
Direction
The
Thunder Network is a platform for potentially sending Bitcoin to third parties. Thunder is still in prototyping stage — transactions are not yet enforceable.
Ellenchannn (
talk) 06:13, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? I added more thorough and updated information under Direction; the Controversy part is new also, and the 2nd bullet is something that is pretty recent.
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Most of the information comes from Coindesk and Blockchain Ltd. Coindesk is a page that gathers all digital currency news and Blockchain Ltd. is a good place to see where the technology is heading. I would say Coindesk is a neutral source; Blockchain Ltd. is good also since we are not advertising anything.
Ellenchannn ( talk) 06:36, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
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I was editing the official links and noticed this diff: 16 June 2016. The link does not appear to work but still, weird. -- Nanite ( talk) 06:04, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
How to remove icloud from device — Preceding unsigned comment added by 102.89.2.236 ( talk) 09:25, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
@ 91.105.10.200: note that we have restricted sourcing on all blockchain articles. See WP:GS/Crypto is also in place. Since you are an IP address editor, i wont bother to place the template on your page at this time. Note that for crypto articles the only sources that are acceptable are very high quality news orgs, like wsj, nyt, bloomberg, fortune, wired. Hackernoon I am not sure where that lies, but I have seen it used. For sure blockchaindotcomsucks or whatever that blog was that you added is not ok to use FYI. Next, you cannot just revert things that you dont agree with per GSCrypto (link above). If you continue to revert we will just protect the page (meaning you and all IP address edits wont be able to edit it). Final warning. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf ( talk) 05:13, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
Hackernoon is accepted? Okay here! https://hackernoon.com/my-experience-with-blockchaincom-lost-funds-bad-support-low-reviews-ja8x332l Now you can stop whining? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.109.14.216 ( talk) 20:22, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
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Hi there, I work for Blockchain.com and have a request for this article. There's no logo in the infobox yet and this is something that seems to be typical in company articles. To fix this, could editors help with uploading the Blockchain.com logo to Wikipedia as fair use so that it can be added to this article? I'm not yet able to upload as I am a new editor.
Here's the link to the logo.
Can someone please upload and add this to the page? Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 19:11, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
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Thanks @ Jtbobwaysf and Melmann: Thank you both for the helpful comment thread here. The main issue I was having is that the logo needed to be uploaded as fair use but I couldn't do it yet due to being such a new editor. I've been able to upload now, so I'm hoping one of you can add the logo to the page?
Here's the logo file: File:Blockchain.com logo 2020.png
In case anyone else sees this request and didn't spot my disclosure above, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the company's benefit. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 21:34, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
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blockchain.com has been Proven to be a fraud. Even Users with two factor identification (2FA) enabled Immediately upon Account opening, and depositing any Funds have habitually had their Accounts Wiped-out by blockchain.com. Even to the Extent that they say they Never granted Access to any other person or entity. The Company is a Scam. Out of All complaints on Trustpilot, Facebook Page, etcetera, they all say that blockchain removed their funds Wholly and Completely - via Various Methods - and users Never recovered Any of their Funds. This is not Only all-too-common, but it has happened to Every person who has Deposited money, and then Later tried to get it Out. Requests sent to "Support" via their Webpage are Continuously- and Wholly ignored, completely. 100% of people who have Deposited money with blockchain.com were never able to recover their Funds. Further, 0% of the people were Able to get their Deposits back. The ultimate Conclusion: blockchain.com is a Fraudulent company. Skydiverest ( talk) 08:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
All the evidence and sources have already been provided. Someone on Wikipedia is just playing for Blockchain.com and does not want to add this the article. This person even locked this article so that people cannot edit it anymore. Here's the collection of evidence: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/mcd99v/warning_stay_away_from_blockchaincom_wallet/
It is. Check the link. But you don't care about it. You probably work for Blockchain.com
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Blockchain.com is a fraudulent site for a Bitcoin wallet that teams up with multiple sites of scam artists to steal money from people’s crypto wallets. Is not a legit company. 142.161.59.26 ( talk) 02:03, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi again. I have a second request for the Blockchain.com page. I noticed that Jtbobwaysf changed the infobox version to the one for companies, which is great! It would be good to be able to include some more facts about the company in the new infobox. If it's helpful, I've filled in the appropriate template below:
Industry | Cryptocurrency |
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Founded | August 2011York, United Kingdom [1] | in
Founder | Benjamin Reeves, Founder Nicolas Cary, Co-founder Peter Smith, Co-founder [1] |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Peter Smith, CEO and Co-founder Nicolas Cary, Co-founder and Vice Chairman Jim Messina, Board of Directors [1] |
Products | Cryptocurrency wallet; cryptocurrency exchange; cryptocurrency blockchain explorer; institutional lending [2] |
Website |
blockchain |
Also, I saw that the "short description" was updated by Jtbobwaysf too, though it reflects only part of what Blockchain.com does now. Is this something that can be expanded more? If so, could it be changed to the following or similar wording:
Could someone make these two changes for me? I work at Blockchain.com and have a conflict of interest, so I'm making this request on the company's behalf. RG for Blockchain ( talk) 21:20, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. Thanks for the help and feedback that I've received here so far. I have been looking at how else to help with this article and it feels like History could be much more descriptive about how Blockchain.com was founded and its main milestones. With some help, I've researched and have a draft that would add content to better explain the company's background. I've put the draft into a user page so that it can be easily reviewed and edited as needed: History draft
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Blockchain.com was initially established by Ben Reeves in 2011. He launched a website called Blockchain.info, which could be used to track bitcoin transactions. [1] The website was a block explorer, a site that allows users to see the details of any public cryptocurrency transaction if they have the identifying hash code for the transaction. [2] In early 2012, Reeves worked with Brian Armstrong, the co-founder of crypto-currency exchange Coinbase, on an application to attend the startup accelerator Y Combinator's summer class that year. [3] [1] The idea they developed was a payment platform for bitcoin where users could keep a digital wallet, exchange other currency for bitcoins for a percentage fee, and make payments in bitcoin. [1] Due to conflicting opinions about securing bitcoin information on the platform they were working on, they parted ways prior to attending Y Combinator. [1] [3] Reeves wanted to create a platform where users were the only ones with access to their bitcoin information, while Armstrong felt that the platform should retain custody of the users wallets. [1] [4] After parting ways with Armstrong, Reeves continued to work on Blockchain.info. [4] From 2013 to 2014, Blockchain's user base grew rapidly from 100,000 wallet users in early 2013 to 1.5 million in April 2014, which it linked to bitcoin's increasing value in late 2013. [5] By 2014, Blockchain had become known as the most popular bitcoin wallet and was led by Nicolas Cary as CEO. [1] It had acquired two companies, ZeroBlock in 2013, and RTBTC in early 2014, through which it added data analytics services, and brought these services together under one umbrella. [5] In February 2014, Apple Inc. removed the Blockchain.com app from the iOS App Store, prompting a harsh response from the Blockchain community along with a public outcry in the bitcoin community, most notably within the Reddit community. At the time, it was the only bitcoin wallet app available for Apple users, as Apple had removed or denied other apps. [1] In July 2014, Apple reinstated the Blockchain.com app. [6] During 2014, Peter Smith joined the founding team of Blockchain and became its CEO. [3] [7] The three founders, Reeves, Cary and Smith worked from Reeves' flat in York and formally established the company when bitcoin investor Roger Ver provided initial funding. [4] The company continued to be one of the largest bitcoin wallet services and by October 2014, it had 2.3 million consumer wallets. [7] It announced that month that it had raised $30.5 million in its first external fundraising round, with investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Mosaic Ventures. This was the biggest round of financing in the digital currency sector at that time. [7] In 2017, the company carried out a second round of fundraising. It closed $40 million in funding that June and the company was valued at $280 million. [3] The World Economic Forum named the company as one of 2016's "Technology Pioneers". [8] In 2018, Blockchain began providing services for institutional investors in cryptocurrency. [9] Also that year, the company expanded its physical locations to four cities in the US and Europe: London, Luxembourg, New York and San Francisco. [10] In July 2019, Blockchain.com launched its cryptocurrency exchange. [11] The company stated that the exchange would be able to match trades more quickly than other existing cryptocurrency exchanges. [12] In September 2020, the company joined the Coalition for App Fairness which aims to negotiate for better conditions for the inclusion of apps in app stores. [13] As of early 2021, there were 65 million Blockchain.com wallets and 28% of bitcoin transactions since 2012 were initiated or received by a Blockchain.com wallet. [14] In February 2021, Blockchain.com raised a $120 million funding round from investors including Moore Strategic Ventures, Kyle Bass, Access Industries, Rovida Advisors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV, Lakestar, and Eldridge. [15] Including previous venture capital funding rounds, the company had raised $190 million altogether. [3] One month later, the company announced a further $300 million fundraising round, which was the third largest ever raised for a cryptocurrency company. [16] One third of the amount raised was funded by investment firm Baillie Gifford which invested $100 million. [17] Based on the fundraising round, the company was valued at $5.2 billion. The number of users for Blockchain.com had tripled since early 2020, reaching 31 million verified users in over 200 countries as of March 2021. [18] In December 2013, Blockchain.com acquired ZeroBlock, a company that had created an app for bitcoin pricing. [5] The following year, it acquired the data analytics platform RTBTC. It integrated RTBTC's technology with its existing services, establishing one platform offering cryptocurrency wallet, pricing and analytics, and the cryptocurrency explorer. [5] In mid-2018, the company acquired Tsukemen, an app-development startup company based in San Francisco. [10] |
Can someone please review and add this to the article? I understand if there have to be any edits before it is included on the page. Again, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the benefit of the company. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 18:30, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
@ Jtbobwaysf: Thank you again! All of those changes should now be in the draft, both above and on on my user page. For the WEF addition, your wording sounded fine to me, though I changed to say "Blockchain" rather than "Blockchain.info" to be more accurate since it was Blockchain the company that received the recognition rather than its initial website, Blockchain.info, and that's reflected by the WEF website too, which lists it as Blockchain. With these changes, do you feel like this is ready to be added to the page? Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 18:54, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
@ Jtbobwaysf: That's exactly it! Thank you and thanks overall for your help with this section. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 22:23, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. Thank you for the help so far with my requests here. I have a short request next about the categories and one of the navigation boxes on the page. Looking at some similar companies, I saw a couple of categories being used that would also apply to Blockchain.com:
Could these be added to the page?
Also, in the Bitcoin navigation box at the end of the page, Blockchain.com is not actually included as far as I can see. It would make sense to list it as a bitcoin exchange alongside Binance, Coinbase etc. Could this change be made?
Could someone please make these two additions? I work at Blockchain.com and have a conflict of interest, so I'm making this request on the company's behalf. RG for Blockchain ( talk) 22:27, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. While editors are still considering the navigation box question above, I wanted to go ahead and share another suggestion for this page. There is not currently a section that talks about what Blockchain.com offers as a business and how it generates revenue. Looking at other companies, I saw that a "Business model" overview is standard, so I have a draft aiming to give a high level view of the company's overall business and specific main products. Like with the History, I've put the draft into a user page for ease of reviewing and editing: Business model draft
As this is a totally new section, I don't have a comparison with current content. This would be a full new addition to the page.
Can someone please review this new draft? If any edits are needed before it can be added to the page, please let me know and I can answer any questions or help with those changes. To repeat my disclosure, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the benefit of the company. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 15:19, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi @ Jtbobwaysf: Checking back now that it's been a week to see if you feel comfortable adding this. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 20:35, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
@ RG for Blockchain: in my last couple of edits I fixed a cite error we have relating to these two fortune posts that were using the same citeref. I changed the cite ref to create a new one "Roberts201910" so there wasnt a conflict. But all of the rest of the cites refer to Roberts2019, so i am not sure if some of those should rather refer to Roberts201910. Could you please have a look? Thanks! Jtbobwaysf ( talk) 14:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
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Hi again. I have just two last requests for this page that I wanted to make together since they're both fairly short. First, I have a draft for a Corporate Affairs section to provide readers with a simple overview of the company governance and funding. Similar to my other requests above, I've put the draft into a user page so it is easier to review and edit: Corporate affairs draft
This is another fully new addition to the page and could be added at the end, following the Products and services.
Also, I wanted to offer an edit on the introduction to the page to give a better summary of the company based on the content of the page. The wording now still sounds like it is discussing Blockchain.com as a website, rather than as a company. My draft is still a short and simple introduction but hopefully explains the company and what it is best known for more clearly:
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Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info, also referred to as Blockchain) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in 2011 and later created one of the most popular early cryptocurrency wallets, accounting for 28% of bitcoin transactions between 2012 and 2020. It also operates a cryptocurrency exchange and provides institutional markets lending business and data, charts, and analytics. |
Can someone please review these two drafts? I will do my best to answer any questions or help with edits needed before they can be added to the page. To confirm my disclosure, I work for Blockchain.com and I'm making this request for the benefit of the company. Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 22:22, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
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Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info, also referred to as Blockchain) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in 2011 and later created a cryptocurrency wallet that accounted for 28% of bitcoin transactions between 2012 and 2020. It also operates a cryptocurrency exchange and provides institutional markets lending business and data, charts, and analytics. |
Hi @ Jtbobwaysf: Thank you, the introduction and Corporate affairs both look great. I am very grateful for all of your feedback and help to improve this page. I've marked this request as complete and that's the end of my requests here for now! Thanks, RG for Blockchain ( talk) 16:30, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
Since 2021 the internet is full of scam accusations, especially on Trustpilot and other pages, ranking dumped from 4 to 2.3 and lower. Seems they are about to exit scam. See https://www.trustpilot.com/review/blockchain.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:C23:5CC0:2C00:10FC:2FA5:2A87:FEC2 ( talk) 15:02, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
There is no mention about Blackchain.com having a Cryptocurrency tumbler service or something. Someone needs to locate a source in accordance with WP:RS, and update the article to refer to said source, otherwise it cannot belong to the Cryptocurrency tumbler category. -- Minoa ( talk) 01:35, 26 October 2022 (UTC)