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Why cointracker starts with Coinbase/Google account, rather than an BTC/ETH addr?
by raullen 6y ago
Why cointracker starts with Coinbase/Google account, rather than an BTC/ETH addr?
- rwiggum 6y agoWith proper BTC usage, you never reuse an address. It's perfect forward secrecy.
- chanfest22 6y agoMost crypto users have custodial assets (e.g. those held on an exchange) which don't have a unique address. Therefore we need some identity layer to tie together a specific users transactions for tax purposes. That can be Google sign-in, Coinbase sign-in, throwaway email + password