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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: White 0ut on July 23, 2013, 02:28 am

Title: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: White 0ut on July 23, 2013, 02:28 am
http://www.gyft.com/bitcoin.html

Apparently, you can by GC's with BTC, verify it on your phone, and then even use your phone to check out at one of hundreds of places!

Food, clothes, hotels!

So many popular places, just found out about this!

Thoughts?
Title: Re: If you want to live just using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: DigitalHippie on July 23, 2013, 02:33 am
This kind of seems shady. While it is cool they accept bitcoins, it still isn't anonymous. When you're installing an app on your android phone, so much is connected to you (unless you have a burner). They can get your number, contact, etc. It also seems like a setup because when I went to go visit it in TOR browser, it says "This app does not support private browsing. Please turn it off and try again."

That being said, it does seem like a cool concept, but I wouldn't install an app on my phone and then keep my fingers crossed that I'll stay anonymous.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: White 0ut on July 23, 2013, 02:49 am
This kind of seems shady. While it is cool they accept bitcoins, it still isn't anonymous. When you're installing an app on your android phone, so much is connected to you (unless you have a burner). They can get your number, contact, etc. It also seems like a setup because when I went to go visit it in TOR browser, it says "This app does not support private browsing. Please turn it off and try again."

That being said, it does seem like a cool concept, but I wouldn't install an app on my phone and then keep my fingers crossed that I'll stay anonymous.

Looks very professional to me, and considering BTC are 100% legal and they don't know they came from SR I don't see the problem?

DEA isn't going to kick in my door for a $200 lowes gift card lol...

Besides, you can use just the code online, you don't have to install the app.. You can just get the code and input it online?

Idk, seems relatively safe to me?

Thanks for your thoughts on the subject!
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: White 0ut on July 23, 2013, 02:54 am
They charge $2 in fees on a $50 card btw...

Not bad!
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Rastaman Vibration on July 23, 2013, 08:00 am
Could be a good way for vendors to "cash" out, no? Skipping the Android/iPhone verification, of course
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: enpiping on July 23, 2013, 08:29 am
From what I've read on the Bitcoin subreddit, it's a legitimate site.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: White 0ut on July 23, 2013, 08:30 am
Could be a good way for vendors to "cash" out, no? Skipping the Android/iPhone verification, of course

Agreed, I might try a GC soon so we can see what's good with it!

Edit:

I also seen this on reddit, people verified it's a legit company. The founders seem like very big BTC enthusiast.

Besides, I feel like if it were LE it would be slander to use the companies names in anything like that...

Also, I got a $50 wine GC & 10$ GC to some online store for signing up!
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Porn Star on July 24, 2013, 10:13 pm
$2000 Amazon gift card looks pretty sweet. You can buy just about anything there. I couldn't find anything about fees/exchange rates though.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Amadeus on July 25, 2013, 12:21 am
I'm not sure if I'd want to buy giftcards, and less from such corporations, to live using only BTC, personally I'd buy money instead. But for anyone else who wants this seems to be a neat site.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: White 0ut on July 25, 2013, 12:35 am
$2000 Amazon gift card looks pretty sweet. You can buy just about anything there. I couldn't find anything about fees/exchange rates though.

Charged me 2$ to turn 50$ in BTC into a GC.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Porn Star on July 25, 2013, 01:00 am
Thanks White out,
I saw that you had posted that, but assume there is a price break at a certain point. Hopefully the $2K Amazon card would be a better deal. But I guess 4% isn't bad anyway.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Frylexa on July 25, 2013, 01:02 am
Now if Amazon only sold stamps... we'd be set for life.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: bbbaac on July 25, 2013, 01:23 am
 if amazon sold stamps id cum my pants.

Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Porn Star on July 25, 2013, 06:16 am
It turns out there ARE stamps for sale on Amazon. But I only saw collectibles or regular "forever" stamps for 1oz letters. Looks like they are being resold by people who go to the  post office and buy it for resale.
You might be able to talk an individual seller into stocking something special for you to order regularly.
You'll pay quite a premium though. But then again, if you find a trusted seller, and prepay for a large number of bigger stamps, you might negotiate a pretty good deal.
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: Porn Star on July 25, 2013, 06:17 am
So now..... bbbaac.
You can tell your friends that a porn star made you cum in your pants last night! lol
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: flaxceed on July 25, 2013, 06:38 am
pretty cool service
Title: Re: If you want to live only using BTC, check this OUT!
Post by: zookaa on July 25, 2013, 11:55 am
subbing because interesting :)