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Latest comment: 5 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance, because the company had over 1% of the global hashrate of bitcoins already back in 2016. Mikael Häggström (talk) 09:05, 2 December 2017 (UTC)Reply

Its also now widely used for wallets, has a stack of other features, is rising up its rankings and its prominent and influential owner is regularly appearing at conferences and on international tv solely in relation to Bitcoin. - Shiftchange (talk) 07:55, 13 April 2018 (UTC)Reply
@Mikael Häggström: please find some mainstream sources for this article you created. This article doesn't seem to have any, otherwise maybe it should be deleted or merged into Roger Ver. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 21:42, 15 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

An absence of Reliable Sources to demonstrate notability

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Latest comment: 4 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

The third-party sources are two pieces of press release churnalism, and one Bloomberg article that isn't even about the topic of the article. What is the evidence of notability? - David Gerard (talk) 13:42, 10 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

I've tagged the bad sources, and will be removing the uncited or badly-sourced content in a week - David Gerard (talk) 18:33, 25 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

sources

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I'll add some sources here. Feel free to add more. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 21:48, 15 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Add a History section

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Dear Wikipedians,

First off, I'd like to declare my conflict of interest, as I work for Bitcoin.com. I understand that Wikipedia is not to be used as a platform for businesses to promote themselves. Secondly, I've been reading up on best practices and other Wikipedia protocols, but please be lenient as this is my first attempt at interacting in Wikipedia. I'd greatly appreciate any tips as to how best to make edit requests or otherwise interact going forward. With that out of the way, I'd like to humbly suggest some changes to this article.

As anyone with more than cursory knowledge of the crypto space can attest, the Bitcoin.com domain is a sensitive (controversial?) topic. This is largely due to the fact that Bitcoin the cryptocurrency is a very different thing from Bitcoin.com the domain, which in turn is different from Bitcoin.com the company. Having reviewed the news sources that mention "bitcoin.com" over the last decade, it would seem that the history of the Bitcoin.com domain can, without a doubt, be considered notable -- and therefore Wikipedia readers would benefit from a quality article on the subject. In that regard, I took the liberty of a writing up a "History" section which, in my opinion, outlines the notable events relating to bitcoin.com since it was registered as a domain. I've created the draft in a user page so that it can be easily reviewed and edited as needed (please note that my Sandbox also contains a more complete version of suggested revisions to the Bitcoin.com article (Since the Bitcoin.com domain is inextricably linked to Bitcoin.com the company, the company can itself also be considered notable), but perhaps it's better to start with this History section on its own. Anyway, to help with reviewing, I've also included the draft content for the suggested History section below. Looking forward to feedback and sincerely appreciate your time.


History

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The Bitcoin.com domain name was registered in January of 2008,[1] a year before the Bitcoin network was launched by its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

In 2011, the domain was briefly managed by Trade Hill Exchange (Tradehill), the first U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, handling a fifth of all global Bitcoin exchanges at the time.[2] Tradehill closed its doors in 2012, citing regulatory issues and a dispute with payment processor Dwolla.[3] Tradehill also had its own domain (Tradehill.com) and never launched Bitcoin trading services on the Bitcoin.com domain.[4][5]

Roger Ver gained control of the Bitcoin.com domain name in April 2014 where he leased it to Blockchain.info (now Blockchain.com).[6][7] Starting in December 2014,[8] then prominent Chinese cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin[9] took over management of the site under a lease agreement made with site owner Roger Ver.[10] In May 2015, the 5-year agreement was terminated by OKCoin who issued a statement[11] claiming the agreement regarding the domain was invalid due to the entity named in the documents not being representative of the actual company. Ver sued OKCoin’s Hong Kong entity over contract breaches[12] and was awarded a $570,000 judgement by a Hong Kong court in November 2017.[13]

In June 2015, Roger Ver re-launched Bitcoin.com, dedicating it to helping grow the Bitcoin network by providing educational resources and reliable tools for interacting with the network. He served as CEO of the company until 1 August 2019, at which point he transitioned to Executive Chairman.

In April 2018, Bitcoin.com was denounced by critics over the naming and positioning of two different cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in various parts of the site.[14] The allegation was that then Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver was using the site to misleadingly promote Bitcoin Cash. A lawsuit was threatened[15] but never materialized, likely because the site’s page for buying cryptocurrency did, in fact, clearly distinguish between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.[16] In May 2018, Bitcoin.com updated its block explorer page to remove potentially misleading language.[17]

In September 2019, Taiwanese consumer electronics giant HTC entered into a partnership with Bitcoin.com where all of HTC’s Exodus 1 phones came preloaded with Bitcoin.com’s wallet software.[18][19]

In May 2020, former Apple and Rakuten senior manager Dennis Jarvis was appointed CEO of Bitcoin.com.[20] Jarvis redefined Bitcoin.com's vision to more broadly support the concept of ‘economic freedom’ rather than promote a specific cryptocurrency.

In April 2021, the Bitcoin.com domain was erroneously listed for sale on Godaddy. This prompted site owner Roger Ver to demand the domain registrar and web hosting company remove the $100 million listing, which it did without providing further explanation.[21][22]

--GS for Bitcoincom (talk) 02:31, 9 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

@GS for Bitcoincom: We have been having a discussion on my talk page User_talk:Jtbobwaysf#Proposed_changes_to_bitcoin.com_article about sourcing, so I thought it might be better to bring that discussion here for others to see. You have declared a COI, I guess you are employed by bitcoin.com . You have proposed to add a large history section, but the main issue with cryptocurrency articles is there is a rough consensus that we shall be very strict on cryptocurrency articles. This means no cryptocurrency news sources, company blogs, etc. However, things do get their way into articles when there are no major objections from time to time. You have been asking on my talk page if you could include some content from the okcoin.com corporate blog that references a dispute with roger ver over licensing of the domain. While ok coin website might be iffy, probably the ok coin website and a link to the hong kong court ruling might meet WP:DUE. Of course, other editors might challenge the content related to poor sourcing, but as long as the content is not promotional in nature, I somewhat doubt any concern would be raised. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 01:38, 12 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
@Jtbobwaysf: Yes, it's correct that I'm employed by Bitcoin.com. Thank you again for your thoughtful engagement! I understand that cryptocurrency industry news sources are not considered reliable in Wikipedia. I've therefore revised my suggested improvements for this article. My goal is to provide Wikipedia readers with up-to-date and accurate information on Bitcoin.com. Currently there are inaccurate statements in the article, such as that Roger Ver is CEO of the company. As mentioned above, I believe the main reason Bitcoin.com-the-domain/company is notable (and should therefore have a wikipedia entry) is due to its inexorable connection to but difference from Bitcoin-the-cryptocurrency, which is undeniable notable. Wikipedia readers, I believe, would benefit from a description of both the history of Bitcoin.com-the-domain and Bitcoin.com-the-company, which I claim to present here without a promotional taint. Of course I will defer any and all content decisions to the community of volunteer Wikipedia editors such as yourself. You can find my suggested revisions for this page in my sandbox but for convenience, I'll also post the same below. May I humbly request that an impartial editor consider my suggestions and duly post them in the article? Sincerely, --GS for Bitcoincom
Bitcoin.com
 
Type of site
Private
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area servedWorldwide
CEODennis Jarvis
IndustryCryptocurrency
ProductsCryptocurrency wallet, news, exchange, games
ServicesCryptocurrency sales, trading
Employees113 (November 2021)
URLwww.bitcoin.com
CommercialYes
Current statusActive
Native client(s) oniOS, Android, web

Bitcoin.com is a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related web portal, news outlet, cryptocurrency wallet developer, and financial services company.

History

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The Bitcoin.com domain name was registered in January of 2008, a year before the Bitcoin network was launched by its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

Roger Ver, gained control of the Bitcoin.com domain name in April 2014[23] where he leased it to Blockchain.info,[24] and then later to OKCoin.[25] In May 2015, the 5-year agreement was terminated by OKCoin who issued a statement[26] claiming the agreement regarding the domain was invalid due to the entity named in the documents not being representative of the actual company. Ver sued OKCoin’s Hong Kong entity over contract breaches[27] and was awarded a $570,000 judgement by a Hong Kong court in November 2017.

In June 2015, Roger Ver re-launched Bitcoin.com, dedicating it to helping grow the Bitcoin network by providing educational resources and reliable tools for interacting with the network. He served as CEO of the company until 1 August 2019, at which point he transitioned to Executive Chairman.

In May 2020, former Apple and Rakuten senior manager Dennis Jarvis was appointed CEO of Bitcoin.com. Jarvis redefined Bitcoin.com's vision to more broadly support the concept of ‘economic freedom’ rather than promote a specific cryptocurrency.

In April 2021, the Bitcoin.com domain was erroneously listed for sale on Godaddy. This prompted site owner Roger Ver to demand the domain registrar and web hosting company remove the $100 million listing, which it did without providing further explanation.[28]

Products and Services

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As a cryptocurrency company, Bitcoin.com provides products, services, and information related to the purchasing, selling, storing, and using of cryptocurrencies.

Wallet

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Bitcoin.com's flagship product is the Bitcoin.com Wallet, a platform for buying, selling, trading, holding, using, and managing cryptocurrencies. The Bitcoin.com Wallet was launched in June 2017 as a mobile app. It is a software cryptocurrency wallet that manages and stores users' public and private keys and offers the functionality of encrypting and signing the information needed to interact with public blockchains. It is a 'self-hosted' (non-custodial) wallet, meaning users retain full control over their public and private keys, and Bitcoin.com itself does not have access to the wallet's data.

Initially supporting only Bitcoin, the wallet soon added support for Bitcoin Cash. In 2021, the wallet added support for Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens, launched a web browser version of the app, and integrated the open-source WalletConnect protocol, enabling users to interact with decentralized applications.

News and information

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Bitcoin.com provides educational and news content on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The company also offers a map which tracks merchants globally who accept payment via cryptocurrencies.


References

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  1. ^ "Whois bitcoin.com". www.whois.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ^ "What Was Trade Hill Exchange?". Investopedia. Retrieved 2021-10-25. The founder of Trade Hill Exchange, Jered Kenna, has claimed that at its height, the exchange had 20% of the market in bitcoin trades.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Kharif, Olga (2019-10-03). "Why an early Bitcoin millionaire says he's lost his 'love for the industry". Financial Post. ISSN 0838-8431. Retrieved 2021-10-25. Started in 2011, TradeHill closed its doors in 2012, citing a need to get money-transmitter licenses and because of difficulty of finding a bank willing to work with it, among a host of reasons, he said.
  4. ^ "Bitcoin.com". Bitcoin.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Bitcoin P2P Digital Currency". Bitcoin.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ Heal, Jordan (2019-03-06). "Roger Ver thinks Bitcoin.com is suffering from a 'government-backed attack'". Yahoo!Finance. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  7. ^ Cotillard, Mario (2015-06-24). "Roger Ver Revealed As Bitcoin.com Owner, In Bitter Dispute With OKCoin". Brave NewCoin. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  8. ^ "OKCoin". Golden. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. From December 2014 until May 2015 OKCoin managed the domain bitcoin.com, and stopped due to a dispute with the domain-owner, Roger Ver.
  9. ^ Higgins, Stan (2017-09-15). "Huobi, OKCoin to Stop Yuan-to-Bitcoin Trading By October's End". Coindesk. Retrieved 2021-11-02. Chinese bitcoin exchanges Huobi and OKCoin – two of the country's "Big Three" markets –
  10. ^ Higgins, Stan (2015-06-25). "Roger Ver and OKCoin at War Over Bitcoin.com Domain Name". Coindesk. Retrieved 2021-11-02. the two sides struck a five-year deal last December to control the property.
  11. ^ "OKCoin no longer managing Bitcoin.com due to contract conflict with domain owner". OKCoin. 2015-06-13. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  12. ^ Lee, Eddie (2016-09-22). "Bitcoin investor sues Hong Kong firm over alleged contract breaches". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  13. ^ Higgins, Stan (2017-02-17). "Bitcoin Investor Roger Ver to Push for OKCoin Liquidation in Court". Coindesk. Retrieved 2021-11-02. On 17th November, the court handed down a final and interlocutory judgment awarding the $570,000 to Ver.
  14. ^ Fadilpašić, Sead (2018-04-30). "Bitcoin.com Accused of Misleading People into Buying BCH". Cryptonews. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  15. ^ Huillet, Marie (2018-04-28). "Outraged Pro-BTC Community Alleges Bitcoin.com Is Misleading Buyers Into Buying BCH". Coindesk. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  16. ^ Floyd, David (2018-06-01). "Bitcoin Cash Is Bitcoin? Lawsuits Won't Stop the Fight Over Bitcoin's Name". Coindesk. Retrieved 2021-11-02. the page clearly distinguishes between bitcoin cash and bitcoin core; there is no option to purchase just "bitcoin."
  17. ^ Mix (2018-06-01). "Roger Ver's Bitcoin.com no longer labels BCH as the real Bitcoin". The Next Web. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  18. ^ Takahashi, Dean (2019-09-16). "HTC partners with Bitcoin.com to support cryptocurrency smartphone Exodus 1". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  19. ^ Bonifacic, Igor (2019-09-16). "HTC will preload a Bitcoin Cash wallet on its blockchain phone". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Mapperson, Joshua (2020-06-22). "Bitcoin.com's New CEO is Third So Far in 2020 Amid 'Lagging Morale'". Coindesk. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  21. ^ Bourgi, Sam (2021-04-05). "Roger Ver calls out GoDaddy for wrongly listing Bitcoin.com as 'for sale'". CoinTelegraph. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  22. ^ Khatri, Yogita (2021-04-05). "GoDaddy removes listing that showed Bitcoin.com for sale for $100 million". The Block. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  23. ^ Casey, Paul Vigna and Michael J. (2014-04-22). "BitBeat: The Men Who Owned Bitcoin.com". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  24. ^ Vigna, Paul (2014-04-17). "Blockchain Buys Rights to Bitcoin.com Domain Name". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  25. ^ Casey, M.J.; Vigna, Paul (2014-04-17). "BitBeat: What's in a Name? A Lot, if It's Bitcoin.com". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  26. ^ "OKCoin no longer managing Bitcoin.com due to contract conflict with domain owner". OKCoin. 2015-06-13. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  27. ^ Lee, Eddie (2016-09-22). "Bitcoin investor sues Hong Kong firm over alleged contract breaches". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  28. ^ Hackney, Raymond (2021-04-05). "GoDaddy takes down $100m listing for Bitcoin.com". The Domains. Retrieved 2021-12-10.

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