<p>Web wallets in general don't really make sense by bitcoin principles.</p>

<p>But to not make this into a service review: the wiki is managed in a git repository at guthub. Discussions happen there before changes are made. One such discussion happened here: <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/pull/663" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/pull/663</a></p>

<p>Note that there may have been newer pull requests in the meantime.</p>

<p>Edit: per request, the gist of above link, the complaints about bc.i are:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Bugs and losses: BC.i has suffered from concerning issues during the
  past year (e.g. iOS denomination bug, weak key stretching, sizeable
  number of users losing funds, and more issues I haven't verified yet)</p>
  
  <p>Backup/Password Security: BC.i hasn't adopted security features which
  are slowly becoming standard in other wallets (e.g. BIP32, random
  passphrases, backup on setup, rotating addresses, 2FA by default).</p>
  
  <p>Transparency: Source code of the app has been reset or not updated
  repeatedly, making bitcoin.org often relay the false claim that the
  app is open-source.</p>
</blockquote>

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It would be helpful to include the gist of the discussion.
Murch
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You're right. I tried, but was on mobile and it seemed like a lot of reasons. May give it another try soon.
Jannes
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Jannes
<p>I created a wallet on <a href="https://blockchain.info" rel="nofollow">blockchain.info</a>.</p>

<p>Why is blockchain.info is not listed on <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet" rel="nofollow">"Choose your Bitcoin wallet"</a>? Is the blockchain.info wallet considered safe?</p>

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I was considering to close this as off-topic due to "asking for service review", however it may be a public service to have an answer here... Vote as you may.
Murch
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I confirm. It was not to have a service review. It was just to know why it was not listed in the bitcoin.org website.
Mario Stefanutti
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Is it considered safe to create a wallet on blockchain.info?
Mario Stefanutti
# Is it considered safe to create a wallet on blockchain.info?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-11)

I created a wallet on [blockchain.info](https://blockchain.info).

Why is blockchain.info is not listed on ["Choose your Bitcoin wallet"](https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet)? Is the blockchain.info wallet considered safe?

**Tags:** wallet, blockchain.info

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I was considering to close this as off-topic due to "asking for service review", however it may be a public service to have an answer here... Vote as you may.  
> **username_0**: I confirm. It was not to have a service review. It was just to know why it was not listed in the bitcoin.org website.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-12. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Web wallets in general don't really make sense by bitcoin principles.

But to not make this into a service review: the wiki is managed in a git repository at guthub. Discussions happen there before changes are made. One such discussion happened here: <https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/pull/663>

Note that there may have been newer pull requests in the meantime.

Edit: per request, the gist of above link, the complaints about bc.i are:

> Bugs and losses: BC.i has suffered from concerning issues during the
> past year (e.g. iOS denomination bug, weak key stretching, sizeable
> number of users losing funds, and more issues I haven't verified yet)
>
> Backup/Password Security: BC.i hasn't adopted security features which
> are slowly becoming standard in other wallets (e.g. BIP32, random
> passphrases, backup on setup, rotating addresses, 2FA by default).
>
> Transparency: Source code of the app has been reset or not updated
> repeatedly, making bitcoin.org often relay the false claim that the
> app is open-source.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It would be helpful to include the gist of the discussion.  
> **username_2**: You're right. I tried, but was on mobile and it seemed like a lot of reasons. May give it another try soon.  

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