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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon austintgriffith

*Burner wallet* and naming

Open drhus opened this issue 6 years ago • 13 comments

I personally like Burner Wallet name but I've learned the hard way to look at things through the eyes of the audience

the Q. is how "burner wallet" as a name would convey a user-friendly, seamless, trustworthy experience? do you wanna consider something else? maybe

  • Web wallet
  • Flat wallet, feeless wallet
  • IO Wallet
  • or Instant Wallet << my favorite

drhus avatar Nov 11 '18 18:11 drhus

This should be an open discussion and I'd love to hear more from the community.

The reason we chose "burner" was it is a little scary and that is the point.

We want the user to understand it is ephemeral and they should be a little bit afraid of that... understanding that they could lose the value backed by the PK.

austintgriffith avatar Nov 12 '18 15:11 austintgriffith

w/ auto-refund #18 after a certain time elapsed the chances that the burner wallet would actually burn would approach zero :p

drhus avatar Nov 12 '18 16:11 drhus

  • Temporary Wallet
  • To-Go Wallet
  • Go wallet
  • On-the-go wallet
  • Snap-wallet :ok_hand: "here and gone in a snap!"

pi0neerpat avatar Nov 13 '18 14:11 pi0neerpat

I like Snap-wallet

drhus avatar Nov 13 '18 14:11 drhus

Crypto Cash wallet - Relating to cash might be best to describe the features of the wallet for a non-crypto user.

seichris avatar Nov 14 '18 20:11 seichris

  • One-Off Wallet
  • Quick Card
  • Web Wallet
  • Web Cred(it)

dbe avatar Nov 17 '18 18:11 dbe

Go Wallet +1

Snap is no good because it could be confused with SnapChat. You'll get in legal trouble.

I would also suggest "Change" wallet. That has several dimensions of interpretability (e.g. "change your wallet" and "wallet for pocket change").

I think a rebranding is highly desirable and would go a long way towards helping Burner Wallet reach a larger audience. I think a project like this could easily be a mainstream service with global reach. But it needs to be rebranded to a more friendly name. "Burner Wallet" is too aggressive and far to associated with criminals.

crn-maximizer avatar Jan 06 '19 18:01 crn-maximizer

fannypack-best nifty-fannypack

Fanny packs are a fun place to keep a little bit of change when you're on-the-go.

pi0neerpat avatar Jan 07 '19 02:01 pi0neerpat

fanny-tshirt Made T-shirts for promo launch party

pi0neerpat avatar Jan 07 '19 02:01 pi0neerpat

As a heads up 'fanny' has quite a different meaning here in the UK. Personally I actually like Burner Wallet.

johngrantuk avatar Jan 07 '19 08:01 johngrantuk

I asked a dozen people yesterday during a meetup :

  1. People are fine with "Burner Wallet"

  2. Instant Wallet is also appreciated

marczeller avatar Jan 09 '19 15:01 marczeller

@austintgriffith, nice talking to you yesterday. Naming things is one of my favorite things, so here's my suggestion:

Flash Pay

Rationale:

  • It still retains a bit of the "burner"/fire concept. Current art can hold for now.
  • It also suggests "fast" and "quick" and not meant for large sums.
  • The name should be usable as a verb, like "Venmo it to me" => "FlashPay me", "Flash me some xdai", etc
  • Possible variants: Flash Wallet, FlashPay Wallet

Edit: A quick google search found this: https://www.netspend.com/flashpay/

hughlang avatar Feb 28 '19 16:02 hughlang

I really like burner wallet name. Sounds amazing, neat logo, easy to remember, people already recognize it, you can even use cool emoji for it.

elpinguinofrio avatar Mar 02 '19 02:03 elpinguinofrio