Hive for Mac
Hive is a fast, integrated, user-friendly Bitcoin
wallet for Mac OS X. With a focus on usability, Hive is translated into many
languages and has apps, making it easy to interact with your favorite Bitcoin
services and merchants.Control over your money:-
This wallet gives you full control over your bitcoins.
This means no third party can freeze or lose your funds. You are however still
responsible for securing and backing up your wallet.
Decentralized:-
This wallet connects to the Bitcoin network. This means
very little trust in third parties is required when verifying payments.
However, it is not as secure as a full node like Bitcoin Core.
Good transparency:-
The developers of this wallet publish the source code
for the client. This means any developer in the world can audit the code.
However, you still need to trust developers of this wallet when installing or
updating the final software because it was not built deterministically like
Bitcoin Core.
Vulnerable environment:-
This wallet can be loaded on computers which are
vulnerable to malware. Securing your computer, using a strong passphrase,
moving most of your funds to cold storage or enabling two-factor authentication
can make it harder to steal on your bitcoins.
Weak privacy:-
Allows spying on your payments:
This wallet makes it easy for anyone to spy on your
balance and payments because it reuses the same addresses.
Discloses limited information to peers:
Peers on the network can log your IP address and
associate your payments together when receiving or sending payment.
Tor can be used:
This wallet lets you setup and use Tor as a proxy to
prevent attackers or Internet service providers from associating your payments
with your IP address.
