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Developer over at ZigZag here :) Would love to know what crypto people here in HN think to current exchanges, and how to improve our own ;) currently testnet but aiming for July mainnet release!


I think with news of another bitcoin exchange hack, security is a big concern, maybe larger than speed. So what has been done regarding security?


Deposit and withdrawal of funds are controlled by blockchain, the only part where we hold your funds is during exchange (1-2 seconds). Also in future we will be enabling atomic swaps to avoid controlling user’s money even for such a tiny period of time. Your funds might be stolen if hacker would hack us during those 1-2 seconds, and the probability of this is tiny. But always trying to improve :) i’ve you’ve got any ideas/pointers would be great to hear


thanks for this. gus_massa mentioned above it's probably best placed elsewhere. But we're just trying to get some more feedback on the best/worst of what's out there to make sure we are building right thing. If you don't mind me asking what is it about Shapeshift that makes you use them, and also not considering looking at others?


It's fast, no login/site wallet required, supports a lot of cryptos & transactions go through even when the network is clogged.


thanks yeah was wanting to get input and thought it was better suited as Ask HN. Thanks for the help :)


Don't worry, but here you will get feedback anyway (if enough users like your submission). I'd have added some feedback, but I don't own cryptocoins.


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