Re: Bitcoin Transfer - UI wording suggestion

Illustration of two silhouetted figures connected by an email-thread line, above a mock cryptocurrency-wallet transaction window where a crossed-out label is replaced by a revised one, with an alternate wording noted below.

In the final email of the Bitcoin Transfer sub-thread, Trammell accepted that the mislabeling was his own mistake and offered a concrete UI improvement suggestion:

Quote from: Dustin Trammell on January 19, 2009, 7:58:23 PM UTC

I think had it said “Received with address: X” rather than just “Received with: X” I think I would have understood, although I’m sure that address being mislabeled ‘Satoshi’ was the primary reason for my initial confusion.

He also identified the closest real-world analogy for Bitcoin’s multiple receiving addresses:

Dustin Trammell

You’re right though, there’s really nothing comparable in the current financial system that people are used to other than maybe being able to use multiple recipient email addresses for PayPal. Perhaps it could say “Received payment to: X”?

This final exchange in the sub-thread shows the collaborative nature of early Bitcoin development, where real user feedback directly informed UI improvements. Trammell’s suggestion to add “address” or “payment to” in the display text addressed the ambiguity between “who sent this” and “which of my addresses received this” — a distinction that remains relevant in Bitcoin wallet design.

Original external source

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Source:Trammell/Nakamoto_emails
Published by Dustin Trammell in November 2013

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