Never Use Linen Wallet
You've probably never heard of them anyway (which is a good thing), but these folks ended up "scamming" me for more than a couple thousand dollars after someone contracted my services on their behalf to provide some technical documentation for them.
You can see their site here - https://linen.app/
Why You Should Never Use These Guys
Is it because they flaked on paying me what I was owed for my hard work & labor? No. There are plenty of reasons outside of that, so let's dig into some of them, shall we?
1. Not Open Source - I don't care how amazing, innovative, creative / otherwise that someone claims their app or idea is. If it has anything to do with managing or storing your funds and the it the code is not open source, then there's absolutely no fucking reason for you to trust it. By default. Its a black box out the gate. Trusting closed source software to secure & manage your funds is the equivalent of you basically trusting a stranger with your wallet, credit cards & bank account info using nothing more than the 'honor system' as reassurance you won't get bled dry.
2. Grandiose, Overstated Claims on Their Site - They state on their main page that they are "the most simple and secure self-custody wallet". No matter how much I vehemently disagree, that statement can't be considered a lie on its face because its subjective. However, they follow up and state, "we can't use your crypto nor can suspend withdrawals"; that latter part is not true. If you're curious, I'll be publishing a write-up in short order explaining why its not.
2a. Should go without saying that the last declaration in their byline stating, "you are in full control - always" is also bullshit.
Are They a Scam?
No, they're just a bunch of dopes that are riding on the coattails of the Gnosis Safe MultiSig contract orchestration (which is free, audited and open source). You can find that here - https://gnosis-safe.io/
All these guys did was just throw a GUI on top of it, package it up as an iPhone app then push it to the App Store alongside a not-that-impressively designed landing page to serve as the face of a site with barely any information on it and no documentation.
Linen Wallet is a quintessential example of what you don't want to sink your money in when it comes to blockchain.
Closed source is always a no-go when it comes to wallet apps or anything security-related. I don't give a fuck what it is or what lofty, grandiose reasons are given for trapping the code behind a black box. If they really gave a fuck about your security (and knew what they were doing), then they'd have no problem making the backend code for their platform open source.
Could go on in much more detail about all the things wrong with a product offering like this - but I'll cap it there.
In essence, fuck Linen Wallet. They get a fat thumbs down. 0/5 stars. Maybe 1 for effort or because that's the least that we're allowed to give these clowns on the App Store if we felt like wasting the time required to find this app & actually download it.
You've probably never heard of them anyway (which is a good thing), but these folks ended up "scamming" me for more than a couple thousand dollars after someone contracted my services on their behalf to provide some technical documentation for them.
You can see their site here - https://linen.app/
Why You Should Never Use These Guys
Is it because they flaked on paying me what I was owed for my hard work & labor? No. There are plenty of reasons outside of that, so let's dig into some of them, shall we?
1. Not Open Source - I don't care how amazing, innovative, creative / otherwise that someone claims their app or idea is. If it has anything to do with managing or storing your funds and the it the code is not open source, then there's absolutely no fucking reason for you to trust it. By default. Its a black box out the gate. Trusting closed source software to secure & manage your funds is the equivalent of you basically trusting a stranger with your wallet, credit cards & bank account info using nothing more than the 'honor system' as reassurance you won't get bled dry.
2. Grandiose, Overstated Claims on Their Site - They state on their main page that they are "the most simple and secure self-custody wallet". No matter how much I vehemently disagree, that statement can't be considered a lie on its face because its subjective. However, they follow up and state, "we can't use your crypto nor can suspend withdrawals"; that latter part is not true. If you're curious, I'll be publishing a write-up in short order explaining why its not.
2a. Should go without saying that the last declaration in their byline stating, "you are in full control - always" is also bullshit.
Are They a Scam?
No, they're just a bunch of dopes that are riding on the coattails of the Gnosis Safe MultiSig contract orchestration (which is free, audited and open source). You can find that here - https://gnosis-safe.io/
All these guys did was just throw a GUI on top of it, package it up as an iPhone app then push it to the App Store alongside a not-that-impressively designed landing page to serve as the face of a site with barely any information on it and no documentation.
Linen Wallet is a quintessential example of what you don't want to sink your money in when it comes to blockchain.
Closed source is always a no-go when it comes to wallet apps or anything security-related. I don't give a fuck what it is or what lofty, grandiose reasons are given for trapping the code behind a black box. If they really gave a fuck about your security (and knew what they were doing), then they'd have no problem making the backend code for their platform open source.
Could go on in much more detail about all the things wrong with a product offering like this - but I'll cap it there.
In essence, fuck Linen Wallet. They get a fat thumbs down. 0/5 stars. Maybe 1 for effort or because that's the least that we're allowed to give these clowns on the App Store if we felt like wasting the time required to find this app & actually download it.