Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a Brickcoin?
A: Brickcoin is a bomb, secure but centralised currency backed by simple encryption.
Q: How do I know you didn't steal my bricks?
A: Receipts show the transaction state at a given time, signed by the server. A receipt cannot be forged without your private key. Stolen bricks cannot have authentic receipts.
Q: I lost my private key file!
A: Tough luck.
Q: I lost my receipt!
A: You can redownload them, however if there was theft before the receipt was re-downloaded, you can't prove it.
Q: Bricks aren't showing up even though I have a receipt!
A: Users are served with best-effort dual layer cache. Wait 4 hours for a cache rebuild.
Q: How do I verify a receipt?
A: You can verify receipts using the Receipt Verifier tool.
Q: What cryptographic methods does Brickcoin use?
A: Brickcoin uses ECDSA with P-521 curve Asymmetric encryption.SHA256 is used in integrity checks, SHA512 in ECDSA signatures
Q: How often is the changelog updated?
A: The changelog is updated whenever significant changes are made to the Brickcoin system that impact the end user.
Q: Is there a mobile app for Brickcoin?
A: Nope. Use the browser client.