April 12, 2016 — Frequent requests from TREZOR users and several months of preparations lead to today’s release of public beta of myTREZOR.com replacing the closed source backend server with Bitcore.

Bitcore by Bitpay is an opensource bitcoin blockchain indexing service used by numerous companies (not to confuse with Bitcoin Core, the bitcoin peer-to-peer node implementation).

“This is a major boost to stability of the service and privacy for TREZOR users.” Alena Vranova, CEO of SatoshiLabs commented on the release.

What Does it Mean for TREZOR Users?

Improved Stability

myTREZOR.com users do not depend on SatoshiLabs’ servers availability anymore. In case of a server downtime, users may switch to another Bitcore server within few seconds. Perfect Privacy

This release allows the users to choose a different server instead of the official server run by SatoshiLabs. Advanced users can choose to use their own backend server, effectively avoiding to leak financial information to any third party.

Additionally to this release, myTREZOR.com application is moving to Amazon CloudFront, a global content delivery network with a service level commitment of 99.9% availability.

“By replacing our former backend with this proven opensource solution by Bitpay, we hope to deliver a flawless experience to all TREZOR users.” added Marek Palatinus, the Architect at SatoshiLabs.

Using the Application Settings

The Application Settings define both which server is used to load TREZOR Accounts and to push transactions to the blockchain.

By entering the Application Settings in the bottom right corner of myTrezor.com user can select the preferred server in a dropdown list or set a custom Bitcore Server URL.

Opensource at Work

While working on this feature, Trezor developers submitted a minor bug fix to Bitcore’s code necessary for proper wallet functionality. Gradually, as other Bitcore node operators accept the fix, we’ll be adding more predefined server options.

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About TREZOR & myTREZOR

TREZOR is the most trusted and ubiquitous bitcoin hardware wallet in the world. It offers an unmatched combination of security for cryptocurrencies and ease-of-use, whether used by a security expert or a brand new user.

myTREZOR.com is a lightweight wallet interface designed to easily initialize and use the TREZOR device. Thanks to the advanced TREZOR security platform and unlike traditional web wallets, myTREZOR.com does not hold users private keys nor any private data.

SatoshiLabs is the innovator responsible for some of the most pivotal and influential projects in Bitcoin worldwide, from TREZOR to CoinMap.org to Slush Pool, the world’s first bitcoin mining pool.