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jimbocoin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Still a great reminder!

If you’re using an open-source software wallet unaffiliated with your signing device vendor, you don’t have to worry about whether these vendor emails are fake or real. Can’t affect you.
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Compromised | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The Oracle on Jade by default is blockstream server so thats why I thought that this email was legit at first. But yeah you are right
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DataNostrum | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm confused, how does the Jade wallet work? Why does it need an oracle?
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jimbocoin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Fantastic question. My guess would be price oracle (for showing amounts in fiat currency equivalent units)
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DataNostrum | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Looking it up, apparently they have a mode of operation where the seed is decrypted with the help of an oracle server, the goal being to increase the security in case someone gets hold of the hardware wallet and tries to extract the seed
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jimbocoin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Ah yeah, some kind of multi-factor thing, almost like collaborative custody. No thanks.
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 consensus property rights
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DataNostrum | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's a "blind" oracle apparently, it doesn't see your seed, and you can also host the oracle yourself. Still, seems too complicated
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jimbocoin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Unhelpful complexity
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Compromised | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It’s pointless to host oracle in the same place with your jade wallet