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Re:Show HN: Lannister – open-source wealth manager app by diego on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @12:40PM (#20166518)
I understand your intention, but you have a bit of an uphill battle. Users have to trust you on many levels:

1) The app running on your phone is powered by the software on github.

2) This will not change.

The only way I would use an app like this would be if it were offered by a financial institution that holds my assets. If your app caused me to lose money, I would be SOL. If their's did, they would be required to answer for it.

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Re:Show HN: Lannister – open-source wealth manager app by andresousa on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @12:52PM (#20166666)
Lannister only holds references of your holdings at the moment. It doesn't store your holdings/assets directly, so there's no chance to be stolen, since they're not there. Lannister is not a bank account or crypto wallet, it's a portfolio management app only. We don't ask or store private keys or any personal banking information of any kind.
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