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Re:Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with App... by EGreg on Sunday December 29, 2019 @01:40PM (#21907557)
How does the web3 or whatever js running in your web browser know what gateway to use to interface with the blockchain? What if that gateway goes down? How does it or any ETH or Bittorent node bootstrap in general?
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Re:Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with App... by Acrobatic_Road on Sunday December 29, 2019 @02:41PM (#21907965)
The web3.js file doesn't pick your gateway. MetaMask uses a default gateway from Infura, but you can switch to another such as Cloudflare's gateway or a local node.
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Re:Coinbase Wallet to remove DApp browser to comply with App... by dboreham on Sunday December 29, 2019 @08:22PM (#21909965)
The web3 service host name is configurable by the user (with some defaults for batteries included user experience).
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