Certified Wallet/Exchange

Tracks research and discussions related to: https://fioprotocol.atlassian.net/browse/WP-311

Overview

The goal of this initiative is to better define what a FIO certified wallet/exchange program would look like. What are the goals? What content best achieves those goals?

Goals and Comments

There are several goals for the certified wallet/exchange program:

• Provide a resource so users can make an informed choice about which FIO wallet to use

• Give integrators a platform that provides details on which FIO features are included in their integration

• Provide feedback to integrators regarding where their integration stands in relation to other integrations

It is tricky to define the criteria for “certification.”

• How do you account for platforms that inherently support fewer features?

• Does certification include subjective factors such as usability?

Different content that might be valuable to a user looking for a FIO integrated wallet:

• Detailed list of supported features

• Which platforms are supported

• Community rating. We would need to research different ways to accomplish this.

• Usage data. Similar to what is presented in Grafana: address registrations, current activity, etc.

• Links to demo videos

• Open bugs/issues (e.g., Trust Wallet does not work well on iOS)

Questions

• Should the focus be less about certification and more about helping users make an informed choice about which FIO integrated wallet to choose?

• Do we do a silver/gold/platinum type "stamp of approval" certification? Or just provide data?

• Is it FIO certifying, or could it be self-reporting by wallets and exchanges?

• Do we want to QA the integration as part of certification? Is this meaningful if a feature can break in a future release?

Next steps

• Clearly define the goals of the certification program.

• Decide where to present the certification content (e.g., Devhub)

• Prioritize content