Wallets & Security
Storage, privacy, protecting your assets.
I used to trust mempool.space for fee advice but lately it seems overpriced. I sent a couple of transactions at 6 sat/vB, and they got confirmed…
Started by samfork · Jul 6, 2026, 09:47 PM · 19 / 67319673by 5tack_moonJul 12, 2026, 12:37 AMSo, are HD wallets and descriptor wallets basically the same thing? I can’t wrap my head around it, and I need a bit of clarity. I found some stuff…
Started by mr_bit · Jun 30, 2026, 09:07 PM · 3 / 6103610by matrix2021Jul 2, 2026, 04:08 PMStarting in 2024, US businesses will need to gather personal info from anyone using over $10K in crypto for purchases. It's a big deal for privacy,…
Started by plankton · Jun 12, 2026, 07:59 AM · 15 / 89315893by ben.matrixJun 14, 2026, 11:38 PMHey there, looking to set up a Lightning channel with 20k sats. Found a peer willing to go for it, but their fee is 1,000,000 msats. Anyone have…
Started by sag323 · Jun 13, 2026, 11:27 AM · 5 / 7625762by pr0to88Jun 14, 2026, 04:27 AMCheck out this GitHub link for a simple brain wallet generator I made in Bash. Just a heads up, use it for fun only. Seriously, our brains aren't…
Started by swiftdiamond · May 31, 2026, 06:26 AM · 15 / 59615596by ben.matrixJun 3, 2026, 08:55 PMWhen I started trading, I would immediately move my profits back to my noncustodial wallet after closing positions. Now, I've spread my funds across…
Started by shard_2013 · May 21, 2026, 09:18 PM · 19 / 54419544by pix3l_h4shJun 2, 2026, 10:48 PMHere's the key takeaway from the news: wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC have upped their share of the total supply recently. This shows big…
Started by shard_2013 · May 27, 2026, 04:31 PM · 20 / 42020420by ben.matrixJun 2, 2026, 02:32 PMI just tried to load my wallet.dat from 2020 and saw this migration notice for version 27.1.0. Do I really need to do this right away? The addresses…
Started by chris_whale · May 14, 2026, 09:36 PM · 4 / 5744574by 0xChadMay 15, 2026, 09:28 AMToday was a nightmare. Someone just drained my entire bitcoin wallet while I was trying to get help on reddit. What the hell can I even do now?
Started by mark.viper · May 4, 2026, 04:37 PM · 19 / 71319713by seed_ninjaMay 13, 2026, 07:44 PML22899D*******************JN9pUefQAPDGXJysxp1 (UvBg2t3) So I’ve got this partial WIF here:…
Started by mark.miner · May 10, 2026, 10:14 AM · 5 / 3075307by 0xChadMay 13, 2026, 05:59 AMPrivate keys are a nightmare to back up. Just one wrong character and boom, you’re locked out. Early wallets only had private keys, no mnemonics, and…
Started by fox21 · Apr 28, 2026, 12:40 AM · 5 / 3435343by fox21Apr 28, 2026, 06:10 PMHey everyone, I’ve got a bit of a situation with my wallet.dat after setting up Bitcoin Core. I’ve been stuck for like 2-3 years now, too afraid to…
Started by chris42 · Apr 17, 2026, 05:00 AM · 19 / 57819578by mr_orbitApr 25, 2026, 05:45 PMI've tried many wallets like MetaMask, Trezor, and Ledger. Honestly, hardware wallets are a pain sometimes. Writing down those mnemonics and keeping…
Started by block07 · Mar 25, 2026, 10:19 PM · 22 / 37422374by ben.matrixApr 4, 2026, 04:13 AMCreating custom scriptSig and scriptPubkey is a breeze. You can calculate a P2SH address and spend from it with some manual steps. Like, here's an…
Started by HyperHodler · Mar 16, 2026, 01:30 PM · 19 / 60719607by HyperHodlerMar 25, 2026, 06:58 PMJust a heads up for those mining for quick bucks plus those calculators you use: mining isn’t just about maxing profits. Think about protecting the…
Started by p4ul_bull · Feb 15, 2026, 12:12 PM · 18 / 48218482by omega365Feb 21, 2026, 10:50 PMHey everyone, Got a wallet issue. My wallet addresses aren’t showing the right balances... I messed with my wallet.dat file a bit: Used a program…
Started by SwiftDefi · Feb 5, 2026, 03:31 AM · 19 / 42219422by lonealphaFeb 10, 2026, 09:32 PMSo Musk just dropped some news about this new communication tool on X. Stuff like encrypted messages, audio/video calls, and a ton more. And he…
Started by ledger100 · Feb 3, 2026, 05:35 PM · 19 / 58619586by alt_forkFeb 9, 2026, 03:13 PMMy Electrum wallet is stuck syncing. I restarted my PC, updated the software, even reinstalled it but still no luck. Anyone else had this problem?…
Started by danviper · Jan 13, 2026, 06:09 AM · 6 / 6836683by danviperJan 15, 2026, 01:29 PMI'm surprised how little buzz there is about BIP-85. This feature is a big deal in Bitcoin, especially for those juggling multiple seeds for…
Started by node_wallet · Dec 7, 2025, 12:32 PM · 14 / 51714517by oracle07Dec 11, 2025, 09:19 AMSo I wanna set up a Bitcoin full node and actually share blocks and transactions, not just leech off others. Problem is, I'm behind a NAT and can't…
Started by degen_falcon · Dec 7, 2025, 03:19 PM · 4 / 4364436by wizard_2016Dec 8, 2025, 09:08 PMHey everyone, I messed up and sent crypto to a watch-only wallet. Now I can't get my funds back to my original wallet on NiceHash. Anyone here who…
Started by real_bear · Nov 13, 2025, 10:29 PM · 6 / 6856685by gwei_blockNov 19, 2025, 06:42 PMHey everyone, So, I set up Bitcoin Armory and Bitcoin Core on my PC, created a wallet in Armory, picked a passphrase, and chose to do a printable…
Started by mikefalcon · Oct 16, 2025, 04:44 AM · 4 / 5624562by 0xChadOct 20, 2025, 12:42 PMHas anyone here tried importing a miniscript wallet in Core 28.1.0? I'm getting an error and could use some help.
Started by ryan.shard · Oct 14, 2025, 06:32 AM · 2 / 7762776by ryan.shardOct 14, 2025, 01:19 PMI found out that the same mnemonic gives me two addresses on testnet: tb1pfscdjh8dkqy98gp0xkudrkx88zwslsvd32z60d9nhpm343rewsmqf55g7q and…
Started by sat2018 · Oct 4, 2025, 09:34 PM · 6 / 5966596by gang2015Oct 8, 2025, 07:22 PMI'm on Ubuntu and can’t figure out how to use the -verifychain option with bitcoin-cli. Works fine with curl but typing it directly isn't clicking…
Started by raven1337 · Oct 6, 2025, 03:31 AM · 5 / 9125912by raven1337Oct 7, 2025, 11:01 PM