Wallets & Security
Storage, privacy, protecting your assets.
I’m trying to sync the blockchain on my old laptop with Debian + Raspiblitz and it’s super slow. There used to be a site to download the whole…
Started by swiftnode · Jun 30, 2020, 03:46 AM · 7 / 7167716by orbit1337Jul 5, 2020, 05:06 AMI just found my old wallet.dat file from ages ago. Ran it through pywallet and I got this message: "The wallet is encrypted but no passphrase is…
Started by dan23 · Jul 2, 2020, 04:05 PM · 3 / 7003700by 0xChadJul 2, 2020, 11:27 PMHey there, I’m running Bitcoin Core 26 on Ubuntu 22.04 with Snap and have a question. I’ve got my wallet set up, but I can’t find any option for…
Started by m00n420 · Jun 12, 2020, 10:02 AM · 4 / 4624462by m00n420Jun 14, 2020, 12:46 PMI just moved my old wallet to a descriptor wallet using Bitcoin Core v28.0.0. I wanna keep track of it, so I’m trying to set up a watchonly wallet. I…
Started by just_alt · Jun 10, 2020, 05:55 AM · 4 / 5194519by matrix2021Jun 10, 2020, 07:15 PMJust created a cold wallet for Dogecoin using a Game Boy. It generates a 12-word seed and uses BIP39 to derive addresses. There are 8 slots for…
Started by coin_hodler · May 31, 2020, 12:13 PM · 0 / 4290429by coin_hodlerMay 31, 2020, 12:13 PMHey, I heard about this cool tool that works offline, kinda like iancoleman.io/bip39, but it has more features and shows P2TR addresses for Bitcoin.…
Started by node_wallet · May 3, 2020, 05:10 PM · 1 / 7591759by 0xChadMay 3, 2020, 06:39 PMHey everyone, I’ve got something exciting to share a torrent for the latest Bitcoin Core. This is meant to make it easier to handle the big…
Started by stack_2011 · Apr 10, 2020, 04:16 AM · 20 / 51420514by ben.matrixApr 17, 2020, 09:53 AMinstalled bitcoin core ages ago on D drive, windows on C. had some security notes in a text file on C but formatted the C drive. now I can’t access…
Started by bit1337 · Apr 10, 2020, 10:35 PM · 4 / 6864686by 0xChadApr 12, 2020, 06:47 PMOops, wrong thread, my bad.
Started by madalpha · Apr 5, 2020, 07:07 PM · 20 / 53120531by defi_2014Apr 12, 2020, 09:57 AMHey guys, I need some clarity on restoring a wallet in a node. I had a single wallet with like 30 addresses, restored it using "importprvkey" and now…
Started by wildnonce · Mar 9, 2020, 02:33 AM · 8 / 7998799by gwei_blockMar 10, 2020, 03:44 AMSo, apparently, Pywallet isn't getting updated anymore unless it's critical stuff. The dev is moving on to something new without even a name yet.…
Started by hawk777 · Jan 24, 2020, 08:32 PM · 19 / 44419444by f4lc0n_minerJan 31, 2020, 10:14 AMI need help with blockchain.com. Created my wallet in 2013 and have about 0.15 BTC. I’ve got the original email and the 18-word recovery phrase, but…
Started by GrimVault · Jan 20, 2020, 05:47 AM · 5 / 3995399by 0xChadJan 23, 2020, 02:04 AMQuantum computers are coming, huh? I've heard they might crack those old Bitcoin private keys. What about wallets like Satoshi's? Those are just…
Started by just_laser · Jan 12, 2020, 04:35 PM · 17 / 79617796by ben.matrixJan 19, 2020, 03:54 AMI’m trying to figure out how to list all non-zero wallet addresses and their balances from the blockchain using Python. Would love to include extra…
Started by greg.wolf · Jan 9, 2020, 06:25 AM · 4 / 6844684by orbit1337Jan 12, 2020, 03:06 AMSo I made a transaction yesterday, but it’s still unconfirmed. I ended up cancelling it and tried again today with a higher fee, but still nothing...…
Started by DarkNonce · Dec 27, 2019, 07:46 AM · 20 / 38220382by ben.matrixJan 2, 2020, 08:16 AMThis wallet is made for BTC and can hold up to 12 or 24 words, based on the BIP39 standard. You can find the binary equivalents for the words on…
Started by hyperledger · Dec 1, 2019, 06:46 AM · 16 / 44316443by ben.matrixDec 10, 2019, 09:34 PMJust a heads up, this is mostly for educational purposes. Always remember that the K nonce should be completely random. Don't use this script for…
Started by m1kes4t · Dec 9, 2019, 11:38 PM · 3 / 4963496by dan2015Dec 10, 2019, 09:31 AMThe latest files here only go back to version 0.9.5. Check it out here: bitcoin.org/bin/ There's also 0.8.6 in a folder labeled (insecure), but…
Started by alpha23 · Nov 26, 2019, 11:04 PM · 9 / 6059605by 0xChadDec 3, 2019, 10:12 AMWhat’s the difference between having a seed and using a hardware device? Like, if I manually enter the seed from my hardware wallet, is that the same…
Started by yield_wallet · Nov 16, 2019, 03:45 PM · 7 / 5297529by 0xChadNov 20, 2019, 06:22 PMHey everyone, I'm back to a project I paused, and it involves users getting unique Bitcoin deposit addresses. Big thing on my mind is backing up…
Started by mr_hawk · Nov 8, 2019, 07:46 AM · 4 / 5284528by diamondhandsNov 9, 2019, 12:22 PMHey everyone I’ve been stuck trying to get my bitcoin off this wallet.dat file from my old USB and onto my new Trezor. Here’s the deal: I bought…
Started by 0xHash · Oct 26, 2019, 02:46 AM · 14 / 61114611by ben.matrixNov 4, 2019, 04:28 AMTrying to open my wallet in Core v26 and it just hangs. Same issue in v25 too. No logs, nothing happens, then the menu closes. I've rebooted and…
Started by 0xFork · Oct 22, 2019, 09:01 PM · 9 / 6949694by 0xForkOct 24, 2019, 12:48 AMRunning Bitcoin Knots v29.1 on Parrot OS, I’m kinda new to Linux stuff. My blockchain download is stuck at 99.81% and says "4 mins remaining" for…
Started by wolf_maxi · Sep 15, 2019, 06:54 PM · 2 / 3772377by 0xChadSep 15, 2019, 10:47 PMGot a tx that’s stuck in mempool for two weeks... it’s a custodial wallet and sender is Mia. Any tips to bump the fee or something without the keys?…
Started by alex2015 · Sep 5, 2019, 11:46 PM · 20 / 46720467by ben.matrixSep 15, 2019, 10:55 AMI just opened the "ADDRESSES" section in my wallet and it shows 30 Bitcoin addresses. Mine is the second on the list. Why are there 30? Why not just…
Started by maxi21 · Aug 25, 2019, 10:41 AM · 5 / 8775877by gwei_blockAug 27, 2019, 05:27 AM