Wallets & Security
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Hey all, I could use some expert help here. I'm trying to access multisig outputs from a particular transaction and I have tons like it. Looking to…
Started by chris23 · Dec 22, 2018, 01:38 PM · 20 / 61120611by ben.matrixDec 27, 2018, 11:30 AMSo, I’ve been thinking... are seed phrases really that secure? Like, I know the BIP39 list has 2048 words. But could someone crack it using a…
Started by cyberdiamond · Nov 30, 2018, 03:58 PM · 21 / 18621186by ben.matrixDec 12, 2018, 07:51 AMHey there. I have 5 wallets on my Ledger Nano. Two of them are legacy wallets. Is it safe to sell from those?
Started by just_farm · Nov 29, 2018, 07:33 AM · 17 / 62517625by ben.matrixDec 4, 2018, 07:50 PMHey, can anyone tell me if you can make a BIP32 wallet like m/0/01 using Python-SecP256k1?
Started by guru_laser · Nov 24, 2018, 09:21 AM · 4 / 6764676by swiftdiamondNov 26, 2018, 07:30 PMMy relative is trying to get back into her wallet from 2015 or 2016. She has some notes but can't remember which platform or wallet she used. Here's…
Started by sat420 · Nov 19, 2018, 09:15 PM · 17 / 39917399by 0xChadNov 26, 2018, 11:01 AMI'm using bitcoin core qt v26 on Ubuntu. Trying to importprivkey from a paper wallet and I keep getting this error: "Only legacy wallets are…
Started by 0xWizard · Nov 24, 2018, 01:24 AM · 6 / 6376637by 0xWizardNov 24, 2018, 07:51 PMHey all, I've been getting into Bitcoin tech lately and decided it's time to run my own node. But I keep hearing Raspi isn’t a viable option anymore.…
Started by ninja404 · Nov 14, 2018, 06:53 PM · 19 / 63319633by pr0to88Nov 23, 2018, 01:34 AMHey everyone, I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and had to switch from 20.04 LTS. Bitcoin 27.1.0 keeps crashing while downloading the blockchain, which is…
Started by AtomicMaxi · Nov 10, 2018, 06:41 PM · 20 / 44620446by ben.matrixNov 17, 2018, 04:09 PMHey everyone, I’ve got a couple of Phantom Wallets that can handle BTC. Just sent some Bitcoin to one of them, and now the app won't load at all. All…
Started by eric23 · Oct 29, 2018, 02:56 AM · 5 / 3675367by whale420Oct 29, 2018, 07:01 PMSo here's a thought... if I send my Bitcoin to a cold wallet my friend owns, does that wipe out the CGT trail back to when I bought it? Like, if he…
Started by darkminer · Oct 27, 2018, 11:49 PM · 7 / 6977697by hypernovaOct 29, 2018, 06:06 AMHey everyone I just found an old wallet.dat that shows up as Chinese characters on Windows 11. What do I do to get my wallet back?
Started by max23 · Oct 22, 2018, 05:05 AM · 5 / 5565556by 0xChadOct 22, 2018, 04:36 PMHey everyone, not sure if I'm posting in the right spot, but here goes. Trying to get my LND up and running but I keep seeing this endless stream of…
Started by LuckyOrbit · Oct 5, 2018, 10:06 AM · 4 / 4604460by 0xChadOct 11, 2018, 03:46 AMI think I posted this in the right spot... So I’ve got this titan bitcoin, right? It was one of those 2FA deals, and I couldn't redeem it on the…
Started by chain_bull · Oct 4, 2018, 09:28 AM · 2 / 5402540by chain_bullOct 6, 2018, 08:21 AMHey folks! I'm totally new to this crypto stuff... looking to invest in Bitcoin for the long haul. Thinking of putting like 100 or 200 euros each…
Started by token_gas · Sep 19, 2018, 06:18 PM · 18 / 36218362by ben.matrixSep 29, 2018, 07:34 PMBefore Quantum is a project that focuses on using distributed GPU computing to find Bitcoin private keys that were generated with weak randomness…
Started by ninja2011 · Sep 25, 2018, 03:07 AM · 4 / 7124712by markl4serSep 25, 2018, 09:43 PMHey everyone, My hard drive is almost full. I think I know how to move my Bitcoin database to a new drive, but how do I make Bitcoin Core start…
Started by ryanwizard · Sep 15, 2018, 06:36 PM · 2 / 5962596by ryanwizardSep 18, 2018, 09:34 AMHey, anyone know what parameters we can use for walletnotify? I found out about a couple: %s transaction ID %w wallet name But I'm lost on others...…
Started by nova_byte · Sep 12, 2018, 04:02 AM · 5 / 5915591by AtomicForkSep 13, 2018, 04:02 AMI need some help here, guys! I was trying to pay for ExpressVPN, which costs about $12.95. But I accidentally sent the whole amount of 0.0111 BTC.…
Started by just_bit · Sep 3, 2018, 08:11 AM · 10 / 92310923by BasedHashSep 6, 2018, 09:25 PMI found some seeds in a csv file but they keep throwing invalid checksum errors. Some are wrapped in < and > signs and others have a * in front.…
Started by degen_2017 · Jul 30, 2018, 08:00 AM · 13 / 30613306by ben.matrixAug 8, 2018, 02:53 PMI got my ledger nano s around Christmas from ledgerwallet.com since it was the cheapest. It came from France but honestly, I'm starting to think I…
Started by just_fox · Aug 1, 2018, 08:49 PM · 4 / 6004600by just_foxAug 5, 2018, 01:57 PMI'm switching my notebook from Windows to Linux soon. Gonna start a Bitcoin node, but my SSD is too small for the whole blockchain. Moved my Bitcoin…
Started by nick_satoshi · Jul 12, 2018, 05:32 AM · 20 / 35720357by ben.matrixJul 17, 2018, 01:31 AMI need a step-by-step guide for setting up two Bitcoin Core wallets. One should be on an offline laptop with the wallet.dat file, and the other…
Started by alpha23 · Jul 4, 2018, 05:46 AM · 20 / 52120521by ben.matrixJul 12, 2018, 01:49 AMJust found an old wallet.dat from 2014 on an old drive where I mined with Bfgminer. Tried to run this command: root# python3.13 pywallet.py…
Started by mr_matrix · Jul 5, 2018, 12:16 AM · 8 / 6648664by whale420Jul 6, 2018, 07:45 AMSo I switched my hard drives and now it looks like I messed up the blocks or chainstate. Now I’m stuck reindexing and it's been a week with just…
Started by dave.fork · Jul 1, 2018, 08:10 PM · 6 / 7696769by wallet_vaultJul 5, 2018, 11:09 PMHey, anyone else finding that the Electrum 4.5.5 docs don't quite match up? I checked some Reddit posts and the official documentation, but I'm lost…
Started by greg404 · Jun 24, 2018, 06:07 PM · 9 / 4339433by ledger_walletJul 4, 2018, 12:21 PM