Wallets & Security

I’m new here, running a full Bitcoin node on Windows and finally got it working through Tor hidden service. But I have 0 incoming connections and 10…

Just wanted to share how to back up your Lightning Network node using LND. Seems like LND is the main player here, haven’t really seen anyone besides…

Hey everyone... I sent some coins to another wallet and wow, the fees were insane. Like almost $11. I used a tool on TW to cut it down, but now it's…

Hey guys. I'm stuck with my Blockchain.com wallet. Been using it since 2016, but lost access at some point. I imported my recovery phrase and got a…

I found this old Bitcoin app from 2009 and wanna see if it still works. Anyone know how to get it running? I have it saved on Windows 7, last…

Check out this new wallet for Bitcoin and Litecoin testnets. It’s open-source and runs completely in your browser which is great for testing before…

I tried adding my private key into Electrum, but it shows a 0 balance. When I add Bitcoin addresses, my actual balance shows up, but it's read-only.…

Hey guys, Just found an old HDD where I was mining Bitcoin ages ago. The thing is, it got formatted after a fresh OS install. What would be the best…

Hey everyone! I've been trying to set up mempool.space on my Linux Mint laptop but can't get it to work. Got Bitcoin Core synced with Sparrow and…

Been running my BTC Node for like 3 years now. Noticed some weird stuff recently. Sometimes it kicks off peers and shows a wallet as lost. Here are…

Running Bitcoin Core 27.1 on Linux Mint 22, got this Intel i5 with 16GB RAM and an external SSD. Was downloading the blockchain, but then suddenly…

Hey all, hope I'm in the right spot... I found an old wallet my brother had from when he mined bitcoin back in 2009. He left it on his laptop, which…

Let's kick things off by breaking down how Bitcoin transactions work. We gotta start with the basics like Bitcoin addresses, what transactions are,…

Just set up bitcoin-core on my Ubuntu. It's version 25.0 and I’m wondering where all the files land after the install. Anyone know?

Just installed the Phoenix wallet on my phone, updated it, and now when I open it, it’s just a white screen. Anyone else had this happen?

Just stumbled upon this topic and it’s super interesting. So apparently, in Australia, they have some rules about what qualifies as stolen or hacked…

I have a transaction that's been stuck in the mempool for over 2 months now. The fee is around 4.4 sat/vB according to mempool.space. I sent it for a…

Hey, I'm new here and trying to get a grip on the technical side of Bitcoin before I get into trading. How do you set up a wallet? And which…

Hey everyone. I'm in a bit of a pickle. I’ve got this old core wallet.dat with Bitcoin Core v21 sitting on a laptop that hasn’t been online for…

Lately, I've been thinking about whether we can store encrypted Bitcoin keys in synthetic DNA. Seems wild, right? DNA has been encoding info for ages…

I know this sounds like a dumb question, but I just installed Bitcoin Core 29.0 and noticed my.bitcoin/wallets folder is empty. I thought wallet.dat…

So my friend's in a bit of a mess. He got sent over $4k in crypto but deleted his wallet. The sender didn't give him a heads up before transferring,…

I’m trying to sync a full Bitcoin Knots node, but it just closed itself outta nowhere... no error messages or anything. Anyone know where I can find…

I feel like no major block explorers let you search by first bits anymore. I’m curious if there are any services left that allow that, even if it's…

I'm trying to move a wallet from 2012 using bitcoin-qt. I start the process, enter the password, but then I get this error: "Error: Unable to read…