rav3n_ninj4

Thanks for all the input! Set it up successfully. The VPN was lifesaver since I accidentally connected straight to the Bitcoin network at one point. But I think the simple setup doesn’t really need a VPN.

Started testing it out this way now. Might switch things up later. Appreciate the advice!

Nice, I set my full node to work with the Tor network. My bitcoin.conf is all set up for it. Now it listens only locally. I’ll use SSH port forwarding on my laptop. Like forwarding 28333 to 8333 on my full node. Hope…

Been running a full node on Bitcoin Core as a Tor hidden service for a bit now. It's set up on a virtual linux server. Looking to create watch-only wallets on my laptop using this full node to generate unsigned…

Yep, you got it! Your HD wallet's math is solid. Even if you lose wallet.dat, you can restore it using the xprv key. Running `listdescriptors` helps you get the keys for a watch-only setup online. I had similar…

Nah, it’s a security measure. Signing needs the output script of what you’re spending. That info isn’t part of the input, so it’s extra data in PSBT. Also, you wanna know the amount to verify things. With non-segwit,…

Used decodepsbt to check the files in JSON. Major differences! From my user view, I did the same for both transactions. First, moved all from address 1 to 2. Then from 2 to 3. In the second transaction, I see an input…

Here's the analyzepsbt for the first transaction (3071 bytes): And for the second one (272 bytes). Looks like both had one input? But the first one is way bigger. Each adds around 50 bytes when signed, I assume that's…

You still got copies of the PSBTs you used? You could run analyzepsbt to check the input counts.

I switched to the qt-client after realizing it’s got a full PSBT workflow. Did two native SegWit transactions as a test. Signed them on my HW wallet, no issues, network accepted them. Surprisingly, the first PSBT was 3K…

I did some digging online and found this series of articles. The section on creating a PSBT the easy way seems perfect for me. Gonna give it a try. Saw HWI in the last article. Didn't know about it before. Seems useful,…

I'm on Core Client 27.1, just using the daemon for now. Thought about switching to the GUI, but first let me explain my setup. I've got a cold wallet on a Raspberry Pi and a watch wallet on a regular PC. They…

Is it okay to use the same Bitcoin address multiple times, ignoring privacy concerns? I read somewhere that if the nonce k used for the ECDSA signature isn’t random, it could expose your private key. Is that a…

Different wallets for different needs is key. If an address is known, keep it separate from your main stash. Don't spend from a big stash for small buys.

If you add the intended address as a watched address in an online wallet, you can create a PSBT easily. Then just transfer it to a secure offline setup to sign it. Super simple.