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> I understand Hearn also made a change to the core database in bitcoin 0.8 but there was locking problems which led to a fork.
He did, however I do not think it is fair to blame him for the fork; it was quite hard to predict, and no one else saw it in review either, and it was more of a discrepancy between behaviour of leveldb and bdb than a bug. One has to doubt it would have been a bugdoor - it created a fork risk, but it was fixed, so not really the characteristics of a theft risk.
> Schildbach he's the bitcoin wallet dev, right?
Yes the Bitcoin Android wallet:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Richard "Gendal" Brown has written a lot of informative blog posts about blockchain, bitcoin and how they could be extended or used within finance at http://gendal.me/ if you scroll back well before R3 for example. I dont know the Barclays guy.
I wouldn't call it "mathematically". "Statistically" would be a better term imho.
Anyway, the first wallet that implemented this scheme is Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry).
I put so much emphasis on learning and teaching because while Bitcoin truly is revolutionary, if you don't know why, or you've never heard of it, it's like it never existed in the first place. Bitcoin needs people who understand what it is that can explain the problems it solves, some of which have existed since the beginning of human history. Think about that.
I suggest decentralized wallets:
Even on a rooted device there is process isolation for non-root processes. You just need to pay attention to which programs you sudo.
Having wallet encryption sure doesn't hurt. For example Bitcoin Wallet can receive coins without entering the spending PIN. Only for sending (signing) you need to know the PIN. That kind of role model is not possible with fulll disk encryption.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
It's a Coinbase error. It happens with Bitcoin Wallet as well. These two amounts are sometimes off by one Satoshi. I suspect at one point they use float for storing Bitcoin values and thus is loses full precision.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
Bitcoin Wallet is used by well over a million people.
I suggest decentralized wallets:
Of course there are no weekly limits with those wallets.
Either that, or try the testnet version of the particlar wallet first. Testnet coins are worthless, just for testing.
You can find the Testnet version of Bitcoin Wallet, the most popular mobile wallet, here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet_test
The basic bitcoin wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Mycelium https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycelium.wallet
There might be others but I don't know them
Perhaps you (or anyone else) would like help with the Greek transaction of Bitcoin Wallet. It's currently at 80%.
However we're unfunded and cannot offer money, only a credit in the authors list and lots of karma (-:
Don't make your wallet depend on a centralized service. I suggest decentralized wallets:
It went back to 4.0 overnight. What the fuck?
Edit: Nevermind, looks like it backfired a little bit. People are confusing the real Bitcoin wallet with the Bitcoin.com wallet (Bcash).
I actually have a few Bitcoin wallet backups that match the description you've given. I even have one, dated 2013-08-12, that is exactly 240 bytes in size, containing upper and lowercase letters, numbers, forward slashes, plus signs, and a trailing equals sign (i.e., base64 encoding). The backup was made by the Bitcoin Wallet for Android by Andreas Schildbach.
I suggest decentralized wallets:
The latest version of Bitcoin Wallet supports child-pays-for-parent for raising the fee.
Bitcoin Wallet has a format for transmitting transactions via QR code already – it was implemented back in 2011! It's mainly meant for getting a transaction to the merchant if all other methods fail (P2P network, NFC, Bluetooth), but of course it would be easy to use it for unsiigned txns as well.
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry) has had NFC + Bluetooth payments since 2011. Alternatively, the transaction can be transmitted via QR-Code.
Neither of the sides needs Internet connectvity, but if the payee doesn't have Internet he/she needs to trust the payer to some extent, as he/she will not see blockchain confirmations until s/he's connected again.
waaaaait.. wait. You seem to be new here, so be careful.
Dropbit seems to be a custodial service so they keep your Bitcoin in "safe storage" just like banks keep your money. You don't really own those Bitcoins while they are in that storage. If you think leaving your money with some company is a good idea, then you probably should stick with ordinary banks and fiat money, because they have all the legal framework, insurance, bailouts etc, that Bitcoin doesn't have. The problem with custodial services is that they can take your money any time they want. Simply by saying it's not really "yours" anymore. With Bitcoin it's the first time in the history where we can have really our digital money, really in our hands and under our sole control. But that applies only to non-custodial wallets.
So try GreenBits, Mycelium, or this Bitcoin Wallet, make a backup of the private key and enjoy. Surrendering your bitcoins to a third party service for a lousy "share-by-sms" feature is a high price to pay.
RBI has banned all cryptocurrency entities in India & asked to cease all operations within 3 months
Don't use Unocoin. Instead use localbitcoins or download Bitcoin app. You only need bitcoin address to send/receive bitcoin money. Make sure you backup wallet - otherwise you may lose all bitcoins
Recently my transaction took 3 hours, and the fee was already pretty high. I have no idea what this chart says.
So, thanks for standing up for us noobs. I use this wallet app by the way.
Try restoring with Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS). Its backup files are base64 encoded. You will need a backup password though, because it's also encrypted.
I'd recommend the granddaddy of mobile wallets, unimaginatively named Bitcoin Wallet, but I don't think it lets you track watch-only addresses, so maybe that's not what you need here.
It's most likely a wallet backup of Bitcoin Wallet, the most popular mobile wallet.
Copy the file to /sdcard/Download/ and use Options > Safety > Restore wallet. You'll need your backup password though.
If you have an Android phone, I suggest
for your spending money. The main reason is with Bitcoin Wallet you can pay even if your phone is offline, using the "payment protocol" via Bluetooth. When you've got Internet access, e.g. at your hotel room, you can swipe paper wallets into your Bitcoin Wallet as needed.
Why are trying to do HD "by hand", rather than just using one of the recommended wallets that do it automatically for you? E.g.
Coinbase has a good wallet app, if you forget your password, you can reset it online at their website. Their wallet is called a hosted wallet because the bitcoins don't really exist on your phone, they exist at servers at Coinbase.com and you're trusting the company to store them.
The wallet you used to have was probably this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Unfortunately, the bitcoins in that type of wallet would only exist on your phone. That means those bitcoins could be lost if your phone broke without a backup.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets. These two wallets are good for taking the Bitcoins with you, for spending:
Actually you don't need a "payment system". Just use any decentralized wallet, like:
To protect the wallets from spending by unauthorized persons, both recommendations offer a spending PIN that encrypts the private keys.
If you go the Android route, you've got the advantage that your customers can pay without an Internet connection (via Bluetooth). Don't underestimate this #1 reason for payment delays.
Don't worry, it's only the duplicate that was marked as invalid. The original transaction, in your screenshot directly below the duplicate one, was confirmed.
We just released version 4.42 which makes it much less likely for a malleated transaction to enter the wallet.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
FWIW: Bitcoin Wallet supports increasing the fee for a transaction that was already sent (or received).
A good place for comparing wallets is https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
Regarding sending coins between wallets on the same phone: it depends on the wallet. For example Bitcoin Wallet (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet) has a "Request coins from local app" action on the request coins screen.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
Breadwallet has the same architecture as Bitcoin Wallet, the mother of mobile wallets. So while you're waiting, you could use that.
I had emailed myself the back up keys for this generic BTC wallet from an old phone. When I try to recover the wallet it just asks for a simple password
Thanks!
Is the bitcoin wallet good too?
And why isn't electrum shown, when i select "transparency" at bitcoin wallet "helper" ?
Thanks in advance
Most easy ones depending on how much value you want to manage:
<$1000 Bitcoin wallet (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>$1000 Trezor (Hardware wallet) https://trezor.io
Great initiative.
Are you familiar with Bitcoin Wallet for Testnet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet_test&hl=en_US
I've only ever used Schildbach's bitcoin wallet, the granddaddy of all mobile wallets.
It's open source, doesn't have any weird bullshit, and generally hasn't steered me wrong yet.
(Warning: Some advanced operations can require fucking around with a terminal. Not everyone has the required fortitude for it.)
That one was developed by the BCash (BCH) team. The actual Bitcoin wallet is here and works great for day-to-day purchases using Bitcoin.
The Coinbase wallet is also very good and also has buy/sell builtin to the app.
I haven't used it much yet because so few merchants accept BCC yet. But it serves its purpose for handling my BCC coins in an app made by trustworthy developers. It doesn't seem to have nearly as many features as Mycelium (but is very simple to understand and use) which I also use, but Mycelium hasn't made a BCC wallet so I have no choice but to stop using Mycelium.
Mycelium also has at least one developer who's very hostile towards BCC so I don't think that Mycelium will add BCC support anytime soon if ever.
I suppose that you're using Schildbach's wallet which name is simply "Bitcoin Wallet" and that that wallet uses the Bitcoinj SPV wallet library originally developed by Mike Hearn. I think all SPV wallets use the Bitcoinj library but am not sure. I also don't know who's developing Bitcoinj now that Mike Hearn quit being involved in Bitcoin.
Thanks for sharing. Also, this wallet has had NFC support for years. I wonder if they're compatible? I've never seen anyone use NFC though and never had an opportunity to use NFC myself.
sannies is the shit!!
i personally use bitcoins as i dont trust sending money thru mail, just in case someone opens it and steals it.
download a bitcoin wallet app on ur phone (i use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en)
u will have a unique QR code which is only registered to your actual device, no one else has the same QR code as u--that being said if you lose your phone u lose your bitcoin 'wallet' so dont loose ur phone :P
go to the bitcoin atm and scan ur qr code then u will see the exchange rate of how many $ will buy "x" amount of bitcoin -- deposit the right amount of money and then ur good to go pretty much.. in about 15 mins the deposited money will show in ur bitcoin wallet app on ur phone then u can email sannie for his bitcoin wallet address and then go into your app and hit send money and paste his wallet address and the desired amount and ur set.
What software are you using to import the encrypted private key?
I have noticed, that for example the Schildbach Bitcoin Wallet for Android is relatively unforgiving when it comes to interpreting input. For example a newline (invisible character indicating end of line) at the end of the private key that it should import, makes it "invalid".
Try other software, like Mycelium.
I prefer the Schildbach wallet for most purposes.
I actually have both installed, but only use Mycelium to monitor offline addresses. I exclusively use the Schildbach wallet for storing funds.
This bitcoin wallet with millions of downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=pt_PT
Runs on bitcoinj, one of the projects listed above.
Its mostly one dev fixing bugs (check the github commits), and then on the other side there are people signing letters and spreading money to bitcoind forks with political motivations.
> the most used bitcoin android wallet
I'm assuming you mean the schildbach wallet. Please offer a citation if this is not what you meant.
When you say "wallet services" I'm not sure if
All exchanges (except shapeshift) let you store bitcoins, as well as fiat (euros or dollars). They're mostly pretty safe, but as a guide, you can see which ones are the most popular by volume here. These hosted wallets are more like "accounts" than wallets. All your transactions go via the provider, and they can watch them and even cancel your account if they don't like the people you're involved with.
If you want full control and have a good idea about computer security, you should install your own wallet. For the best security, use a paper wallet or a hardware wallet. For starters, a mobile wallet such as This one is a good option.
Why don't you use Bitcoin Wallet instead? It should be pretty similar to Breadwallet, except Bitcoin Wallet is also optimized for tablets and Android 4/5.
I suggest decentralized wallets:
Use a mobile wallet. Installing apps is super easy and fast and they can be uninstalled without any trace. I suggest decentralized wallets:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
You can use these wallets for sweeping paper wallets:
> I have never owned a cryptocurrency, except someone sent me bitcoin on reddit once and I still don't know how to access it.
Depending on when that happened, it could be worth more now than when you received it.
Quick guide: install a wallet on your phone. Tell the reddit bot the address that is displayed in the app.
PM me if you need further instructions.
I suggest:
Steps:
This can be done in 10 seconds, since the app is also very small (2.5 MB).
> If that transaction doesn't get into the next block, could someone try to redirect that Bitcoin since my private key has been broadcast?
Your private key isn't broadcast, it just signs the transaction. It shouldn't be a problem, but I have used Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet to raise the transaction fee after sweeping a private key. I was scanning the key to a brainwallet contest and wanted to make sure that I got it just in case someone else scanned the key at the same time.
It depends on what you are looking for in a wallet. Personally I like Bitcoin Wallet by Andreas Schildbach for its simplicity, and because it uses a real SPV implementation without relying on third party servers.
With Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry), you can send as many transactions as you like in a short period. They might all get in the same block. This is because for receiving change, there is no requirement for confirmation.
I'm guessing your talking about Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet. There is no "Bitcoin Core Wallet" for Android.
It's possible your transaction just hasn't been propagated to biteasy yet. It will probably show up after a bit. You can change your blockexplorer if you click the three-dot-menu -> Settings -> Settings -> Block explorer, then choose "blockexplorer.com" instead of BitEasy. I prefer blockexplorer.com.
Your talking about Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet, right? In the address book there are two headers, one is "Your Addresses" and the other is "Sending Addresses." The addresses in the "Your Addresses" section are addresses that are associated with your wallet. If you sent it to one of those addresses you should be fine and it should reflect in your total balance.
These two wallets are not only simple to use, but also truly decentralized:
The bitcoin wallet for android is SPV and lets you connect to a trusted node, but it doesn't have hardware wallet support I don't think https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Yes, and exporting/importing the seed is usually possible via backup/restore of the wallet. So it's possible to combine all three with a custom setup and Bitcoin Wallet.
It's perhaps too late for you, but maybe it helps others. Never use web wallets.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
You can use mobile wallets like Bitcoin Wallet to swipe your paper wallet into your wallet when you need it.
Whatever you do, you should generally stay away from centralized services. And bc.i in particular, looking at their repeated fuckups with handling randomness.
Don't make your coins depend on an external service. I suggest using a truly decentralized wallet:
Have a look at bitcoinj, it's designed for such projects.
However, you may also want to consider just interfacing to the existing wallets like Bitcoin Wallet (which is also based on bitcoinj btw). Users are not likely to install one wallet per usecase. They will want to keep their spending money at one place.
Their Android app is not so much used, only 100k-500k. Compare that to 800k for Bitcoin Wallet for example. Since we switched reading randomness from /dev/urandom there has not been a single theft.
Yes, BIP70 as implemented for example by Bitcoin Wallet will sign your coins to an arbitrary script, including a multisig contract. The script is provided by the receipient of the coins (payee).
I've been following up on what you said. I found this open source wallet. Would it be safe? Is the fact that it's open source be a good thing for it or a hindrance? I'm really interested in this.
[Edit] Or do you mean something like this? I'm so lost.
Apparently the OP is using the Schildbach Bitcoin wallet for Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet
Also distributed from F-Droid
Nope, got confused, it's this one from Bitcoin Wallet developers. Not bitcoin.com. Maybe same stuff though: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Schildbach Wallet?
Thanks!
Is the bitcoin wallet good too?
And why isn't electrum shown, when i select "transparency" at www.bitcoin.org/de/wallet ?
Inform the peasant, master Kriskao! Is there any exchange service that doesn't required living in us and identity check? I just created my wallet -by this Android app and have no idea how to buy some btc and transfer it in my wallet, I just wanna put 500+ and store it for years or months to come. idc about fees, but I perfer it low. Thanks in advance Edit: comma
It's this wallet:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Not sure how many sats I paid but I increased the transaction fee and still nothing.
The tx id is: 78ff05395ca3206bf56cd7c064cbb8fc6c753e9ed807189d7217d9769419c459 but nothing shows up on the chain explorer.
I'm not very familiar with the terms.
Anyways I bought it at bt.cx
The exchange probably has a txid but I'm pretty sure you have to ask for it I'll try to get it sortet toomorow.
I used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
This wallet.
I have recieved order mail that said the amount and the adress sent to
Play store
Bitcoin wallet
It's a yellow icon
Nope none received coins so far
I'm aware it changes after each deposit. But it did that with no coins received.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
> the exact filename is bitcoin-wallet-backup
I think Andreas Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet for Android produced backups with filenames like that. I have a couple myself. Beware, you may need a passphrase to decrypt the backup.
There are many wallets called "Bitcoin"
Is it this one ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
That is not Bitcoin core.
How many sats a byte did you pay in a fee ? If you don't know than tell me the tx ID or receive address and Ill look it up for you.
>I paid 0.60 mbtc to bump the fee
You did this in that wallet or how?
First you need to "sweep" that paper wallet into some app wallet. Paper wallet is dumb piece of paper, it cannot calculate the cryptography for you to get a transaction out of that private key.
Be extra careful choosing a legit app, there are many fake ones that will just steal your bitcoin.
Try this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Can someone please just recommend an easy wallet for Android? I've been trying to move my Bitcoin off an exchange for a while now, but have been paralyzed due to lack of a clear choice.
I went through the bitcoin.org wizard and it recommended "Bitcoin Wallet", but it's UI looks terribly out of date.
There are several wallets called Bitcoin. Did you mean this wallet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Please clarify exactly what wallet you are discussing and what you need help with
Sorry but you aren't being clear. Which app store? Google Play store or ios app store?
There are multiple wallets that have the word bitcoin in them ... are you using this wallet ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
If not can you be more specific as to the exact wallet you are using?
Oh so this one? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=pl
Sounds good. Although minimal commands: get receive address, send to address, integrated in A B Core, would be good too
Dedicate some time to learn why was it created for. Search for the Andreas Antonopoulos video channel in Youtube and read "The Bitcoin Standard" from Saifedean Ammous.
Understand how it works, what is a hash and a public key. Depends on your current knowledge but the best guides out there can be found in http://www.bitcoin.cc (maintained by Jameson Loop).
Open an account on a exchange like Kraken.com or Coinbase.com, get verified and buy some bitcoin. Test it first with small quantity ($50). Never go to those sites through a web search to avoid phishing scams.
Read some wallet security tips and transfer all those bitcoins to a simple mobile wallet. If you have Android use the well known Bitcoin Wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Install a desktop wallet like Electrum and do some transactions from mobile to desktop and viceversa.
When you are confident and ready to invest, buy a hardware wallet (Trezor) to hodl your bitcoins.
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>In reference to this application here. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>Thanks!
If you plan on having more than about $100 worth of Bitcoin, I recommend a Trezor or Ledger. That's where you should put most of your funds for safe keeping.
After that, smartphones are pretty decent, I like Bitcoin Wallet as it's pretty simple and easy to use, plus if you run your own node you can point your wallet at it for maximum privacy. Best to keep less than $100 on that in case of loss or your phone getting hacked.
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>back in 2013 I created a wallet using this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet and then emailed myself the wallet link and the file that was created during the backup process (yes stupid I know but I had no idea what bitcoin was back in 2013 - technically I still have no idea but know it's worth a lot more now!)
>with all the hubbub about the huge gains recently I decided to scour all my emails for signups with bonuses on exchanges etc and found that email - so I wanted to see if there was anything in this wallet (i'm thinking it probably empty but NOT checking would be stupid) - but apparently the backup files are "password protected" and since that was 4 years ago....I have NO CLUE what the password to that file could be - anyone got a way to "crack" that file so I can attempt a restore of my wallet (that may or may not be empty)?
I have over $400 in BCH on Jaxx
Don't know why you think you need a BCH wallet.
You need to export the private keys from the EXISTING BCH wallet where you originally sent the BTC
Import those keys into a new BTC wallet. Don't use Jaxx.
This wallet allows importing private keys.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Read this first;
https://www.bitcoin.com/guides/how-to-import-and-export-bitcoin-private-keys
Back up there BCH wallet first.
Once the keys are imported to the new BTC wallet make a backup.
Make another backup of the new Bitcoin wallet after sending the BTC out of the new BTC wallet.
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> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>Have about 3 bch in this wallet but 0 btc. Willing to send 200 usd in btc if anyone can help me get these bch out.
> The attached encrypted file contains Bitcoin private keys and should be kept safe at all times. Don't forget the encryption password! > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet > > http://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/
That is what I found backed up in my mail, along with a file that is giving me the same long string no matter what I open it with, attched to the email
As a "newbe," would you be able to help me out with some advice?
I've got a very modest amount of Bitcoin usable on this Bitcoin wallet app, and a backup file I can use to restore it if I wipe my phone.
I've had this sitting there for years. Is there BCH waiting out there for me to use? What do you recommend is the best way of claiming and using it?
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>I was using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=de last year and bought some BTC. I have saved the wallet into my Dropbox. Now I got a new phone and tried to restore the wallet. 1. I have copied the file into /downloads 2. I go to the restore menu but it cannot find any wallet data
>Any help with this?
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>I've got an android wallet app called "Bitcoin Wallet" ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en ) that was popular a few years ago with a bunch of what core would call "dust". How do I pull the private key from it so that I can extract the usable Bitcoin Cash?
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>So I have this mobile android wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>It doesn't have a seed, so yes, it's a bit of an older wallet. I can back it up and I get a wallet file and it requires a password to save it. Can I import this file on a bitcoin cash wallet and get access to my cash coins? If not is there a way of extracting the private keys from this wallet backup?
I was wondering if it was a stretch too, looked it up, and Wechat is not the inspiration for the tech.
The only wallets I trust:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Here are some better alternatives:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Block explorers:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Xapo has fake insurance and Coinbase tracks your coins.
Here are some better alternatives:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Block explorers:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Hello,
In ELI5;
Here is some wallet information:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Block explorers:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Why do I often add this to my comment? Too many newbies ask here how to secure bitcoin. This list is based on community feedback and personally testing the wallets.
The only wallets I trust:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can afford to lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Thanks for mentioning us. Being fully decentralized is indeed a key goal of Bitcoin Wallet.
Bitcoin.com wallet is BCH SPV. Schildbach's wallet is BTC SPV.
Mike's BitcoinJ is the engine running behind Multibit and Bitcoin Wallet for Android (over 500,000 installs).
Congratulations, now you need to keep it safe.
Here is a breakdown of wallets.
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Kannattaa Googletella nimiä ennen kun lähtee ostelemaan. Aika moni ihminen itkenyt ongelmista Poloniexin kanssa yms. kun on halunnut rahat tai kolikot ulos.
Lompakko-softia löytyy monia. Jos pöytäkoneelle haluaa, suosittelisin Electrumia, luurille löytyy Bitcoin Wallet. Kaikissa tapauksissa asetuksista löytyy backup-vaihtoehdot mitkä antavat tiedoston millä pääsee kolikoihin aina käsiksi - suosittelen laittamaan tiedoston talteen jonnekin Google Driveen tai Dropboxiin, tai molempiin.
Jos esimerkiksi käytät Bitcoin Wallettia kännykällä ja teet varmuuskopion Google Driveen, voit heittää kännykän vaikka jorpakkoon, ostaa uuden, hakea tiedoston tallesta ja kolikot ovat tallessa.
Jos haluaa useamman tonnin edestä säilytellä kolikoita, yllä olevassa tavassa ei ole mitään vikaa, mutta voi harkita jotain dedikoitua laite-lompakkoa, esimerkiksi TREZORia tai Ledger Nano S'ää - tässä tapauksessa ne salaisuudet millä kolikoihin pääsee kiinni ovat dedikoidulla laitteella minkä voi tunkea vaikka kassakaappiin tai hanuriin, sen sijaan että ne ovat kännykällä tai läppärillä, mihin kaikki ihmiset ei luota.
Pari yleistä asiaa:
Rahan siirtelystä tarvitsee maksaa transaktio-maksu (samalla tavalla kun esimerkiksi Visa verottaa välistä), tämän takia aika moni ihminen pitää kolikoita aina siellä markkinan omassa lompakossa (siirrät euroja marketille, ostat Bitcoineja, odotat että hinta muuttuu, myyt Bitcoinit, kolikot olivat aina marketin hallussa, sinun nimissäsi, siirrät eurot pois markkinalta).
Nykyään ei suositella tekemään tuota - jos se markkina päättää lopettaa toimintansa yön yli, et saa kolikoita ulos. Aika moni noista isommista paikoista on kunnollisia yrityksiä missä on vastuuta takana, etteivät ne katoile sattumanvaraisesti, mutta tuo puri ihmisiä vuosia sitten esimerkiksi kun MtGox tipahti verkosta.
Verottaja on myös erittäin kiinnostunut näistä kolikoista. Muistaakseni tappioita ei voinut vähentää verotuksesta, mutta voitoista piti maksaa veroja. Relevantti vero.fi
Here are some great wallets for each category:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Block explorers:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Why do I often add this to my comment? Too many newbies as here how to secure bitcoin. This list is based on community feedback and personally testing the wallets.
Always back up your wallet!
Some great wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
All that's needed is someone to implement a better Coin Selector in bitcoinj, e.g. a "Merge Avoidance" coin selector. Then all wallets based on bitcoinj could use it.
Some good ones:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: *Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up. *
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
if a crypto noob buys BCH thinking it is BTC on an exchange and tries to send them to his wallet:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.breadwallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=btc.org.freewallet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.greenaddress.cordova
Poof. Funds lost.
Send them to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcoin.mwallet and hey, there are. Wrong coin, but funds not lost.
We are working on it. No ETA though.
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS) is agnostic of the block size, so yes it supports 2 MB blocks.
Bitcoin Wallet popular in 2011 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Spend some Satoshis to learn and keep most on a good wallet:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Please stop using BCI! Lots of great alternatives:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Block explorers:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Why do I often add this to my comment? Too many newbies as here how to secure bitcoin. This list is based on community feedback and personally testing the wallets.
What do you need Coinbase for?
If you want to trade use an exchange and for bitcoin a real wallet:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: *Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up. *
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
I believe he's referring to this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Will this wallet be affected?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
That's a backup of the Schildbach Android bitcoin wallet, for sure. It used to email you when you made a backup. The email had that bitcoin-wallet-keys-[date] file attached, and the following body:
> The attached encrypted file contains Bitcoin private keys and should be kept safe at all times. Don't forget the encryption password!
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
> https://github.com/schildbach/bitcoin-wallet
This page talks about how to recover your coins, but stresses:
> just use Options > Safety > Restore wallet from within the Bitcoin Wallet app if you can
Some wallet suggestions:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
The Segwit issue on GitHub has been open since August 2017, or coming up on one year now. Apparently, it's a waiting game for bitcoinj to support SegWit, but no commits have been pushed on the SegWit branch since November.
This is the closest thing I could find with google constantly trying to autocorrect litecoin to bitcoin, am I on the right track?
Let's see how they have done, feel free to correct me if anything is wrong
Release 0.13.3: check
Rebase Litecoin to Bitcoin Core 0.14.1: Check, although they are now a full major version behind BTC (again)
BIP173: Not done afaik
M Addresses: Check
Relaunch our Android wallet: Not done. The official website points to an app called Bitcoin wallet which is not even available for my region.
SegWit: Check
Lightning Network: Vaporware
Add MAST, Covenants, and re-enable some Satoshi OP codes: Vaporware #2.
In the meantime, the Litecoin core github repo had no new commits since September, Bitcoin typically gets a dozen commits every day. Even Namecoin sees more active development. No wonder half of the goals on their roadmap isn't met.
Install the wallet again:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Then go:
Options > Safety > Restore wallet
Running a full node gives you the option of privacy.
You can connect :
Your choice is fine. Security is the main focus of Bitcoin Wallet, along with ease of use.
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS) is designed to be lightweight, secure and without any bloatware or unnecessary features.
Here is a breakdown of better wallets:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some better alternatives.
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
And now to get you going safely, here are some great wallets:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Don't use Bitcoin Banks, here are some real wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some other great wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Buy anywhere, then use a better wallet:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
It would be easiest to claim a paper wallet with an application (referred to as a "wallet") that has "sweeping" functionality. "Bitcoin Wallet" (Android), Mycelium (Android), Breadwallet (iOS), and others accomplish this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycelium.wallet
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/breadwallet/id885251393?mt=8
Bitcoin wallet
Google store link below
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Is this the wallet you are using?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Bitcoin wallet by Andreas Schildbach also handles BIP70 for as long as I remember.
Same way you "invest" in any other money-like thing:
You should learn what Bitcoin is before you consider holding any. Bitcoin is still very experimental, and it's not very user-friendly, even now. I think it would be best to learn about it first, and once you understand the big picture, then you can move forward.
Exchanging cash for bitcoin is a little difficult to do at 14, you should get your parents help to sign up with an exchange such as Coinbase, Gemini (US-based) or Bitstamp (International).
With all that said, there's nothing stopping you from downloading a Bitcoin wallet to your smartphone and playing around with it. For Android, I recommend Bitcoin Wallet and for iOS I recommend Breadwallet. If you install one of those wallets, you will still have 0 bitcoin, but you will be able to receive (and then send) bitcoin from/to anyone in the world, without creating an account or verifying your identity or age, and without the possibility of someone spending your money without your consent if you follow best practices. Again, inform yourself before jumping in.
REMEMBER TO BACK UP YOUR WALLET FROM YOUR PHONE TO A SAFE PLACE, PREFERABLY ON A COMPUTER YOU OWN.
Electrum for the desktop.
Bitcoin Wallet for the mobile phone.
No you can also restore backups, even old ones.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Install this, then go to Safety -> Restore Wallet
I recommend Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS). It will show a notification if you receive coins.
ta, bitcoin no es dificil. Necesito un wallet como https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en y se puede comprar bitcoin aca https://www.bitpagos.com/ o https://localbitcoins.com/places/386216535/montevideo-dept-uruguay/ o www.coinbase.com
Just use any mobile wallet (like Bitcoin Wallet) and scan the QR code with the camera. Press send and you're done.
I'm referring to the SPV wallet here: > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Here are some good wallets:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Yes. its a good alternative, and here is my usual list:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Yes, some good wallets:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: *Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up. *
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Just import your private key into a better wallet:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some good wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some better wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
They will track your transactions for ever, consider using some of these real wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Which wallet? This one?
Or the Bitcoin Wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry)
You can use Bitcoin Wallet for Android to send coins to a paper wallet and swipe the paper wallet as you like.
To create the paper wallet, there is https://www.bitaddress.org or Entrophy.
Bitcoin Wallet for Android and BlackBerry encrypts your private keys using AES if you set a spending PIN.
Ich nutze seit paar Jahren das Bitcoin Wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet von Schildbach und bin damit sehr zufrieden.
That's a backup file from the Bitcoin wallet for Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
The file is most likely a backup file created by the Bitcoin Wallet app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Read https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md to recover via Linux command line.
You'll need your backup password though. The file is encrypted.
BITCOIN WALLET : it's a simple bitcoin wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
I just got this one, because I don't have extra 5 GB on my laptop's SSD for a desktop version.
Take a look at these three BTC wallets
Phoenix Wallet
Bitcoin Wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
bitWallet
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitwallet/id777634714
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These are as simple as it gets. Literally just a wallet with a Send & Receive button.
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Reasons for avoiding buy/sell/exchange features are business reasons. I don't want to get into it but the parameters I need are set. If it were as simple as just using something that comes up as one of the first results when you google "LTC wallet" I wouldn't be here asking lol
Based on the file structure it could be either:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
This wallet can send and receive bitcoins with NFC, I think Bluetooth also.
It's name is Bitcoin Wallet, I used it from 2015 without any problem.
Nope, got confused, it's this one from Bitcoin Wallet developers. Not bitcoin.com. Maybe same stuff though: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Schildbach Wallet?
Is this a Bitcoin.com wallet and not bitcoin app wallet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en&gl=US
Use a bitcoin wallet
A Bitcoin wallet is a software program in which Bitcoins are stored.
There are different types of wallets.
Here are some recommended wallet Types:
Desktop wallets are installed on a desktop computer and provide the user with complete control over the wallet. Some popular desktop wallet
Electrum
Bitcoin Core
Hive OS X
Mobile wallets perform the same functions as a desktop wallet. Mobile wallets facilitate payments in physical stores via "touch-to-pay" and near field communication (NFC) scanning of a QR code.
Bitcoin Wallet
Hive Android
Mycelium Bitcoin Wallet
Electrum
Mobile wallets perform the same functions as a desktop wallet. Mobile wallets facilitate payments in a physical store.
Web wallets also facilitate access to Bitcoins from anywhere, on any browser or mobile device. The selection of your web wallet must be done carefully since it stores your private keys online. Coinbase and Blockchain are popular web wallet providers.
Hardware Wallets
Hardware wallets are by far the most secure type of Bitcoin wallet as they store Bitcoins on a physical piece of equipment that is usually plugged into a computer via a USB port. They are practically immune to virus attacks, and few instances of Bitcoin theft have been reported. These devices are the only Bitcoin wallets that are not free, and they often cost between $100 to $200.
After deciding on the wallet of your choice. It is time for you to join the esteemed league of Hloders by choosing a platform from which you will buy your bitcoin. If you are having a hard time choosing a wallet.
I recommend the Electrum wallet. It is available for both on PC and App stores
Inform the peasant master Kriskao! Is there any exchange service that doesn't required living in us and identity check? I just created my wallet -by this Android app and have no idea how to buy some btc and transfer it in my wallet, I just wanna put 500+ and store it for years or months to come. idc about fees, but I perfer it low. Thanks in advance
>Bitcoin wallet app
Can you clarify which wallet ? there are many wallets called "bitcoin"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcoin.mwallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.polehin.android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=piuk.blockchain.android
Do any of those wallets look familiar?
I don't know of any wallet that used .pfk extensions for their backup file format
>6-7 years ago
For android That narrows it down to either:
1) bitcoin wallet by schildbach
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
2) bitcoin spinner wallet (discontinued and became mycelium)
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitcoinSpinner
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miracleas.bitcoin_spinner
3) blockchain.info wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=piuk.blockchain.android
4) Mycelium -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycelium.wallet
None of these have .pfk files for backup
To clarify, this was the app I was using: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
There are a bunch of wallets with similar names... are you referring to this wallet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
there are multiple wallets named bitcoin , is it this one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Or if another one please clarify the exact one
You used Bitcoin Wallet to create this backup. Read
https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md
You'll need a backup password though. Otherwise there is no way to decrypt the backup. You will maybe also need a spending PIN, if you set one. Otherwise, you will not be able to spend from the restored wallet.
The backup file from my Android Bitcoin wallet has the same filename structure (this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet).
If you mean to your own BTC node here you have some:
Schildbach - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
BLW Bitcoin Lightning Wallet - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lightning.walletapp
Samourai - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samourai.wallet
Electrum - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.electrum.electrum
What is the wallet name specifically ? If it is called "bitcoin wallet" is this it?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
> bitcoin core android wallet
There is no Bitcoin Core Android wallet. Are you referring to this one?
Bitcoin core doesn't have an android version. Do you mean the bitcoin wallet by schildbach?
As far as I know, their own wallet, and this android wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Still available: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Mobile wallet Schildbach I think is doing that. Settings - network - connect to node IP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Hope you've got a lot of disk space and a good internet connection...
I used Bitcoin core before coinbase. After coinbase's fuckery back in 2015 and 2016 I went back to bitcoin core.
https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/
pros:
cons:
im talking about this app
but yeah, but ultimate goal is to avoid transaction fees.
Here is the post for archival purposes:
Author: 52edc
Content:
>Hi BitcoinCash redditors!
>Could you suggest solution how to claim BCash and BGold from Android Bitcoin Wallet ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en ) ?
>I have already got my BIP39 seed from the wallet using bitcoinj_seed ( https://github.com/gurnec/decrypt_bitcoinj_seed ) .
>Not sure what would be the best next step. What app supports BCash, BGold and BIP39 ?
>Thanks
>Pawel
Have you updated your Bitcoin wallet to version v5.40 ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
I did not see any "Freewallet" company yet in the play store. Just curious if this one is legit, it is open source too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
It was this wallet backed up with their "Safety> backup wallet" function
it is literally called "bitcoin wallet".
I'm using this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=sv
I've heard good things about mycelium too.
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>So I have this mobile android wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>It doesn't have a seed, so yes, it's a bit of an older wallet. I can back it up and I get a wallet file and it requires a password to save it.
>I was given some pretty good instructions which I followed and can be found here(credit to [u/ShindigNZ](/u/ShindigNZ) ): https://imgur.com/a/fOjcP
>The instructions work pretty well until I get to dumping the decrypted file. I get this error: https://imgur.com/a/iGIwD Does anybody know what could be going wrong? Or alternatively a different way to get my bitcoin cash out of my wallet?
Bitcoin wallet - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Long time (3 years?) user of this Android wallet, no complaints: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
What about Schildbach wallet? Does it have better fee policy?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
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>Is there any need for a Bitcoin Cash fork of Bitcoin Wallet for android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet )?
>I have seen many people ask on the Google+ community and the Github about how to get private keys of Bitcoin Cash from this wallet.
>I have already done some work on a fork on this app. This app would allow importing backup files from Bitcoin Wallet and the user would have access to Bitcoin Cash from the wallet's private keys.
>Source code will be here (not currently up to date): https://github.com/bitcoincash-wallet
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>Hey there i have a question about claiming my BCC.
>Story goes - before the August 1st fork i held all my BTC in a paper wallet of which i have the public and private key. After the fork i transferred all my BTC to Android Bitcoin Wallet (link to wallet BTC wallet below) by using the 'Sweep' function.
>Where would my BCC be stored now? In the paper wallet or in the Android BTC wallet? And how would i go about claiming my BCC.
>Thanks,
>' https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en '
It's probably a backup file created by Bitcoin Wallet. You should still be able to restore that file using the app, if you know the backup password.
> input key
Is there an easy tool for extracting the key from a wallet.dat file (I have my pre-fork BTC on Bitcoin Wallet)? I'm not that tech-savy.
I got it from selling some online items to a friend for fun. It was this one BitcoinWallet (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en)
If you have a small shop, just download a wallet on your phone (Android Bitcoin Wallet, BreadWallet etc.) and you'll have an option to show a qr code (with the precise requested amount) for other people to scan and send it directly to your wallet. It's as simple as that.
specifically looking for suggestions for the android wallet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
One comment in particular indicated the developers took the Bitcoin Cash coins
It's this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
I found on the page, they have instructions on how to extract the private keys: https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md
It's not easy.
Wallet.dat? It should let you restore it using Bitcoin Wallet Google Play
will this wallet do? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet how will someone be able to access alt bitcoin after fork?
will this wallet do? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
how will someone be able to access alt bitcoin after fork?
Any remotely popular bitcoin app can handle QR code payments, and some have even adopted NFC functionality to make tap-n-pay style bitcoin transactions possible.
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Author: PutterPlace
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>I'm running Bitcoin Wallet on android. In the event that I'd like to move my existing wallet to another app (such as Mycellium), how would I go about doing that? When backing up my wallet, I'm forced to encrypt the backup with a password. However, I don't recall ever being given a seed, nor do I know how to access the private key. Instead, I'm left with a file that only seems to be supported by this specific app.
>Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>Also, to clarify, I prefer using a mobile wallet atm due to ease of use and my low amount holdings, making it not really feasible to buy a HW wallet.
It's from Schildbach Bitcoin Wallet.
It's encrypted so you will need the passphrase.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
If you want a secure and easy-to-use wallet without frills, we suggest:
I see, sounds like the Schildbach Wallet. Sort of the reference implementation for Android. The logo was just a regular orange Bitcoin Logo, right? It is still around, you know: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
It switched to a HD wallet format, but maybe it still supports import of the old wallet style. Give it a try.
Okay, good, glad you got it figured out. I'm just now realizing you were talking about a specific encrypted wallet for "Bitcoin Wallet" by Schildbach. I thought you just had some encrypted file that you made yourself for bitcoin wallet's in general.
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>Hi, I use bitcoin for small transactiins once in a while mostly out of curiosity. I never have a lot in my wallet app most of the time.
>I dont understand (will not spend the time to learn all of bitcoin issues etc...) much about bitcoin, specialy all the conflicts around it. I just want to use it.
>Im using this wallet for now : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>I dont know if it's a good wallet but love it's simplicity. I would like to get your opinions about it.
>I had tried mycelium but found it way too complicated.
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>Ive combed through some of the answers here and I apologize in advance if this has already been explained. I am a bit of a noob so I may have not understood the answer if it was posted.
>I used to have the Bitcoin Wallet app on my phone with 1 btc. About a year ago my phone broke so I wiped it and got a new one forgetting all about my lonely btc. Thinking it was lost forever, I just recently found an email backup (I know great security on my part) that says:
>The attached encrypted file contains Bitcoin Private keys and should be kept safe at all times. Don't forget the encryption password! </blockquote>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
> https://github.com/schildbach/bitcoin-wallet
>There is an attached file labeled bitcoin wallet backup. And I'm fairly certain I remember my encryption password. The problem is I don't recognize the kind of file. It doesn't have any extension on it.
>Is there anyway to restore my lost btc? If so, how? Thanks so much for anyone who has the time to help.
its the money of the internet :D and their BITS just like ponies use. you should get one I recommend here for first timers. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet or this one if you have an iphone https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitcoin-wallet-map-directory/id843536046?mt=8
1) have bank account
2) create account on coinbase, android app preferred
3) do coinbase verification steps (send photo of your ID, do test withdrawel from bank, etc)
4) buy some bitcoin.
5) wait for transaction to finish, takes a couple days unless you pay the higher fees for a debit card buy.
6) install bitcoin wallet app
7) transfer your coinbase bitcoins to your app wallet address this is the most important step, if you don't do this and buy questionable stuff directly with your coinbase account you will get banned from coinbase.
8)spend your bitcoins
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>I believe the Android Bitcoin Wallet does, but are there any others?
>every other post
I don't think that's true. If you feel that a significant majority of Bitcoin users are having problems, then to be convincing you need to qualify that with evidence.
>Or waiting hours for their transactions to confirm because the app they used did not calculate the correct fee.
All of the standard Bitcoin applications do this. If the appropriate fee (and tiny, for those unfamiliar) is paid, the transaction is near instantaneous, and, of course, there are clever ways to make it faster still, which are usually employed.
>These posts typically result in victim blaming and shaming for not following some billion-step guide to achieve their desired outcome.
Really? Again, feel free to provide evidence of this. I've found Bitcoin users to be generally alright to deal with.
>How can bitcoin developers make applications that are secure and genuinely simple to use?
I mean, what do you think is wrong with the standard, boring old Android Bitcoin application?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
>Bitcoin has been a thing for at least half a decade now
Jeez, that just strikes me as impatient. Most other currencies have literally centuries on Bitcoin. Give it a chance ffs.
>Cryptocurrency in its current state is, frankly, shit.
Bitcoin has never been hacked. Does that count for nothing?
If I were to guess, I'd say that cryptocurrencies are more likely in the future then the existing approach of using tree materials and minerals for coins and paper money that we move around.
Out of curiosity, have you used Bitcoin yourself?
I suggest a decentralized wallet:
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>I am using this BTC wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet And I forgot my paying PIN. Is it possible to brute force it? Because this is phone app. Any ideas?
Bitcoin Wallet always estimates the fee per byte, not per amount as /u/davalb appears to imply. If the absolute fee is lower than the minimum relay fee of Bitcoin Core, the minimum relay fee is paid.
Have you looked at Bitcoin Wallet?
It doesn't have accounts (by design, to be easy to use) and uses a modern UI.
You can start using it within minutes by downloading a wallet. I use this one and recommend it for its simplicity.
Governments are mostly neutral to friendly to Bitcoin with a few notable exceptions (like Russia).
Once you have a wallet post your address, I'll send you a tiny amount to get you started!
Posting links is not against Reddit's rules or the rules of r/BitcoinBeginners. There is a rule in r/BitcoinBeginners against posting "affiliate links". This means I can't post a link to a site where I get a reward if you click it. For example, if you sign up to Coinbase with my referrer ID, I get a small reward, so I'm not allowed to post a link like that.
I also like Mycelium, but if you already installed this Bitcoin Wallet (which we sometimes call "the Schildbach wallet" - after the lead developer), then that's a very good option too. That was my first wallet, and I still think it's a good one for beginners.
I use this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
however mycellium is a popular choice just be careful that you dont download a scam wallet and remember that these apps dont give full coincontrol, so stuck transactions or other more advanced things might not be available.
Also remember to backup your wallet so if you lose your phone you wont lose your money too.
buying bitcoins monthly is an excellent strategy. You wont feel big swings in bitcoins price nearly as much and you dont have to put a lot in a down payment.
Did you try Bitcoin Wallet? It has "Raise fee" in the context menu of a payment.
Add to your list: Jaxx (mobile and desktop), Electrum (mobile and desktop), Schildbach (first mobile wallet)
Airbitz have connection with Glidera.io to buy BTC directly from your wallet.
Mycelium have Local Trader option and also option to link with your cashila account to pay bills :)
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS) is exactly designed for this usecase. It's safe, very user friendly and perfect for daily transactions.
I'd recommend Bitcoin Wallet on Android. It's really just install and launch. It reads only the blockchain headers, which is just a tiny subset of the whole blockchain.
If you're just looking for a wallet, you probably want a mobile wallet, such as one of these for Android:
There's some good hardware wallets to look at if you want the best possible security:
Bitcoin Wallet and a paper wallet for more long term hodling.
I suggest a decentralized wallet:
I suggest a decentralized wallet:
Except for the multi-platform, I'd recommend Bitcoin Wallet for Android. It's as lightweight and decentralized/protocol-level-secure as you can get.
Instructions to get your funds out in worst case: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/master/wallet/README.recover
This one is fine: Bitcoin Wallet
> CSPRNGs sind selbstverständlich unsicher wenn der seed quasi-deterministisch ist. Sprich nach dem booten.
Beim shutdown wird der seed von letztem mal gespeichert (siehe http://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom/). Also geht es hier bei dir um das allererste booten nach installation oder um VM snapshots.
> . /dev/random ist genau der selbe CSPRNG. Nur dass der nichts liefert wenn er nichts gutes liefern kann.
Er blockt leider auch, wenn er etwas gutes liefern koennte. Fuer einen CSPRNG brauchst man 256bit entropie und kann Petabytes an randomness erzeugen.
> (vorallem mit dieser Implementierung, die vermutlich niemand benutzt).
Ist vermutlich eine der meist-benutzten Implementierungen überhaupt: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
> Vermutlich weniger als SSH-Keys.
Die auch mittels /dev/urandom
erzeugt werden: https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Random_Numbers:
> RAND_poll seeds the random number generator using a system-specific entropy source, which is /dev/urandom on UNIX-like operating systems
If you have an android handset i recommend starting off with Schildbach wallet. Here is the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
HODLer
I suggest Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS).
It has been designed especially for the non-technical user. Just install and you're ready to go.
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS) keeps the private keys on your mobile device only.
You can use Bitcoin Wallet instead, which is very similar in simplicity and security.
I suggest decentralized wallets:
Especially Bitcoin Wallet is designed to be as easy to use as possible, while also being very safe.
>HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIN CLIENTS NOT SPV CLIENTS!!!
Nope, he is talking about a SPV thin/light client. More specifically this SPV client for android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Additionally , the SPV fraud proofs/alerts he discusses as described in the whitepaper do not currently exist in practice!
I have a couple backups on my phone with that same naming convention. I'm pretty sure that they go to Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet for Android. Do you think you may have used that wallet before? I could be wrong, I've used several different wallets.
I suggest decentralized wallets:
Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS) has an "economic" fee option.
Install Bitcoin Wallet on your Android phone, copy the backup file to /sdcard/Download/ then in the app use Options > Safety > Restore wallet.
Or in your Dropbox client just tap on the file. It should open the restore dialog as well.
If you don't care much about privacy you can connect a wallet like Android Bitcoin Wallet to your node (it has an option to set a trusted node which it only connects to then), right now this is unencrypted, but in the future this may be encrypted too (bip151)
Or you could install an electrum server on your dedicated and then connect to this via ssl, but this will use additional diskspace as electrum server has its own database.
Bitcore may be also an option (https://blog.bitpay.com/announcing-the-bitcore-wallet-suite/), but I have never used it so can't tell more about this one.
Author: coinwin
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>I recently sent some btc from a bitcoin core wallet to a mobile wallet on my android phone. This is the exact wallet I'm using on my phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>It was a transaction which never ended up confirming. After about a couple of days of waiting, I saw that there is an option on the mobile wallet to add to the fee to try and make it confirm faster, so I tried that. Waited a few more days, no confirmations still.
>I zapped the unconfirmed transaction from my PC wallet. I want to figure out how to get rid of the transaction from my mobile wallet and/or get back the .0001 btc fee that I added to the transaction from the mobile wallet to try and speed up the transaction.
>Does anybody know how to do this? I've tried looking in the settings and looking up how to do the equivalent of -zapwallettxes to mobile wallets but I've come up with nothing so far. Any help would be appreciated.
Author: coinwin
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>I recently sent some btc from a bitcoin core wallet to a mobile wallet on my android phone. This is the exact wallet I'm using on my phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>It was a transaction which never ended up confirming. After about a couple of days of waiting, I saw that there is an option on the mobile wallet to add to the fee to try and make it confirm faster, so I tried that. Waited a few more days, no confirmations still.
>I zapped the unconfirmed transaction from my PC wallet. I want to figure out how to get rid of the transaction from my mobile wallet and/or get back the .0001 btc fee that I added to the transaction from the mobile wallet to try and speed up the transaction.
>Does anybody know how to do this? I've tried looking in the settings and looking up how to do the equivalent of -zapwallettxes to mobile wallets but I've come up with nothing so far. Any help would be appreciated.
I suggest decentralized wallets. They would never ask for a phone number:
You forget the oldest, secure and simple wallet: Bitcoin Wallet Schildbach. This one definitively should be in your wallet collection.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Personally I use all of them you mention, plus this one. In all of them I have some coins, you never know when are need it.
More than that I have the Mycelium wallet synced in Electrum desktop with the same passphrase. Works great to monitor/reuse used addresses.
Author: Boss42589
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>I am using the wallet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
>and it says that the transaction fee for sending 0.06 Bitcoins is 0.15 bitcoins. Why? Should i use another app?
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
Some wallets support CPFP natively, e.g. Bitcoin Wallet.
Don't use online wallets. They have a terrible safety record.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
I suggest decentralized wallets:
Of course there is no sending limit for those wallets.
Because on Coinbase you don't own the private keys to your Bitcoins. Basically you don't have control.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
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>Hello I made a purchase of £70 worth of bitcoin to pay for my vpn service and do some online betting at a bitcoin atm yesterday. I used a mobile bitcoin wallet, which is just called "bitcoin". I have used this many times in the past with no problem. After I made the transaction the atm said, the transaction was complete and gave me a receipt.
>However, the bitcoins did not show up 3 hours later. Then, my bitcoin address changed, which its supposed to do whenever I receive a new payment. However, there was still no payment. I reset the blockchain and for some reason my address changed again. Now it has been 24 hours and I still have 0 coins in my wallet.
>I have contacted BItIns, but no response so far. Could someone help me figure out how I can view the transfer online? I am not very knowledgeable about bitcoin, is there any way to find the blockchain of my transaction online and see what went wrong?
>Also, even though my address changed twice now, the bitcoins would still come through with the original address I had entered right? I read somewhere that the address changes to protect your privacy, but all the previous address still work for the wallet. Is this the case or if the payment is just super late, would I not be able to get it anymore since my address changed? I am using this mobile bitcoin wallet for reference: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en_GB
>Would really appreciate any advice, I know £70 is not a lot for bitcoin, but its a lot to me!
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets on your mobile phone:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
However you choose, you should not keep your purchased Bitcoin at the exchange. Rather, move it to a decentralized wallet:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
They certainly could if they wanted to do so. But I'm guessing that places that are trying to get into the space want to bring something new to the table. Otherwise all the Android wallets would look like the Schildbach orginal that most of us started out with. Haven't you noticed that most of the altcoin wallets look awfully similar to that one? They look like it because they all used his code from GitHub to create their own altcoin wallet. Happens all the time in open source.
You giveaway is a good idea! Most wallets will require 1 confirmation for sending, for good reason (transaction malleability being one of them).
I suggest recommending truly decentralized wallets:
Electrum is a good light weight client that doesn't require downloading the blockchain. Here is their FAQ, which includes instructions to sweep a private key.
> Assuming this will work including with the public keys created since syncing
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this, but you will have to sweep each of your private keys, not the wallet as a whole.
There are also several Android mobile wallets that allow sweeping. Two are Schildbach's Bitcoin Wallet and Mycelium.
I suggest Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry).
It's very similar to Breadwallet and has been HD for a long time.
Bitcoin Wallet does NFC tap-to-pay since 2011, and of course it's decentralized, so what's new with this wallet?
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
You can do it with the Android Bitcoin Wallet
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
The only wallets I trust:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can afford to lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Updated list.
Actually, as soon as the checksum matches wallets should reformat the address to make it easily readable and make the field non-editable. E.g. look at the 12th screenshot of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Some wallet suggestions:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Using time machine to it backup is not a great idea, use some plain encrypted USB drives or some blank DVDs for immutable data.
Also, here are some better wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some better wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
I use Mycelium as my daily driver, but have also been playing with the Schildbach wallet more recently. I've also heard good things about Breadwallet on iOS. Really looking forward to trying to Samourai wallet once it's released.
It's called Bitcoin Wallet
I suggest truly decentralized wallets. Why do you want online access if you have your coins already in your pocket, always with you?
Bitcoin Wallet is like BreadWallet, just on Android.
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
It's Android and this one bitcoin wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Correct link for Bitcoin Wallet: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet
Bitcoin doesn't need accounts at all. Just install a decentralized wallet.
..that's it. For daily use store smaller amounts on your phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en is good, "true P2P" and has been around forever. If you're an iPhone user I hear good things about Breadwallet.
edit: I would not bother with the simple paper wallets as it is very easy to make a mistake and lose your coin. E.g. if you don't fully understand how things like change addresses work you shouldn't do it – and HD seeds stored on paper (what Electrum does) is way more convenient and flexible anyway.
On my phone, Bitcoin Wallet by Andreas Schildbach.
Why don't you use a decentralized wallet?
You can add either a BIP21 link to the email text or a BIP70 payment request message to the attachments. It's both supported by Bitcoin Wallet.
You can point this spv wallet to your node
Don't make your wallet depend on a centralized service. I suggest decentralized wallets:
It sounds like you're using a wallet client like Schildbach's wallet. The funds will become spendable after the blockchain synchronizes. You might have a better user experience with the greenbits wallet or the mycelium wallet - they don't download the blockchain to your device.
It does seem a bit confusing because Schildbach's wallet is the first bitcoin wallet that comes up in search, but the technology it uses to manage the wallet is considered to be outdated for a mobile device.
Also, if you want to switch wallets, just wait until your funds become available, then send them to an address from one of the other wallets.
While you're playing, you might check out Airbitz. It is one of the newest wallets; it has a lot of promise, but still hasn't been fully embraced by the community. It makes the bitcoin wallet more of a social app.
I run several wallets on my device just to play with them, you might have fun doing the same. Here's another great resource for choosing a wallet that is well regarded by the community.
edit: added links for less confusion.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
If done right, SPV doesn't take a long time to sync because SPV uses checkpoints.
In the case of Bitcoin Wallet, you still able to send even if peers cannot be reached, via the BIP70 payment protocol. Even via Bluetooth, NFC and QR Code if your entire Internet connection is down.
SPV wallets can't be lied to as soon as a transaction is confirmed. As opposed to centralized wallets, which can be lied to at any time (by their central authority). I agree that unconfirmed transactions are problematic if you can't trust the sender, but it's even worse with centralized wallets.
The perfect answer is there should not be any onboarding necessary:
With GMail for Android and Bitcoin Wallet, embedding Bitcoin URIs in emails and clicking on them works as intended.
You could also attach a BIP70 Payment Request to the mail – the recipient will be able to tap on the attachment.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
My choices:
Based on my experience, I'm currently using Blockchain.info for my desktop since I don't want to run a full node and all the lightwallet are bad on desktop. Multibit is really bad at customize and I really don't like Electrum's interface. Since I'm an iOS user so I chose breadwallet. If you're an Android user I would recommend you to use Bitcoin Wallet(Play Store Link). I like Bitcoin wallet and bread are because they're all standalone.
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If you have an Android device, install Bitcoin Wallet and run it, tap "Request coins" and there you are. You can use the QR Code or tap on the Share icon to share the Bitcoin URI to someone per email or chat message.
I believe the classic Android Bitcoin Wallet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en is not on the list
If possible, avoid Windows. It's a security nightmare. Instead, I'd recommend a mobile OS like Android (recent version) or iOS.
Wallets: Bitcoin Wallet for Android or Breadwallet for iOS. They're both safe and easy to use.
Make sure your bitcoins go from Dark Market Wallet ---------> Android wallet ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet ) or desktop wallet ( https://bitcoin.org/en/download ) --------------> Just cash out when meeting up with people on localbitcoins.com or businesses on coinmap.com or me! i am looking to purchase bitcoins once the price settles down a bit! The key is to uninstall the Android Wallet and/or delete the wallet.dat file in the desktop programs after you empty the wallet. The use of intermediary one time wallets should mask bitcoin moving as well as DarkMarketWallet------> Tumbler (2.7% fee) ------> $/BTC Exchange instead use: DarkMarketWallet--------> Desktop Bitcoin Core Wallet-------> Android Wallet (small amounts on days when you are selling to someone for cash) -----(if you dont mind paying 1%+ fees)---> $/BTC Online exchanges The key is to delete the intermediary wallets in between DarkNetMarket and the final exchange for fiat currency.
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Any SPV wallets using BitcoinJ verify the block size because it's built in to the API. Bitcoin Wallet is one such wallet, but I think there are others.
I suggest using Bitcoin Wallet (Android, BlackBerry OS)
Lots of wallets are better than bc.i. I suggest a decentralized wallet:
>Bitcoin is not easy to use and you are deluded if you believe otherwise
Huh? Why do you think this? Your average person is likely to use it in some straightforward form like the Android Bitcoin Wallet. What is difficult about using it?
>losing your "password" means losing all your money in that "account" with no hope of getting it back
Losing your wallet with cash in it means losing that money with little hope of getting it back. A small bit of care with Bitcoin wallet passcodes means that you never lose anything. We already expect people to take care of their cash wallets; it's called being an adult.
>centralized is faster, easier to regulate monitor and eventually punish
Bitcoin is easy to monitor. The public ledger makes it possible to keep track of Bitcoin theft, while cash is almost untraceable (law enforcement basically ignores cash wallet thefts). There is nothing stopping governments and insurance groups monitoring Bitcoin and compensating people if they lose their money or have money stolen from them. That's how it's done currently with credit cards and bank accounts. With Bitcoin, it could be easier to verify claims actually. What bitcoin adds is a way of being independent of the systems of for-profit groups like banks (while also being more convenient, being more secure and being more environmentally sound than cash).
>I don't care about your "technically" comparison to a very abnormal situation
Aye, it was slightly underhanded of me. That Bitcoin is currently more stable than a major world currency is interesting to note at least.
So why don't you look further?
Bitcoin Wallet requires only:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
This is called "child pays for parent" (CPFP) and actually there are wallets that support it, e.g. Bitcoin Wallet.
The reviews on this wallet are strange, has anyone used it? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en
Simple: Install Bitcoin Wallet (for Android or BlackBerry), use Safety > Set spending PIN and also set a screen lock plus encrypt the device filesystem.
Use a better wallet:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Don't use that site, some wallet suggestions:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
A little more than you asked but here is my wallet run down:
Use Multisig (for large amounts and anything more than pocket money):
Other wallets (for pocket money, easy to spend on the go):
Also consider hardware wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Make sure you use multi-signature for any amount you can't afford to lose. Don't put more than spending amounts on phone app wallets. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some better wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
This cute baby :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet&hl=en_GB
does exactly what you looking for... You need to sweep your paper wallet - scan qr code. If your private key is alphanumeric, not qrcode, find via google some online qrcode generator, type private key and then sweep it with mention appliction.
This approach works perfectly for me :)
Hi, I'm Bitcoin Wallet. I'm almost four and half years old! (-:
I suggest truly decentralized wallets. Easy to use and secure.
It's possible with Bitcoin Wallet. Press "Request coins", optionally enter an amount to receive and share the payment request via email, chat message, NFC or QR-Code.
I suggest Bitcoin Wallet. It brings up a little "ching ching" notification.
I suggest truly decentralized wallets:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet easily the best wallet. Once setup, tap the option dots in the right upper corner and tap "import paper wallet", scan qr code and funds will be sweeped from old wallet.
The words is a seed, used to generate keys.
Btw: never leave your bitcoins on an address generated online. Download the source code for the site, adjust it and compile locally. They warn you about this. Your funds will get stolen if you use the website. It's too much of a risk.
An SPV wallet can connect to any Bitcoin node and relay signed transactions to it on port 8333. This is how Bitcoin Wallet does it. It does not require control of the node. It does not require the RPC port.
You can use Bitcoin Wallet instead, which is very similar in simplicity and security.
You can use Bitcoin Wallet instead, which is very similar in simplicity and security.
I suggest decentralized wallets, so for Android and BlackBerry OS:
Don't make your coins depend on an external service. I suggest using a truly decentralized wallet:
Here are some much better wallets:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Some better wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Use multi-signature for amounts you can't afford to lose. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.
Here are some much better wallets:
Multisig:
Other wallets:
Note: Why only the above? First, I have had enough time to test them. Second, they have been around for long enough and never were hacked or had major bugs resulting in users losses.
Amounts: Don't put more than you can lose on a phone and use multi-signature. Hardware wallets are also great, but make sure you back them up.
Warning: Under NO circumstances store bitcoin on: blockchain.info, coinbase, installwalet, bips.me, xapo, circle or any exchange. These either lost money or you don't own your bitcoin.