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Where can the private key from a bitaddress.org paper wallet be redeemed?
I recently got started by creating a single wallet using bitaddress.org. This contains the public bitcoin address and the private key in the wallet import format.
I now have some coins in there, but ...
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How do I withdraw bitcoins from my MtGox account?
I've purchased a few bitcoins on MtGox. Now I'd like to spend them. How can I actually spend the coins I purchased on MtGox?
I've looked around mtgox.com for any indication of private keys, bitcoins ...
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Effect of price increase on usage of Bitcoin
I was just about to pay for something with Bitcoins today and I hesitated for an instant thinking that the price might be $10 more next week.
Is it possible that Bitcoin holders will be less likely ...
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Is anyone actually spending bitcoins?
I see lots of people talking about buying bitcoins, mining bitcoins, but no one spending.
Maybe I am getting it wrong, but unless I can get paid with bitcoins, this seems to be pointless in my ...
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How are fractions of bitcoin implemented and spent?
If the ability to spend bitcoins and therefore bitcoins depend on/correspond to private keys, how can fractions of coins exist? Can the key be split up? How are fractional transactions signed versus ...
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How can I control which coins to spend in a transaction?
When creating a bitcoin transaction, you have to choose which coins to use in them. The standard client does this in a way to avoid unconfirmed inputs and minimize the number of inputs and amount of ...
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Are there any mining pools that allow a specified amount of bitcoins to be sent to a chosen address?
This would be like using a pool as a wallet service, as you could send a subset of your balance to a retailer to purchase something and avoid running the Bitcoin client app.
Most pools only pay out ...
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What is the coin selection algorithm?
When creating a transaction in the standard client, what is the algorithm used to determine which unspent outputs will be used as inputs?
Has this changed since the first version? What different ...
