Questions tagged [client]
This tag should be used for questions regarding Bitcoin clients. A client is any application which allows a user to connect to the Bitcoin (or alternate) network. Alternately, "client" may refer to a non-standard user interface which interacts with the Bitcoin network through a standard client.
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Can we get any default address before running getnewaddress?
I am trying to develop some application using bitcoin (currently only in the regtest mode).
I am aware that one can create a new address using
bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress
RPC call, but I ...
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How can I check how many users have upgraded their Bitcoin Core software?
Bitcoin Core has just released their 0.18.0 upgrade. Is it possible to check how many users have upgraded to this version and also how many users are running older versions?
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Bitcoin Core client on multiple computers
I have one computer with a full node bitcoin core. I would like to have bitcoin-qt installed on a different computer but I don't want to download the full blockchain again in the other computer. I ...
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Outputs only from bitcoin address
I just want to ask is there any way on how to extract ONLY outputs from particular bitcoin address.
I need to export (make a list) on all address that were associated with the outputs from the sender ...
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Is their a way to use Bitcoin's Testnet/LN Testnet within CLI without downloading Bitcoind?
I'd like to start working with Bitcoin's & Lightning's Testnet but don't want to download bitcoind on my current computer.
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How to most efficiently keep in sync blockchain on offline computer (including through bitcoin-qt upgrades)?
I have bitcoin-qt running on online computer. I want to:
copy blockchain to offline computer (preferably using WORM media for security reasons)
from time to time update offline copy with newest ...
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Implementation of getdata
I am confused about how getdata() is actually implemented at full nodes.
Suppose a full node receives a getdata() request with MSG_BLOCK flag and a hash H of some block B. Then would it simply look ...
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Bitcoind daemon: error connecting to the server?
I am trying to create a new bitcoin address and store it in a shell variable $NEW_ADDRESS.
When I run this command:
$NEW_ADDRESS=$(./bitcoin-cli getnewaddress)
I get the following errors:
error: ...
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Trying to understand why hash value is more secure from hash algorithm
I am currently studying in college in the US and was actually curious about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole. I started looking on free university sites like Stanford university and New York ...
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Bitcoin curl no reply
Hi I have made a curl to my server but get no reply . What am a missing
rpcuser=rpcusername
rpcpassword=rpcpassword
rpcauth=rpcusername:generatedkey
daemon=1
server=1
rpcport=8332
rpcbind=0.0....
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Get Coinbase.com miner fee before sending to another address
I am using coinbase.com php library to send bitcoin to another address. But every-time i am sending bitcoin the fee is shown to me after sending the bitcoin. This is causing me some problem. Is there ...
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How to Send BTC from vmnode address to local address using privatekey in testnet?
I created two bitcoin address in VM nod as well as local and dump privatekey for both addresses by using "dumpprivkey" command. Is there any posibitity to send BTC from bitcoin address which is ...
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How do I move the blockchain file location on windowns?
I tried to edit the storage information on bitcoin.info but neither the windowns 7 nor the Bitcoin qt could do it (it says that the app can't open the configuration file).
So I tried to edit in the ...
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I am confused about the difference between a fork and a client, can someone explain?
My understanding is that clients are different software environments which run on top of the decentralized computing infrastructure which is the blockchain architecture. The most popular of which by a ...
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Would bitcoin core work on a big endian system? Or even a system where C++'s `int` is not 32-bit?
Looking at the source code of bitcoin core, the serialization part, I see that there's no serialization abstraction layer that accounts for a possible different endianness or different binary layouts ...
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Bitcoin Wallet generation and TX signing [closed]
I am developing a Bitcoin Wallet in Javascript. I've worked on ETH but it's my first time on BTC. Here are following queries if anyone can help:
How do we generate bitcoin Wallet like we do in ...
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How to get multiple connections to the same node
I'm playing around with connecting my node to another one of my nodes to see how many incoming connections I can handle.
Whenever I add node A from node B with bitcoin-cli addnode 1.1.1.1 add after ...
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Is there a Wiki comparing different wallets?
I am new here so please go easy on me if my question is not written to your standards. If you ask me to make changes, I will make them so that my question is more suitable for this SE.
If you look ...
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How do different implementations of the Bitcoin Cash client know which type of coin they're processing?
TL;DR: Where in this code does the SV client figure out that it's not processing an ABC blockchain?
This image prompted my question.
There are a couple different mutually incompatible (I am assuming ...
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mining: losers get nothing?
if the winning miner takes the 12BTC+fees, unless you own the biggest mining operation out there, or are not a member of the biggest pool, why bother mining, if there is no prize for second place? ...
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Is it required to broadcast the addresses generated locally to the bitcoin network?
Like the transactions are broadcasted to the bitcoin network , is it required that locally generated addresses also need to be boradcasted to the bitcoin network ?
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How long does it take to validate a full block?
I'm interested to know how long does it take to validate a Bitcoin block on average home pc.
I'm less interested in a precise number. I'm fully aware that it can be different between different ...
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The BIP32 Extended Keys are different?
I was using the same random entrophy (d2310508c6c5313795dc80a7408b608ffda7176dbedefac00f8114c5dd89a673) to generate the BIP32 Root ExtendedKey (path: m) in the libbitcoin-explorer and web-based wallet ...
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BitcoinCore Ubuntu buiild error: ‘relative’ is not a member of ‘fs’
I'm trying to build Bitcoin core client on an LinuxMint. I'm having the following error(which have not encountered before, while making it on MSWindows or another Linux machine) in make process, right ...
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Mining in the wallet [duplicate]
Someone said me that I should give him my wallet email and then he will request for the mine from the mining network, after that he asked that you will receive email from that u will get code which u ...
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Why is there an addrlocal field in the output of the RPC call getPeerInfo, and how SPVs handle it?
According to the Bitcoin core developer reference, the RPC call getPeerInfo has in its output a field called "addrlocal" which holds our IP from the worldview of the peer.
Why is this output there? ...
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Bitcoin built with a newer Berkeley Database incompatible with a older wallet?
Is a Bitcoin client built with a newer Berkeley Database incompatible with a wallet file from a older client? Or is it that a wallet made from a newer Berkeley Database not compatible with an older ...
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What are the common cases of disputes where buyer is found guilty in cryptocurrency trade?
I am working on dispute management of crytocurrency trade and I am new in this field.
I want to know what are the cases where a buyer is found guilty in a cryptocurrency trade whether it is on ...
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Separating user accounts in a wallet for a large scale web app
I'm planning to implement a web platform that maintains user wallet accounts and generally acts as a web wallet. They can deposit, withdraw and transfer coins.The number of accounts should be in ...
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What applications of clients use bitcoin JSON-RPC?
As far as I understood, the Bitcoin JSON-RPC is one of the ways (if not the only way) in which applications can be built that can access the bitcoin wallet. So, the RPC server here gives that access ...
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How to add a signature to a transaction which I can broadcast
I am using ledger and multi sig to sign a transaction I got signature hash where both party signed the transaction. How can I attached this signature to the transaction so that I can broadcast it to ...
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How to differentiate between mining node and non mining node in bitcoin
I am trying to understand how does mining traffic looks from non mining ones?
If I try to discover mining node I believe I can look for nodes which broadcast blocks. Is there someway to know which ...
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How to monitor balance for addresses other than by using importAddress?
Is there any way, other than importaddress, to watch balances of specific addresses?
If not, how it is possible for wallets and explorers to give information (balance, transactions) about specific ...
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how do i change my bitcoin cleint application?
I recently downloaded the bitcoin (--testnet) blockchain data using Bitcore(I thought it was the Orginal client) for some development purpose. but now, I like to move to bitcoin core client. Should I ...
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address format is different from bitcoin core response from btcd
For now, I'm generating WIF and address using golang btcutil package programmatically.
wif, err := btcutil.NewWIF(privateKey, conf, false)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
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Confirm transaction in regtest mode
I'm testing some wallet features on regtest. Here's the sequence so far:
cash-cli -regtest generate 101
cash-cli -regtest getbalance
500.00000000
cash-cli -regtest getnewaddress newAddress1
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Cryptocurrency: check if transaction is viable masternode output
I'm developing a tool for masternode automization similar to https://gincoin.io .
I'm trying to figure out how to decode if transaction is viable for a masternode.
From what I know the ...
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What is the main difference between “light/thin client” and “client” in sense of “functionality” and “capability”?
What is the main difference between "light/thin client" and "client" in sense of "functionality and capability" ?
I mean, what can a client does that a light/thin client cannot ? (ex. sending ...
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What kind of micro processor / micro controller can run Blockchain light client?
Is there any kind of micro-processor / micro-controller that can run Blockchain light client?
An example can be Samsung ARTIK: https://www.artik.io
However, it's too big. Is there any other similar ...
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bitcoin transfer without creating wallet
My question is about transferring bitcoin between two addresses without having a wallet.
Here is my idea of transferring bitcoins in following way:
Idea:
I have my own Android Application. I am ...
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If I invest £2,000 in bitcoin and the price goes down, can I lose more than my investment. Could i Have to sell my house to pay back the losses?
If I invest in Bitcoin is it possible to lose more than my initial investment ?
In other words if the price goes down substantially, to well below that of when I initially invested; is it possible ...
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Specific explanation of “timeout” configuration option in Bitcoin
According to Running Bitcoin - Bitcoin Wiki, timeout is described as following:
Specify connection timeout in milliseconds
To my understanding it would mean that if a response was expected, if not ...
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Why is the Serialization limit set to 0x02000000?
In addition to the block size limit, there is a limit on the maximum message size. Is there a rationale behind the 32MB limit set in src/serialize.h or was it picked because it's just a nice round ...
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Could mining centralization be countered by checking if the node connects to many ASICs instead of one?
In a mining pool, many ASICs and GPU/CPU from all around the world connect to the pool's node. Is it possible to force every node's client software to check if a node is connected to just one ...
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Is there a Bitcoin wallet that has French language support?
Which Bitcoin app has a language option that can be changed from English to French?
I have tried few applications but they seem to be no language option.
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Virus warning in Bitcoin [cash] ABC client?
I tried to download Bitcoin cash ABC wallet from bitcoincash official site.
If I download zip to my computer and upload it to VirusTotal site, it says 11/62 positives.
If I go to VirusTotal site and ...
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Open Source SPV client with sendTransaction functionality
Are there any open source SPV clients (ideally in C#) that have sendTransaction functionality?
I am creating a C# mobile application to send bitcoins and receive bitcoins, but the application ...
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Do lightweight wallets validate signatures? If not, why?
I've learned that "some SPV clients simply don’t check signatures themselves at all": https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/01/26/segwit-benefits/#efficiency-gains-when-not-verifying-signatures
I wonder if ...
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Bitcore-wallet-client “Server response could not be verified”
I'm getting an error trying to sign a transaction with bitcore-wallet-client.
I create the transaction, publish it and when I try to sign it, I'm getting the error: "SERVER_COMPROMISED - Server ...
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Is the any workable testnet3 Bitcoin solution for creating, signing, broadcast a normal transaction using Golang?
Currently I'm trying to create, sign & broadcast bitcoin transaction using btcsuite. For start, I've already had testnet3 address & its associated privatekey for testing. However, hunting ...
