Questions tagged [paper-wallet]
Related to the creation and usage of paper wallets, mostly used for cold storage.
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How do I send my coins from my Verge paper wallet? [closed]
I have created a paper wallet and send some coins from my account on binance.com to it ... How can I send them back to binance from the wallet?
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Which mobile apps support swiping/importing private keys via QR code?
The bitcoin.org site that provides a list of wallet clients doesn't clearly show which allow for importing bitcoin via a QR paper wallet. Does anyone know a location to see which support such features,...
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Retrieve old addresses with coins that were given away for free to friends and family?
Looking for a solution where if I wanted to give away bitcoins or other coins to friends and family for free and being able to retrieve them back if they don't claim it or move it.
Many times I gave ...
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Is it possible to buy bitcoins via an exchange directly into cold storage?
I own a cold storage wallet. I want to buy bitcoins, directly into my offline wallet (in order to avoid extra transfer fees).
I understand i have to pay exchange fees. What I want to avoid is: buy ...
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Why is there separate private key for every adress? What should i record for my paper wallet?
Why is there separate private key for every address in Litecoin?
What should I record for my paper wallet?
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Can legacy wallets with 1xxx addresses send to segwit 3xxx and bc1xxx addresses like mycellium that only does 1xxx addresses?
I have mycellium for android and currently they dont support any segwit addresses that has 3xxx or bc1xxx. Can I send out from my mycellium 1xxx address to my segwit 3xxx or bc1xxx address that I ...
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Sending Bitcoin between paper wallet and hardware wallet offline
Good morning, I'm just beginning this journey into crypto currencies. Right now, I've got my Bitcoin in a wallet at Coinbase. I'd like to keep my Bitcoin in a paper wallet. I think from Coinbase to ...
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bitcoin paper wallet--multiple addresses
Is it is true that a paper wallet has only one address and can only have one address maximum?
I want to be 100% sure when I check my balance on blockchain.info that the money is there. If someone ...
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Forks/ alternative coins and paper wallets
So I have some bitcoin on paper wallets purchased at ATMs well prior to the bitcoin cash split. I have only kept cold-storage paper thus far, but recently purchased a Ledger Nano S. My question is, ...
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Safely transferring from a paper wallet [closed]
I am holding for the long term and have a significant amount of bitcoin (~10) in a paper wallet (the actual private key is printed on a piece of paper). To improve security measures and possibly sell ...
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Ripple paper wallet: is "ripplepaperwallet.com" safe?
I've been reading on the internet and I have found several websites for generating Ripple paper wallets: ripply.eu, bithomp.com, gatehub, etc. I'm not sure if these websites are official Ripple ...
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If I transfer bitcoin into Trezor that has been on a paper wallet since 7-31-17. Can I still get BCH and BTG?
If I transfer bitcoin into Trezor that has been on a paper wallet since 7-31-17. Can I still get BCH and BTG? Trezor has a coin-splitting tool, but it says that I had to have held Bitcoin in my Trezor ...
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Examples of trustworthy ripple paper wallets?
Which are examples of trustworthy ripple paper wallets? I've been reading on the internet and I have found several websites for generating ripple paper wallets: ripply.eu, bithomp.com, gatehub, ...
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Extra security for paper wallets
I want to transfer my bitcoin to a paper wallet for long term storage. However, with the risk of fire/theft etc. I'm not comfortable holding it as a paper printout.
So my question (sorry if its too ...
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I used multibit years ago - now what? (BTC, BTG, BCC etc...)
I have some old wallets from multibit era (~2013). There is no way I can now download the full blockchain, so I need to import these keys into somewhere. Worse still, I also need to import the same ...
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How to make paper wallet from Electrum wallet
I see a lot of information about how to import a paper wallet into Electrum but can't find much in the other direction.
I want to generate a paper wallet from bitcoinpaperwallet.com (locally) so that ...
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Are QR codes on paper wallets necessary
I don't have a wireless printer so I'm thinking about writing down the keys by hand on pieces of paper. Obviously I can't copy the QR codes that way. Are they necessary or do they just exist just for ...
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Differences between types of paper wallets at bitaddress.org
What are the differences between the different types of paper wallets offered at bitaddress.org? I think the same question applies for the paper wallets offered at bitcoinpaperwallet.com.
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Double-signature paper wallets?
I believe it's possible to send money to an address that requires two signatures to spend. But I am trying to figure out how this can be done with paper wallets.
My understanding of multi-signature ...
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Generating paper wallet offline with liteaddress GitHub download
After extracting all the files from the .zip file available at GitHub, which of the files do I need to open from the download in order to generate keys offline. Is it the bitaddress.org html file? ...
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The amount of coins in the wallet is too small for sweeping
I want to make a present to my friend for his wedding - a bitcoin paper wallet.
I managed to print it and send 100uBTC (0.0001BTC) to the paper wallet for a test.
Then I chose "Sweep paper wallet" ...
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How can I verify the PGP signature of https://liteaddress.org on Windows?
Suppose I want to download a copy of https://liteaddress.org in order to run it offline in a safe environment. Then how can I verify that the website hasn't been hacked? How can I verify that the ...
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Verifying a legitimate version of bitaddress.org on Windows
How can I make sure I am accessing (online) or have downloaded (as an HTML file or from GitHub) a legitimate, trustworthy version of bitaddress.org?
In other words, how can I make sure no hacker has ...
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Safely generating Bitcoin paper wallets [closed]
I'm new to Bitcoin and I have recently purchased a few fractions of Bitcoin. My BTC are stored on what I understand is an online wallet (a website where I log in using two-factor authentication and ...
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Is https://www.bitaddress.org/ safe to create a paperwallet?
I want to create a paper wallet for cold storage and am not sure of the best way to do that. I heard of https://www.bitaddress.org/, but is it safe if booted from an offline PC?
Thank you!
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How to generate a paper wallet?
What do you find the best way to generate a paper wallet for BTC?
I've heard of this one: https://keybase.io/warp/warp_1.0.9_SHA256_a2067491ab582bde779f4505055807c2479354633a2216b22cf1e92d1a6e4a87....
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2013 Paper Wallet Issues
Thought I made a paper wallet in 2013 with 2 coins, just checked it is showing empty. The blockchain transaction showing unspent as of when I made the wallet in 2013.
I thought it was in the paper ...
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How to access my bitcoin on a new wallet?
Ok let me start with I am a novice and please excuse my ignorance(!) Thanks!
A few years ago I went to the bank and deposited cash to buy bitcoin. I had a wallet with a bitcoin address as well as a ...
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BCC sent to BTC paper wallet
I sent Bitcoin cash to a Bitcoin paper wallet. I think it is wrong because the transaction on public key give me 0 BTC.
What can I do to recover my Bitcoin cash?
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Stuck recovering what appears to be a seed for a wallet
I've been passed a piece of text from my father who's not really interested in the crypto space. He claims he bought a fraction of a coin a few years ago (about 4) and placed the wallet on a paper ...
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What if I don't send the complete amount from my paper wallet?
I have been trying to understand the concept of paper wallets. They seem to be secure in the sense of holding our bitcoins but no so much when we try to spend the bitcoins from the paper wallets. Now, ...
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Method of spending LTC Litecoin from a paper cold wallet?
I know mycellium has a feature for BTC where you can spend partial amounts from a Bitcoin cold paper wallet. Is there something like this for a LTC Litecoin cold paper wallet? I just want to spend a ...
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What should I tell someone so they can restore my bitcoin from a seed in 20 years?
I'm making a metal backup of my bitcoin wallet. It's tedious to do by hand, so I want to add the right info but not to much. This is my current idea, I want someone else to understand it 20 years from ...
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How to create different paper wallets for different currencies?
I have several different currencies (on exchange) right now and would like to move them to paper wallet.
1) Do I have to have a different wallet for each currency?
2) Are the algorithms for creating ...
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Armory paper backup without private keys
Do I need to install Armory on a computer to move my BTC out of an armory wallet?
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Transfer BTC from online wallet to paper wallet
I just wanted to post this here to make sure I am doing this exactly right.
I created an online wallet with block chain dot info (cant post links with my rep)
I am going to buy BTC's from bit bargain ...
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Blockchain.info Paper Wallet
I created a Blockchain.info paper wallet back in 2014. At the time I used a passphrase which only contained 8 words as the recovery seed as per the instructions. When I try to scan the public key QR ...
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Create paper wallet [duplicate]
Which method do you suggest? I saw a video on youtube where somebody used bitaddress.org, but this video is quite old.
Any ways you can suggest?
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Can I use Electrum seed as a paper wallet?
Based on what I've read so far I'm pretty sure that what I want to do should work, but I'd like to get some confirmation to make sure I won't be causing myself issues by screwing something up if I'm ...
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Tutorial on how to import a paper wallet into blockchain.info and send a transaction with message attached then delete it?
Is there an API call on using the blockchain.info api on how to import a paper wallet and then send a certain amount of funds with a note attached?
Looking for just a sample code of how to do this ...
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Transfer coins to a paper wallet created before the fork
So I have a paper wallet with BTC (and I assume BCH) that I created before the hard fork. I have recently purchased some BTC and would like to transfer them to my paper wallet. Would this cause any ...
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Paper wallet creation, how safe is this approach? [duplicate]
I would like to create several paper wallets for different crypto currencies. Now I've read through a lot of manuals and I tried to install this Ubuntu version on a USB stick which I wanted to boot on ...
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How do I spend a paper wallet into my coinbase.com account using the Android Coinbase app and the paper wallet QR code?
I created a paper wallet using bitaddress.org and spent bitcoins into it using the Coinbase mobile (Android App). I then noticed that the paper wallet cut off part of the private key during printing! ...
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How to backup paper wallet digitally
I'd like to move some bitcoin off an exchange and into a paper wallet for long term storage, but looking for ways to backup the keys in case of theft/fire/stupidity.
My thought was to (on a new ...
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Where is data stored in paper wallet?
I have a question about paper wallet. I can print paper wallet using walletgenerator.net. But I am confused about how the things works, where is the data about wallet coins stored? Is there global ...
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Reddcoin Paper Wallet [closed]
I am new with crypto and need your help!
I create a Reddcoin Paper Wallet with a generator from walletgenerator.net I already deposited an amount there! Now I have another reddcoin address where I ...
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Transfer Bitcoins from Coinbase to an Offline Wallet
Besides using the send bitcoins option, is there a way I can transfer my bitcoins from my online Coinbase account to an offline wallet? I mainly want to do this because I'd recently found out that ...
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How do you sweep a paper wallet with Bitcoin-Qt?
Sweeping involves importing a private key, then sending it's entire balance to a new address in your wallet via a new transaction. This would protect your paper wallet's bitcoins from being stolen if ...
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Are there any hardware privkey/pubkey generators out there?
I don't mean hardware wallet like Trezor but simply a device that is non-programmable, and not network connectable but will generate key pairs (+ the associated address would be handy but that could ...
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Ripple paper wallaet from Rippley (https://ripply.eu/) code check / safe?
This question is about Ripple, but I hope it's still okay to ask this question on Bitcoin StackExchange:
I am eager to put my Ripple in a paper wallet, and from searching the web I found Rippley.eu (...
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