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What Satoshi Nakomoto quotes are there in relation to forks and altcoins?
What Satoshi Nakomoto quotes are there in relation to:
forks of Bitcoin?
forks in general?
altcoin/similar projects?
Here I mean forks that form distinct new coins/ecosystems, not in relation to ...
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⁰Can someone help me retrieve lost transaction please [closed]
Could someone under the bitcoin umbrella help me get my lost transaction please. Message me for adresss please
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Bitcoin PSBT doest support cashAddr format for Bitcoin Cash transactions? [closed]
I am trying to add a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) CashAddr output to a Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction (PSBT) , but it seems not to support CashAddr format. I'm looking for guidance on how to correctly add ...
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Page size of read (and write) operations
I'd like to fine-tune the recordsize parameter of my ZFS file system used to store the blockchain and related data to optimize my public node's performance. Which page size does bitcoind (Bitcoin Core ...
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Are there internal 1sat invoices in LND?
Every day I find several (like 3) amount=1 sat invoices in my lnd's listinvoices. These invoices have an empty payment_request, a zero expiry, an empty description_hash etc. Is this kind of a health ...
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Supposedly six OFAC sanctioned transactions were missing from blocks. Which transactions are these?
As of today Nov 21, 2023. A user on twitter reported about the missing transactions from blocks. Which transactions is this user talking about? And how is it missing from blocks? Why can't it just get ...
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cannot export my private key from bitcoin core wallet [duplicate]
attempting to export private key from bitcoin core wallet with no pass phrase, when i enter the command "dumpprivkey" with my bitcoin address, it says, Only legacy wallets are supported by ...
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Why do we have "circular behavior" when working with EC over finite field and what makes some point a "turning point"?
Thank you all very much in advance!
I will explain best with an example what is not clear to me.
Consider the elliptic curve a = 1, b = 2, p = 11 of order 16.
Also let's consider the "opposite&...
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How to replicated the 256 MiB memory "Bare Minimum" setup of `bitcoind` from bitcoin.org
I was interested in using a Raspberry Pi Zero W to run the claimed "Bare Minimum (With Custom Settings)" install of bitcoind on either Gentoo or Linux From Scratch. It was suggested that it ...
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It necessary to stop bitcoind when I shutdown Linux server? It will stop safely by it own?
I run bitcoind on mini pc using Debian as headless server -auto run by cron and without connect monitor-. Normally when I want shutdown, I do "bitcoin-cli stop" then "shutdown now"....
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How to recover Bitcoin wallet? [closed]
After updated the BitPay APP, I logged back in, and my bitcoin has a zero balance. I have the 12 recovery phrases. But when entering these words, a message pop up "Something went wrong, Invalid ...
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Bip32 Root Key in Metamask Signature? [closed]
I recently fell victim to an inferno contract that took a significant amount of my ERC-20 coins. I realize that this is a Bitcoin site, but a white hat hacker approached and offered to help, and told ...
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For running a lightning node and getting maximum exposure, should I forward port 8333 also (for bitcoin)? Or only 9735 (lightning)?
I've been wondering about this. From what I read, people only open 9735 to run a "successful" node.
To me it makes sense not to open bitcoins port, but I could also imagine that some ...
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bech32 serialized lightning invoice from lnd rest endpoint /v1/invoices
I am using the LND Rest API to create an invoice. As response I get something like
{'r_hash': 'Wchr...E=',
'payment_request': 'lnbc210n1p....z9s',
'add_index': '4',
'payment_addr': 'Lyn...50='
}
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Lightning bitcoin transaction failure [closed]
I'm kind of nubile in lightning bitcoin. I had issue with cashapp lightning btc transactions so I tried out a different wallet (Speed) .I was able to fund it with my cashapp btc but now I cant send ...
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Is it possible to download only a part of the blockchain?
I am doing some investigation related to the bitcoin transactions graph and I don't need the whole blockchain, because it would be too much data (and I don't have much space). I just need a part of ...
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Where does Bitcoin Core implement announcement of blocks optionally by `cmpctblock` or `inv` messages?
In BIP152 implementation note
Nodes MAY impose additional requirements on when they announce new
blocks by sending cmpctblock messages. For example, nodes with limited
outbound bandwidth MAY choose ...
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Transaction pending for 10 days now [duplicate]
I sent Bitcoin from one wallet on cash app to a wallet on black chair on November 8th for around $260 it's been 10 days now and it is still showing as unconfirmed. mind you when I sent it there was no ...
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I can't get confirmations for transaction [duplicate]
Something weird happened with this tx 5a2b117611a4dc6ae53335b6e6d8ee9c146efaab54564f3ff1c3f3a4dddf5eed, it seems will never get confirmation. What the problem?
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the switching timing between high-bandwidth mode and low-bandwidth mode in CompactBlockReray
If the Compact Block transmission node is bandwidth-limited, there is a statement in bip152 implemention Note that an 'inv/headers' is sent. Are there specific thresholds or settings for this in the ...
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Jaxx wallet updated, money stolen from me [closed]
I updated my Jaxx wallet on October 29, 2023, before the update it showed my balance correctly, but after the update, unfortunately, my bitcoin balance shows zero and a transaction was recorded for me,...
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Is it possible to calculate the correct y coordinate from x coordinate given only x coordinate without any prefix
If I have a x coordinate without any prefix such as 03 or 02
fff97bd5755eeea420453a14355235d382f6472f8568a18b2f057a1460297556
will it be possible to compute the correct y coordinate that would be ...
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Enforcing PSBT Signature Rules: Finalizer/Extractor and Deserialization Implementation
Should PSBT finalizers/extractors and deserialization functions enforce the rule that a taproot schnorr signature should only append a SIGHASH_* unless it is SIGHASH_DEFAULT (0), or is it left to the ...
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Is it true that we don't care about parity with the key path, but it is not case with the script path? (Taproot)
I am reading materials related to the Taproot (specially, BIP341) and I know that there is two possible ways to spend the output:
via key path
via script path
I also know that the Taproot output ...
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What is the leaf version in Taproot and how is it used?
I asked a few questions within this one. They are all related to the leaf version, so I didn't find it necessary to split them into multiple separate questions as they can all be answered in 1/2 a ...
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Are non-RBF transactions more likely to be confirmed sooner?
Are non-RBF transactions more likely to be confirmed sooner?
It would seem miners would prefer them (contra this answer) because they don't have to worry about another miner utilizing a higher fee re-...
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Can punched-in seed phrase on steel plate be read by airport security x-ray?
If I put a steel plate with seed phrase in bag and it goes through TSA's x-ray machines at the airport, am I at risk of them being able to read the words?
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LND per_commitment_secret
I'm trying to restore per_commitment_secret from channel.backup file (LND). What is the seed? Is the seed saved in channel.backup file?
BOLT #03 per_commitment_secret calculation
generate_from_seed(...
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LND per-commitment-secret derivation
For learning purposes I'm trying to recreate all keys in LND channel.
I could reproduce MultiSigKey, RevocationBasePoint, PaymentBasePoint, DelayBasePoint, HtlcBasePoint. The workflow to reproduce ...
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Snap Install Bitcoin Core on WSL Ubuntu 22 doesn't add binaries to PATH
I'm trying to install bitcoin-core on my WSL Ubuntu 22. I've already snap-installed bitcoin core on my bare bone Ubuntu 22 and once completed it adds to the path the binaries bitcoin-core.{cli,daemon},...
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Querying Non-Block Inclusion Evicted Mempool Transactions in Bitcoin Core >25.0
I am working with Bitcoin Core version 25.0 and am facing a question about handling mempool transactions evicted for non-block inclusion reasons. My query pertains to any transaction that has existed ...
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non-mandatory-script-verify-flag (Invalid Schnorr signature) when trying to reveal a TR output
I'm building a Bitcoin wallet, and I'm trying to spend a Taproot output via a script spend path, but I keep running into this "Invalid Schnorr signature" error from my RPC node:
{
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Question on the integer size [closed]
Is there any kind of boolean division with bitcoin? There has to be something before the decimal number. Kind of say it seems like end to end and it always should be the number that is largest.
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Bitcoin node : importprivkey does not import all getnewaddress previously created
I have a problem with my bitcoin wallet recovery process.
I have a wallet with thousand of address attached created with RPC method 'getnewaddress'.
I would like to have a recovery process for this ...
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Bitcoin Core transactions between wallets
How can I move Bitcoin from a descriptor wallet to a legacy wallet on bitcoin core.
What is the difference between a descriptor wallet and a legacy wallet?
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Is it real BTC or fake
All,
I received some BTC to my coinbase wallet after someone asked me to setup custom network using the below setting. I received the BTC but I couldn't transfer to any other wallet and the says ...
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need help with BTC transfer [duplicate]
All,
I received some BTC to my coinbase wallet after someone asked me to setup custom network using the below setting. I received the BTC but I couldn't transfer to any other wallet and the says ...
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More detailed historical trx info (fee, sat per byte, transferred value in trx, from, to) from electrumx server?
I run bitcoin full node and Electrumx server over it for getting historical data.
The methods that I frequently used were "blockchain.scripthash.get_history" and "blockchain.transaction....
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Can brand new hardware wallet have seed phrase initiated via sparrow? Or do is it need to be through wallet OEMs site only?
Pretty straightforward. Can I initialize/generate seed phrase of blockstream jade via sparrow? Or do I need to go through blockstream's site to do this?
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What am I doing wrong in calculating point addition? Is something redundant in the formula I am using?
First of all, just to note that I am having trouble with this MOD math, so for some this question might be basic, but in my case it caused a lot of confusion.
Just for the context. In my previous ...
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Bitcoin Core really slow to sync recently
Apologies if this is not the right place to ask for help with this, but I don't know where is.
I have a Bitcoin Core full node (Windows 11), but one that doesn't run all the time. Node is not pruned, ...
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how to spend ordinals/inscriptions?
so, i have some sats with ordinals and brc20 tokens in them. useless. might as well treat them as ordinary btc.
question is - how do i spend them? ie send them to a btc address?
unisat wallet wont ...
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Is the Bitcoin whitepaper embedded in the Bitcoin blockchain? [duplicate]
The Bitcoin blockchain can store arbitrary data. Especially recently, with the ordinals inscriptions, I've seen claims that images up to 390 kB are stored on the chain. In light of this, I was ...
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Why can't I bumpfee the 25th tx in an unconfirmed chain?
I have a chain of 25 unconfirmed transactions. There's a default mempool limit of 25 chained unconfirmed transactions, so my change output of the 25th transaction is not usable until some of the ...
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How to remove a tx from local node mempool that's been removed from all other node
I'm running a fullnode with electrumx on top for indexing. I've noticed that sometimes, due to low fee, a tx gets dropped from mempool after some hours/days. However, it stays for longer periods in my ...
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Can the two biggest bitcoin mining pools lock out all others?
I just noticed that the two biggest bitcoin mining pools already have more than 52.5% of the hashing power (as of 11/12/23 Foundry USA had 27,7% and AntPool 24.88%) and am wondering about the ...
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What is the relationship between parity and the sign of the points on the elliptic curve?
EDIT: I found out that the answer on the second question is just to do 10 * -G, that is, 10 * G(X, -Y) instead of -10 * G. However, I still do not understand relation between parity and the sign of ...
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What if a miner just broadcasts the header and never gives the body? What will happen?
What if a miner just broadcasts the header and never broadcasts the body?
For example:
A miner, after having successfully mined some block, just broadcasts the header for all other miners and hide the ...
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Why should i pay for my money [duplicate]
Should i pay or report them? bitcoin mining wants me to pay them 90$ to receive the bitcoins that been in the inbox for almost a year now they barcode to pay links to my cash app should i pay it or is ...
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Private key on Bitcoin Core
I can't create the private key of a legacy address on bitcoin core. When I do the command it writes me that it can only be done to legacy addresses. And my address is legacy. What should I do. Thank ...
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