Unanswered Questions
237 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Creating a P2SH-P2WPKH using Bitcoin Functional Test Framework
I'm using the Bitcoin Functional Test framework to understand how SegWit works by analyzing and building a P2SH-P2WPKH transaction.
When I run my code the transaction gets created, but when I inspect ...
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Generate addresses from Trezor's xPub using Python
I am trying to generate BIP32 HD addresses from my Trezors xPub key.
I keep getting errors with most of the libs our there. What am I missing?
pywallet:
from pywallet import wallet
xpub = '...
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Simulating -walletnotify option in Electrum
When run in daemon mode, bitcoind accepts a parameter -walletnotify=<cmd> which runs <cmd> whenever a wallet transaction changes due to sending/receiving.
Is there a similar feature in ...
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Partial private key recovery
I had the pleasure of setting up a Bitcoin wallet using the Blue Wallet app and diligently noted down the 52 characters of my private key on a piece of paper for backup purposes.
Upon revisiting the ...
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How can inputs be retrieved efficiently when parsing the bitcoin blockchain?
I downloaded the Bitcoin blockchain. I have a full node and I would like to do some parsing. I use RPC to send commands to Bitcoin Core from my Python program. When I get a block it works fine but the ...
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In Electrum, how does one watch/poll a wallet for an incoming payments to a certain address via API?
I want to create a simple way to accepting bitcoins on my own, using Electrum. I don't except big volume. I suppose, I'd have at most a handful of incoming payments in the beginning.
That is, I ...
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How to sign bitcoin raw transactions with Python offline
I have a raw bitcoin transaction created using createrawtransaction
unsigned_tx = "...
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Electrum Seed Purpose for MultiSig Wallet
I'm curious as to what exactly is protected by the seed that Electrum generates for a multisig wallet. My knowledge of the protocol implementation is rather basic, so please correct me where I'm wrong ...
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Electrum transaction still says unconfirmed parent
A transaction from Electrum is still showing unconfirmed parent even though the previous transaction in the chain has completed. Electrum has shown this for 24 hours now. I realize that my fee is ...
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Electrum via command-line: can generic blockchain info be requested?
For example can I ask the Electrum client via it's API what the height or version of the latest block is? Looking through the docs all I currently see is wallet commands.
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Electrum - Why do I have to Restore every time I use it?
I did not forget my password. I have been done dozens of transactions with Electrum, and every time I try to send bitcoins, I get "Invalid Password". So I restore from seed, set a new password, use it ...
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Is it possible to import transaction history from an old electrum wallet to a new electrum wallet?
I see there is an option to export history but no option to import history. It would be nice to keep all my history in one wallet. Thx.
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Bitcoin Core RPC server not working
I have downloaded and installed and got up and running a bitcoin core node, and it is running fine as far as people are connecting to it on port 8333 just fine. However I can't seem to connect to it ...
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How does Electrum's "send change to lightning" work?
In Electrum, when sending to a non-Lightning ₿ address, I can choose the "send change to lightning" option. How does this work?
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How to get transaction fee info using Python from an Electrum server?
I can get a raw transaction and parse it using electrum and bitcoinlib fairly easily:
import bitcoinlib
from electrum.daemon import Daemon
from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
class ...
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