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Generate BTC legacy address – Setup Electrum wallet to legacy address

coinguides — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 02:23:51 +0000

“Can’t withdraw using bech32?” The year is 2022 and there are still some exchanges and Bitcoin services that refuse to accept Bech32 addresses, Bitcoin address that starts with bc1. Recently one of our user said that they were trying to withdraw BTC from an exchange but can’t withdraw to their address. They were never able …

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Sending Bitcoin from specific address in core & electrum wallet – Coin control

coinguides — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:18:08 +0000

One of our readers recently asked us “is there a way to send funds from a specific bitcoin address in a wallet?” Yes, by making use of the coin control you can send from specific address or specific UTXOs. Jump straight to the guide Most Bitcoin wallet has coin control feature and many know how …

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How to setup and use MetaMask wallet – Ethereum wallet in your browser

coinguides — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:57:08 +0000

Just bought some Ethereum or your favorite DeFi token and wondering where to store them? Storing your coins and tokens on the exchange is not a good idea. You should move them to a wallet where you hold your private keys. If you are holding large amounts of Eth or ERC20 Tokens then you should …

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What happens if you send Bitcoin to Bitcoin cash address or vice versa?

coinguides — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:27:47 +0000

Back when Bitcoin cash was launched many newbies got confused between the two blockchains and guess what? There are many reports of users who accidentally sent their Bitcoin (BTC) to Bitcoin cash (BCH) address or Bitcoin cash to BTC address. Now this is no longer an issue as Bitcoin cash changed their address format to …

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How to get email alerts on Bitcoin transactions – Monitor any BTC address

coinguides — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:43:58 +0000

Have you ever wondered about receiving SMS notification or email alerts on Bitcoin transactions? If so then the following guide is for you. First of all why do we need alerts when Bitcoin transactions are publicly viewable on the block explorer? Alerts and notifications are useful in many ways. Say you wanted to closely monitor …

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What is Monero payment ID & why do exchange need this for (XMR) Deposits?

coinguides — Thu, 30 May 2019 11:09:35 +0000

Often when depositing Monero (XMR) to an exchange you’ll be prompted to use your payment ID. Binance, Bitfinex, HitBTC, Huobi, Poloniex and every other crypto exchange that supports Monero trading states this clearly. “Both a Payment ID and an Address are required to successfully deposit your XMR“. Have you ever wondered why exchange asks payment …

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Bitcoin Wallet vs Address – Differences between crypto wallet and address

coinguides — Mon, 06 May 2019 10:25:05 +0000

Are you new to Bitcoin, and are looking for a way to store your coins? All you need is a wallet to manage the address and an address to store your coins. Wait!? Is it wallet, address or wallet address? The term wallet creates unnecessary confusion and beginners often think they are the same. Recently …

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How to safely update your Bitcoin electrum wallet to the latest version

coinguides — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:47:30 +0000

Guide to update Bitcoin electrum wallet. Whether it is a core wallet or electrum wallet; it is very essential that that you perform a backup before updating or making any changes to your wallet. In electrum wallet all you need to backup is your electrum wallet seed phrase and additionally the wallet file. Once you …

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How to backup electrum wallet – Backup Bitcoin electrum wallet

coinguides — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:51:40 +0000

System malfunction, hardware failures and data theft can occur anytime. If you are storing Bitcoins in your PC or Laptop then it is very important that you backup your wallets. Previously we’ve made a guide on core wallet backup. Also we’ve explained how to backup Monero wallet. Recently one of user asked us how do …

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Placeholders (PHL) – A new coin on X16R, is it really worth mining?

coinguides — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 02:42:03 +0000

A project coming with a nice use case at launch with no working product is perfectly fine. Everyone knows that the full functioning of a platform needs a lots of research and development which takes some time. But currently in crypto space there are lots of such projects with full of promises and not an …

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