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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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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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What is Bitcoin change address? “Change” output and address explained

coinguides — Sat, 25 May 2019 10:44:48 +0000

Have you just made a Bitcoin payment and discovered that part of your Bitcoins are transferred to an unknown address? Do not worry. Your wallet it not compromised or is neither a bug. They are just send to a change address that you own and is one of the key privacy feature of Bitcoin. This …

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Nano wallet beginners guide – How to safely store and use Nano coin

coinguides — Tue, 21 May 2019 10:33:32 +0000

Are you currently fed up using Bitcoin? You are not alone. Well, crypto bull run have started and Bitcoin is over $8000. Its great! But do you know what’s next and what it means. It means Bitcoin network congestion is coming again. As more and more people start to use Bitcoin the transaction volume increases …

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What is Bitcoin address, why is it important & how to get a BTC address?

coinguides — Fri, 17 May 2019 14:45:21 +0000

Note: Bitcoin address and BTC address both refer to the same thing. BTC is just a ticker symbol of Bitcoin. There is also another symbol called XBT which also refers to Bitcoin. Here you can learn about ticker symbol and the difference between XBT and BTC. It’s been more than a decade since Bitcoin was …

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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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Transaction Hash ID (TXID) – What is it & how to find the transaction ID

coinguides — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:18:55 +0000

Have you just made a payment and the recipient is asking for the “transaction hash”? Whether you pay in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or Monero; often times the merchant will ask you for the hash or the transaction ID as a proof of payment. There are other scenarios as well where a third party wallet service …

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How to backup core wallet and how to replace wallet.dat backup file

coinguides — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:32:44 +0000

We were recently contacted by a user who informed us that their hard disk got corrupt and as a result they can’t access their wallets anymore. But fortunately they had several copy of wallet.dat file. So we advised them to install latest version wallet in another machine and import the original wallet.dat to new wallet …

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Importing and sweeping private keys of core and paper wallet into Electrum

coinguides — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:07:20 +0000

If you’d like to hold Bitcoins or any other Cryptocurrencies for a long time then many will recommend you to generate a paper wallet. It is a cold storage wallet that is safe, secure and easy to maintain. Sending in coins into paper wallet is easy but the thing is to spend those coins you …

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