bitcoins are sent to address, but sent from where?

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Quote from: empoweoqwj on March 15, 2014, 08:05:42 AM

When you send a bitcoin from a wallet, is it sent from a specific bitcoin address, no address ?!?

1) Yes, from a bitcoin adress.
2) No, the nodes transmit the bitcoin transaction.

So, the answer is : you can't retrace the location of "bitcoin emitter".

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Quote from: Trance on March 15, 2014, 12:14:32 PM

Inevitably, everything is recorded and once you make it clear or prove a BTC address is yours, do not be surprised if you are held accountable for anything that goes out of that account, along with what goes in (to a legal extent)

Once you prove you have to see your record before that..

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Inevitably, everything is recorded and once you make it clear or prove a BTC address is yours, do not be surprised if you are held accountable for anything that goes out of that account, along with what goes in (to a legal extent)

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Quote from: Abdussamad on March 15, 2014, 10:35:28 AM

Quote from: empoweoqwj on March 15, 2014, 08:05:42 AM

When you send a bitcoin from a wallet, is it sent from a specific bitcoin address, no address ?!?

The bitcoin client you use to manage your funds chooses from various unspent outputs in such a way as to minimize dust outputs. Dust outputs are small amounts of bitcoin that cost more to spend than they are worth. The client may also give precedence to older coins because they tend to cost less or even nothing in fees to spend.

Some clients give you control over which addresses to spend from. This is called coin control. I think you are an electrum user so you can "freeze", "prioritize" and "send from" addresses. Explore those options.

Many thanks for the sensible and comprehensive answer

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Quote from: empoweoqwj on March 15, 2014, 08:05:42 AM

When you send a bitcoin from a wallet, is it sent from a specific bitcoin address, no address ?!?

The bitcoin client you use to manage your funds chooses from various unspent outputs in such a way as to minimize dust outputs. Dust outputs are small amounts of bitcoin that cost more to spend than they are worth. The client may also give precedence to older coins because they tend to cost less or even nothing in fees to spend.

Some clients give you control over which addresses to spend from. This is called coin control. I think you are an electrum user so you can "freeze", "prioritize" and "send from" addresses. Explore those options.

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Quote from: Jouke on March 15, 2014, 08:10:38 AM

addresses are a lie

I thought the cake was a lie. Dammit

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I'm I reading between the lines correctly here, does Bitcoin expose an idealogical flaw? It would seem that the materialists view that the physical universe is all that exists does not agree with how the blockchain works. lol

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addresses are a lie

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When you send a bitcoin from a wallet, is it sent from a specific bitcoin address, no address ?!?

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