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newbie
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February 06, 2018, 07:15:22 AM
This is most likely a bitcoin transaction it flipped to bitcoin. And it showed my btc transaction. 
sr. member
Activity: 503
Merit: 286
January 31, 2018, 01:02:53 PM

Ah, you are right, the .sig file did not download properly. It does work.
member
Activity: 146
Merit: 12
January 31, 2018, 04:27:11 AM
thanks for your info
at first time I want test it but still always has problem
god still protect me from scammer
newbie
Activity: 42
Merit: 0
January 31, 2018, 04:14:45 AM
Hi there. So i wanted to give it a try and used a small wallet to check if electron cash is safe to use. Well it is not. I imported a wallet using all the precautions needed to save my bitcoins, and imported a small amount of bcc into the wallet. A couple of minutes later the bcc were sent away like magic. Farewell...

So be carefull!!!

Here's a screenshot
https://preview.ibb.co/fKpbVQ/tWTui1.png
upload pic

thank-you for this
newbie
Activity: 139
Merit: 0
January 31, 2018, 04:09:51 AM
Bug or not every developer, creator or founder of any digital wallet for keeping our digital money must and should have a back up plan if a certain or some complications arises, user may loss whatever they keep on that account that they worked for a long period of time, then when it gone they will just say 'sorry for your loss', in the other hand some digital wallet are proven to be scam that they copied the property of the said wallet application, that when you enter and create account with them you'll money pop like a bubble. So careful review about the wallet before using one. Or use the wallet that has been used by many, you might request the link to have the same link they use and using.
HCP
legendary
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Merit: 4314
sr. member
Activity: 503
Merit: 286
January 30, 2018, 04:54:04 PM
I verified the sha256 hash, but how do I verify the signature? Can someone post the linux commands?
The short and relatively simple version would be something like:

1. Download Jonald Fyookball's public key from here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fyookball/keys-n-hashes/master/pubkeys/jonaldkey2.txt

2. Import the key to gpg using:
Code:
sudo gpg --import /path/to/savedfile/jonaldkey2.txt

3. Download the appropriate "sig" file from here: https://github.com/fyookball/keys-n-hashes/tree/master/sigs-and-sums/3.0/win-linux

4. Verify the file
Code:
sudo gpg --verify ElectronCash-3.0.tar.gz.sig ElectronCash-3.0.tar.gz

NOTES:
- ensure the .sig file and the tar.gz are both in the folder where you execute commandline syntax above
- gpg: Good signature from "Jonald Fyookball <[email protected]>"  should be displayed after step 4.
- You can safely ignore:
Code:
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.

It just means you have not "vouched" for Jonald's key... as long as you see 'Good signature from "Jonald Fyookball <[email protected]>"' It is OK.

So it does not work for the new version (3.1.2). Was it not signed by Jonald Fyookball?

Code:
sudo gpg --import jonaldkey2.txt
gpg: key EFF1DDE1: public key "Jonald Fyookball " imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1


sudo gpg --verify ElectronCash-3.1.2.tar.gz.sig ElectronCash-3.1.2.tar.gz
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on configuration file `/home/me/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: the signature could not be verified.
Please remember that the signature file (.sig or .asc)
should be the first file given on the command line.

Can someone confirm this for the new version for linux?
jr. member
Activity: 32
Merit: 1
January 21, 2018, 10:57:08 AM
AFAIK you shouldn't have any problems with that from latest versions.
you can always split by using VM with linux mint for example on top of your windows.
that's how I use it.

Actually the opposite is correct - Windows VM inside Linux host.

You put criminals in jail, not innocent people in jail (and keep criminals outside), right?

It's easy for bad stuff to go inside the VM from the host, but the opposite is hard.
HCP
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 4314
January 04, 2018, 05:38:00 PM
Will it be safe to use Electrum BTC and Electron Cash wallets with the same address on the same PC?
Or it will be better to create new BTC wallet in Electrum?
As far as I'm aware there have not been any reported cases of people losing BTC or BCH if they use the "official" wallets from the "official" websites.

Having said that, it would probably be prudent to use different wallets, with different addresses. If nothing else, it will help with your privacy across the two chains. Unless you have a very good reason to continue using that BTC wallet (for instance, expecting payouts to old addresses) then you should probably create a new wallet.


TL;DR:
Is it necessary to create a new wallet? Probably not.
Would it be wise to create a new wallet? Probably so.
full member
Activity: 1274
Merit: 105
January 04, 2018, 04:06:42 PM
Hello,

I downloaded electron-cash-2.9.3 wallet In October.
When I opened this wallet, it  found my Electrum BTC wallet and asked for password.
After typing password I saw Bitcoin Cash in equivalent of BTC balance I had in August.
So this wallet automatically imported my private key from Electrum...

In October I have no BTC on that Electrum wallet (I transfered it all to exchanges).
But now I want to withdraw bitcoins to this wallet...

Will it be safe to use Electrum BTC and Electron Cash wallets with the same address on the same PC?
Or it will be better to create new BTC wallet in Electrum?
member
Activity: 315
Merit: 10
January 03, 2018, 08:12:50 AM
If you don't have seed, open your electrum wallet.dat in electron cash,(Start electron cash, in wallet option,click on choose and select your electrum wallet.dat file.) It should work.

(Please make sure to transfer your bitcoins to a different wallet first for safety) Once your bitcoin wallet is empty, use it for bitcoin cash.
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
January 02, 2018, 03:00:13 PM
Thank you for the warning.
HCP
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 4314
January 02, 2018, 02:57:51 PM
I verified the sha256 hash, but how do I verify the signature? Can someone post the linux commands?
The short and relatively simple version would be something like:

1. Download Jonald Fyookball's public key from here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fyookball/keys-n-hashes/master/pubkeys/jonaldkey2.txt

2. Import the key to gpg using:
Code:
sudo gpg --import /path/to/savedfile/jonaldkey2.txt

3. Download the appropriate "sig" file from here: https://github.com/fyookball/keys-n-hashes/tree/master/sigs-and-sums/3.0/win-linux

4. Verify the file
Code:
sudo gpg --verify ElectronCash-3.0.tar.gz.sig ElectronCash-3.0.tar.gz

NOTES:
- ensure the .sig file and the tar.gz are both in the folder where you execute commandline syntax above
- gpg: Good signature from "Jonald Fyookball <[email protected]>"  should be displayed after step 4.
- You can safely ignore:
Code:
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.

It just means you have not "vouched" for Jonald's key... as long as you see 'Good signature from "Jonald Fyookball <[email protected]>"' It is OK.
sr. member
Activity: 503
Merit: 286
January 02, 2018, 01:53:52 PM
I verified the sha256 hash, but how do I verify the signature? Can someone post the linux commands?

Anyone? It now seems important to be able to verify the signatures, given that there are fakes around. There is a false bitcoin gold project that steals people's private keys, that purports to be the same writer as electron cash. Will not post the link because it is a scam.

newbie
Activity: 2
Merit: 0
December 29, 2017, 04:57:01 PM
I can confirm Electron Cash has worked for me and it was dead simple. I was reluctant after reading some of the earlier comments in this thread but after sending my previous BTC to a Ledger first and then trying the bitcoin.com wallet (insists that my password is wrong!) and Exodus (just doesn't work), I bit the bullet with Electron Cash which at least in my case seems to have worked just fine.
sr. member
Activity: 503
Merit: 286
December 23, 2017, 03:08:37 AM
I verified the sha256 hash, but how do I verify the signature? Can someone post the linux commands?
full member
Activity: 640
Merit: 104
December 15, 2017, 08:38:02 AM
Hi there. So i wanted to give it a try and used a small wallet to check if electron cash is safe to use. Well it is not. I imported a wallet using all the precautions needed to save my bitcoins, and imported a small amount of bcc into the wallet. A couple of minutes later the bcc were sent away like magic. Farewell...

So be carefull!!!

Here's a screenshot

upload pic
maybe this is one of the failed programs and is a bad start for a project. so I would consider using it.
full member
Activity: 258
Merit: 100
December 14, 2017, 10:10:06 PM
Did you guys use electron cash on same computer as your electrum?

I have, and it shouldn't really interfere. Don't worry about it too much. Smiley
full member
Activity: 1736
Merit: 186
December 14, 2017, 09:40:32 PM
Did you guys use electron cash on same computer as your electrum?
full member
Activity: 258
Merit: 100
December 14, 2017, 09:19:08 PM
Yeah, I see this thread come up in my watched threads, and I haven't really bothered to do it but...

I can confirm after using Electron Cash quite a bit, it does work fine and I've had no problems at all. But as always, do your own homework. But in my experience, it's worked A-okay.
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