How do I move my coins from Bitcoin Core to Multibit?

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Quote from: BTCfan668 on October 10, 2014, 05:48:53 PM

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I tried nothing. I didn't even download it yet. I just thought Bitcoin Core is too bloated and I should save space.

Safest and easiest way is to just install multibit, get an address and send the coins via blockchain.

You could also export the private keys and import them into multbit, but Id go for the blockchain.

The export-import method is free, if you can figure out how to do it.

Importing keys is also risky as the way most people will do it will end up importing it in plaintext which will leave a near permanent "mark" on your harddrive so it would be vulnerable in the event your computer is ever compromised in the future

If you have private keys holding any significant amount on a networked computer, you are doing it wrong to begin with.

That really depends on your level of paranoia and your security setup. You could potentially keep larger amounts of bitcoin in your hot wallet and still keep them secure.

@OP the best way is probably to push a TX to an address that was created by multibit

cuddaloreappu

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if you dont want to waste btc in transaction fee, the only way to do so will be to copy the private keys

paste it in a text file and save the file as .KEY

import the key file in the multibit client..

there you have it

shorena

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Quote from: Business on October 10, 2014, 08:15:00 PM

if you have the private key import that wollet to blockchain and then send the btc to other wallet

Why drag that aweful buggy online service into this? Just send the coins directly no need to get private keys online to a 3rd party.

Business

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if you have the private key import that wollet to blockchain and then send the btc to other wallet

Meuh6879

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1) create new adress in multibit
1') copy
2) open bitcoin core
3) do a transaction
4) paste
5) send amount
6) verify received fund in multibit
7) destroy bitcoin core
8 ) save multibit wallet to EXTERNAL

... done.

Q7

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Just send the money through the network and you are good to go. Not sure if saving 10 to 30 bits of transaction fee is worth all the hassles of messing up with the private key.

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Quote from: Soros Shorts on October 10, 2014, 04:50:59 PM

Quote from: shorena on October 10, 2014, 04:44:26 PM

Quote from: bitcoinbot on October 10, 2014, 04:29:46 PM

I tried nothing. I didn't even download it yet. I just thought Bitcoin Core is too bloated and I should save space.

Safest and easiest way is to just install multibit, get an address and send the coins via blockchain.

You could also export the private keys and import them into multbit, but Id go for the blockchain.

The export-import method is free, if you can figure out how to do it.

Importing keys is also risky as the way most people will do it will end up importing it in plaintext which will leave a near permanent "mark" on your harddrive so it would be vulnerable in the event your computer is ever compromised in the future

Soros Shorts

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Quote from: shorena on October 10, 2014, 04:44:26 PM

Quote from: bitcoinbot on October 10, 2014, 04:29:46 PM

I tried nothing. I didn't even download it yet. I just thought Bitcoin Core is too bloated and I should save space.

Safest and easiest way is to just install multibit, get an address and send the coins via blockchain.

You could also export the private keys and import them into multbit, but Id go for the blockchain.

The export-import method is free, if you can figure out how to do it.

shorena

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No I dont escrow anymore.

Quote from: bitcoinbot on October 10, 2014, 04:29:46 PM

I tried nothing. I didn't even download it yet. I just thought Bitcoin Core is too bloated and I should save space.

Safest and easiest way is to just install multibit, get an address and send the coins via blockchain.

You could also export the private keys and import them into multbit, but Id go for the blockchain.

bitcoinbot

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