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Topic: Is there any MS Windows Client faster than Bitcoin-qt? (Read 811 times)

legendary
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yes, Electrum looks good. Thank you

Yes, I vote for Electrum!
legendary
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There is a "reset blockchain" option in MultiBit. Will this fix the problem?

No reset blockchain does exactly what it says, deletes and re-downloads the blockchain. Their is no way to fix the security flaws it has, it is built like that by design SPV is method. It is a trust system, you have to trust the node you get your blockchain from.
legendary
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why do you say that about losing security?

Well Bitcoin-qt is the most trust-less system, you can have for bitcoins currently, in consumer wallets. The rest you have to trust servers and other people.
Not true! With Multibit you have your wallet exactly like with bitcoin-qt.

With MultiBit am I the only one with access to my private key? Pls confirm.

Yes, but the security flaw in multibit, is the way it handles the blockchain.
legendary
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why do you say that about losing security?

Well Bitcoin-qt is the most trust-less system, you can have for bitcoins currently, in consumer wallets. The rest you have to trust servers and other people.
Not true! With Multibit you have your wallet exactly like with bitcoin-qt.

Yes true. Multibit uses SPV and that isn't the entire blockchain. It also only connects bitcoin and doesn't verify transactions. Bitcoin-qt is a full node and verifies the entire blockchain.


I am on my phone so I wrote a simple explanation.
full member
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Amazing times are coming
Thank you all! I decided to continue using bitcoin-qt after this thread discussion, really useful.
legendary
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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat
why do you say that about losing security?

Well Bitcoin-qt is the most trust-less system, you can have for bitcoins currently, in consumer wallets. The rest you have to trust servers and other people.
Not true! With Multibit you have your wallet exactly like with bitcoin-qt.
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I'll stick with bitcoin-qt. It's the reference client and thus the most trustworthy in my view. The blockchain check takes a few minutes, but so what. I just boot it up and then go make me a tea. When I'm back it's ready to go.
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yes, Electrum looks good. Thank you
legendary
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Electrum works well for me
legendary
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There are two major ones: Multibit (java-based) and Electrum (python-based). Both initialize in seconds or minutes. 

There's more info in the alternative client subforum.
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why do you say that about losing security?
newbie
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That´s my question. I´m looking for a faster client than bitcoin-qt. Is there anything?

cgminer: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/official-cgminer-mining-software-thread-for-linuxwinosxmipsarmr-pi-4110-28402

An easier alternative is bitminter which is the application for the bitminter mining pool
http://bitminter.com/
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Amazing times are coming
That´s my question. I´m looking for a faster client than bitcoin-qt. Is there anything?
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