yes, Electrum looks good. Thank you
Yes, I vote for Electrum!
Topic: Is there any MS Windows Client faster than Bitcoin-qt? (Read 822 times)
Yes, I vote for Electrum!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thank you all! I decided to continue using bitcoin-qt after this thread discussion, really useful.
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.
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.
Multibit
yes, Electrum looks good. Thank you
Electrum works well for me
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.
There's more info in the alternative client subforum.
why do you say that about losing security?
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/
That´s my question. I´m looking for a faster client than bitcoin-qt. Is there anything?
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