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Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 10:50:07 AM

Does this mean that you cannot check the balance of an address with Bitcoin Core and that the utility of connecting the hardware wallet to Bitcoin Core is to use that node to issue new transactions?

What i mean you cannot check blance of any balance quickly due to lack of index. But you still can do that by creating wallet which contain specific Bitcoin address or master public key. If you add one which already has past transaction, Bitcoin Core will need to rescan blockchain which could take some time.

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Quote from: hosseinimr93 on December 23, 2022, 06:12:02 AM

In electrum, you connect to the servers provided by other people and it allows you to choose the server manually.
If you want to protect your privacy, you should download the full blockchain and run your own server and use TOR.

How it's different to run Electrum with TOR connection?
Network >> Proxy >> Use tor proxy at port 9150, Use proxy , SOCKS5 127.0.0.1 9150

Electrum server can know list of addresses belong to same person/group.

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Quote from: hosseinimr93 on December 23, 2022, 06:12:02 AM

In electrum, you connect to the servers provided by other people and it allows you to choose the server manually.
If you want to protect your privacy, you should download the full blockchain and run your own server and use TOR.

How it's different to run Electrum with TOR connection?
Network >> Proxy >> Use tor proxy at port 9150, Use proxy , SOCKS5 127.0.0.1 9150

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Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 10:50:07 AM

Does this mean that you cannot check the balance of an address with Bitcoin Core

Someone has written a program in Python3 that allows you to search for any address on bitcoin core whether it belongs to your wallet or not. (I've not tested it personally so try on your own risk)

Here is the github link:

https://github.com/ORP967/Bitcoin_Core_RPC_par_address

Its a bit old but let me know if it still works.

Quote from: m2017 on December 23, 2022, 10:59:19 AM

Is there a topic with a detailed overview?

Sparrow wallet is amongst the top bitcoin wallets supporting taproot addresses.
I dont find an official ANN thread on it but dkbit himself opened an unofficial thread if you search for it.
Here you go: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sparrow-bitcoin-wallet-5274675

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Quote from: dkbit98 on December 23, 2022, 09:55:54 AM

Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

I would like to know if some open source wallets like Electrum have their own servers to do that job or if they work with the public nodes of the bitcoin network.
I'm also interested to know if there are any hardware wallets that do that. If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

Very good alternative for Electrum is called Sparrow Wallet.
This is open source wallet that respects your privacy and it can be connected easily with your own Bitcoin node.
There is detailed built-in transaction viewer, wallet has great support for hardware wallets and there is coinjoin mixing with Whirlpool.
One more way you can check balance of your address is to use open source mempool.space with your own Bitcoin node.
https://sparrowwallet.com/

Electrum has existed for a long time and is known to everyone, so many people use it. Personally, this is the first time I hear about Sparrow Wallet and I must admit, after watching the video on their website, I was intrigued and visually liked this wallet. Including the opportunities it provides. Will have to try to use it. I don't remember the topic on the forum dedicated to Sparrow Wallet. Is there a topic with a detailed overview? And what do you write about coinjoin mixing with Whirlpool? Does this wallet have a built in mixer or how it works?

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Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

Bitcoin Core doesn't have address index, however you can connect your hardware wallet to Bitcoin Core.

Thanks for your reply.

Does this mean that you cannot check the balance of an address with Bitcoin Core and that the utility of connecting the hardware wallet to Bitcoin Core is to use that node to issue new transactions?

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Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

I would like to know if some open source wallets like Electrum have their own servers to do that job or if they work with the public nodes of the bitcoin network.
I'm also interested to know if there are any hardware wallets that do that. If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

Very good alternative for Electrum is called Sparrow Wallet.
This is open source wallet that respects your privacy and it can be connected easily with your own Bitcoin node.
There is detailed built-in transaction viewer, wallet has great support for hardware wallets and there is coinjoin mixing with Whirlpool.
One more way you can check balance of your address is to use open source mempool.space with your own Bitcoin node.
https://sparrowwallet.com/

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It depends on which wallet software do you use to manage your hardware wallet. For example, Ledger have option connect to your own Bitcoin full node.

How about Trezor Suite

Connect to full node on Trezor Suite using Electrum server

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Quote from: maikrothaman on December 23, 2022, 07:34:18 AM

Just keep in mind that whenever you use a central server, your IP may be stored. Another option is to stick with private coins like Monero or Pandora Cash that come with default anonymity. By doing so, whenever you use the blockchain, you always have plausible denial.

Someone wants to check if a bitcoin address or some addresses are funded or not by using other means other than blockchain explorer, what would this has to do with Pandoracash (Pcash) which I was unable to see on Coinmarketcap, not to talk if seeing its marketcap. While I saw it on Coingecko, it is one of the coin that needs not to be gone for:

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/pandora-cash#:~:text=Pandora%20Cash%20price%20today%20is,in%20the%20last%2024%20hours.
No known marketcap
24 hours trading volume of $1,152. Significantly low and be considered as shit coin.

The only privacy coin recommended on this forum is monero. While I can not think of using monero, I can only use it for bitcoin mixing only.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on December 23, 2022, 07:16:05 AM

Quote from: hosseinimr93 on December 23, 2022, 06:12:02 AM

Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

You can create a watch-only wallet in electrum just using your address.

If you want anonymity while using blockchain explorer, you can use Tor browser to check the address or addresses that you want which is better than using Electrum that connects using IP address, or enable Tor on Electrum for it.

For privacy, you have to run your own node, for not to depend on central server.

Just keep in mind that whenever you use a central server, your IP may be stored. Another option is to stick with private coins like Monero or Pandora Cash that come with default anonymity. By doing so, whenever you use the blockchain, you always have plausible denial.

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Quote from: hosseinimr93 on December 23, 2022, 06:12:02 AM

Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

You can create a watch-only wallet in electrum just using your address.

If you want anonymity while using blockchain explorer, you can use Tor browser to check the address or addresses that you want which is better than using Electrum that connects using IP address, or enable Tor on Electrum for it.

For privacy, you have to run your own node, for not to depend on central server.

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Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

Is the "some node" your node or other's node?
Because if the latter, it's no different than checking using a blockexplorer since you'll still have to trust the owner of that node.
If privacy is the concern, you'll have to setup your own node and use it as the server if you'll not use Bitcoin Core's wallet.

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In electrum, you connect to the servers provided by other people and it allows you to choose the server manually.
If you want to protect your privacy, you should download the full blockchain and run your own server and use TOR.

Quote from: simpleSliv3r on December 23, 2022, 06:03:13 AM

If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

You can create a watch-only wallet in electrum just using your address.

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Hello everyone,

I am writing this looking for information about privacy in wallets.

It is known that the major closed source wallets use their own servers to provide information about the balance of addresses or to make new transactions.
I would like to know if some open source wallets like Electrum have their own servers to do that job or if they work with the public nodes of the bitcoin network.
I'm also interested to know if there are any hardware wallets that do that. If not, I would like to know if there is a way to check the balance of an address using the btc network and not a blockchain explorer, for example with some node calls running btc core.

Thank you all for taking the time to read!!!

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