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Topic: Receiving bitcoins before going online the first time (Read 109 times)

newbie
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thanks a lot!
legendary
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Merit: 2481
A bitcoin transaction basically just assigns coins(BTC) to a specific public key.
In order to access/spend these coins, you'll need to have the corresponding private key.

So, if the transaction has been completed successfully (send to the correct address and TX is confirmed; can be checked on a block explorer), you indeed received your BTC.
You don't need your wallet to be online to receive transaction. You don't have to actively do anything to receive a transaction.


The short answer is: No, you didn't lose them.
HCP
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 4314
No... they are not "lost". You do not need to be online to receive bitcoins to an address... otherwise, "paper" wallets would not work! Wink

Once you fully sync up Bitcoin Core, then sync your Armory to Bitcoin Core, it will display the coins received to your Armory address.
newbie
Activity: 2
Merit: 0
Hello,
i tried to receive btc before going online the first time, are they lost now? Sad((

thanks in advance...
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