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Topic: Which Bitcoin Client do you use and why ? - page 25. (Read 49660 times)

legendary
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Hey, I just noticed that I have my 1000'th post... Doh 1001 now

Congratulations !!! Unlike most of us... your post count and activity are same Smiley
Jan
legendary
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Hey, I just noticed that I have my 1000'th post... Doh 1001 now
donator
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Let's talk governance, lipstick, and pigs.
I use Mycelium Entropy for my stash. Why? Because I have one of the prototypes  Grin
Jan
legendary
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I use Mycelium Entropy for my stash. Why? Because I have one of the prototypes  Grin
hero member
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So is there a client which most people agree to be the best?
Sorry for the question but as a newcomer getting 1000 different answers it´s pretty difficult to choose the right one.
no best client exactly, just subjective comment from people
everyone have their own taste about bitcoin client
but i see many people choose :
bitcoin-qt (for full bitcoin client)
electrum & multibit (for light client)
blockchain.info (for online wallet)
newbie
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So is there a client which most people agree to be the best?
Sorry for the question but as a newcomer getting 1000 different answers it´s pretty difficult to choose the right one.
hero member
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Merit: 500
Dont see lot of people using multibit wallet...Is there any reason why you dont use it? Is there security risks with this wallet? I was enjoying it for a long time with very little comments about it.
BR
i used multibit some time ago
and i prefer electrum now
there are only little options in multibit, you can use more options in electrum, especially when you send bitcoin, you can choose more options Grin
and i don't like multibit theme too
newbie
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bitcoin core (the basics) and brainwallet.org (client side code)
legendary
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What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!

for me, it's use multi-wallet files for a big amount of bitcoin ... like 5 files wallets from bitcoin-core that they hold 2 BTC each.
you can loose 1 files ... but 5 files, no.
and if you store on USB key with date of folder, you have multiple record randomly area on it.

at the end, you have 100-200 files ... writed on different location ... with the same result = 5 files usable with 2 BTC on it.

and, at the end, use multiple USB key to do this.
it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to loose a file with this strategy ... even if you loose PC, burn a part of your location or trash some clothes.  Grin


early adopter of bitcoin is a good story of loosing coins ...
legendary
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Dont see lot of people using multibit wallet...Is there any reason why you dont use it? Is there security risks with this wallet? I was enjoying it for a long time with very little comments about it.
BR
sr. member
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blockchain is the best bitcoin client because i think it is most secure...

It's the most secure online wallet because everything is client-side and your private keys still belong to you, but I would think that there are more secure (offline) options out there.
hero member
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BBOD fast, non-custodial & transparent Exchange
blockchain is the best bitcoin client because i think it is most secure...
legendary
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The revolution will be digital
armory, btccore, cold/split wallet etc...

What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!

I was talking about Fragmented Backups™ ( are a way of splitting a physical paper backup in multiple pieces, such that multiple "fragments" are needed to restore your wallet.  )
https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/armory-backups-are-forever/

Thanks for sharing. Never heard of it. But, it is very risky, because if u lose one part, all your wealth is lost.

No, you make a 2 of 3 multisig or 3 of 4 multisig or 3 of 5 multisig  , ect...so you can lose 1 or 2 fragments and still recover your funds.

I guess, all this multi-sig, fragmentation make simple thing complex. The best is old way of having a paper wallet and have multiple backups of it at different offline electronic storages, as well as have a paper printed and store it with your cash stash.
hero member
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armory, btccore, cold/split wallet etc...

What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!

I was talking about Fragmented Backups™ ( are a way of splitting a physical paper backup in multiple pieces, such that multiple "fragments" are needed to restore your wallet.  )
https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/armory-backups-are-forever/

Thanks for sharing. Never heard of it. But, it is very risky, because if u lose one part, all your wealth is lost.

No, you make a 2 of 3 multisig or 3 of 4 multisig or 3 of 5 multisig  , ect...so you can lose 1 or 2 fragments and still recover your funds.
legendary
Activity: 2394
Merit: 1216
The revolution will be digital
armory, btccore, cold/split wallet etc...

What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!

I was talking about Fragmented Backups™ ( are a way of splitting a physical paper backup in multiple pieces, such that multiple "fragments" are needed to restore your wallet.  )
https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/armory-backups-are-forever/

Thanks for sharing. Never heard of it. But, it is very risky, because if u lose one part, all your wealth is lost.
sr. member
Activity: 462
Merit: 250
I use Electrum but I also have a cold paper wallet generated using Vanitygen on an offline computer with the private key printed on a piece of paper.

I also memorized the Electrum seed so it doubles as a brainwallet as well. Grin
hero member
Activity: 658
Merit: 501
armory, btccore, cold/split wallet etc...

What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!

I was talking about Fragmented Backups™ ( are a way of splitting a physical paper backup in multiple pieces, such that multiple "fragments" are needed to restore your wallet.  )
https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/armory-backups-are-forever/

This seems like a great alternative to creating offline wallets with Shamir's Secret Sharing easier and safer than on a laptop with armory:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mycelium-entropy

mycelium-entropy
full member
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Stand on the shoulders of giants
armory, btccore, cold/split wallet etc...

What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!

I was talking about Fragmented Backups™ ( are a way of splitting a physical paper backup in multiple pieces, such that multiple "fragments" are needed to restore your wallet.  )
https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/armory-backups-are-forever/
legendary
Activity: 2394
Merit: 1216
The revolution will be digital
I use an online wallet/exchange. I don't trust my @#$#@ computer to hold bitcoin.

I understand that u dont trust your computer for malware problem. Online wallet is ok for small sum. But having coins at exchanges is very very risky. Any hot wallet may get hacked by web hosting at any time. U may consider having some on paper wallet, which u may easily generate at blockchain.info.
legendary
Activity: 2394
Merit: 1216
The revolution will be digital
armory, btccore, cold/split wallet etc...

What is cold/split wallet ? care to share ? I knew there is just cold wallet !!!
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