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Sending Bitcoin from specific address in core & electrum wallet – Coin control

coinguides — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:18:08 +0000

One of our readers recently asked us “is there a way to send funds from a specific bitcoin address in a wallet?” Yes, by making use of the coin control you can send from specific address or specific UTXOs. Jump straight to the guide Most Bitcoin wallet has coin control feature and many know how …

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BTC transaction: 1 input, 2 outputs – Why 2 outputs when sent to 1 address?

coinguides — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 05:30:53 +0000

Did you just transferred Bitcoin and noticed that part of your BTC has been sent to some random address that you’ve never seen or used before? Nothing to worry. This is normal with Bitcoin. Your coins are not sent to some random address but to the change address that you own. Recently a user contacted …

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Paper wallet risks – Why you should avoid storing Bitcoin in a paper wallet?

coinguides — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:02:00 +0000

Out of many Bitcoin storage methods; paper wallets are perhaps the least understood of all. Often paper wallets are considered to be the most secure way of storing Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Well, it’s true. However paper wallets also come with some serious drawbacks and most users are not aware of the paper wallet risks. This …

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How to get email alerts on Bitcoin transactions – Monitor any BTC address

coinguides — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:43:58 +0000

Have you ever wondered about receiving SMS notification or email alerts on Bitcoin transactions? If so then the following guide is for you. First of all why do we need alerts when Bitcoin transactions are publicly viewable on the block explorer? Alerts and notifications are useful in many ways. Say you wanted to closely monitor …

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Bitcoin address changed – Why my wallet’s BTC address keep changing?

coinguides — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:38:46 +0000

Has your Bitcoin address changed? When sending / receiving Bitcoin or while just checking the account page of your online wallet you might have observed this. The Bitcoin address currently displayed is different from the one you’ve used in the past. If you are just getting started with Bitcoin then it may seem quite scary …

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What is Bitcoin change address? “Change” output and address explained

coinguides — Sat, 25 May 2019 10:44:48 +0000

Have you just made a Bitcoin payment and discovered that part of your Bitcoins are transferred to an unknown address? Do not worry. Your wallet it not compromised or is neither a bug. They are just send to a change address that you own and is one of the key privacy feature of Bitcoin. This …

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