Top new questions this week:
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I run 2 nodes: a non-pruned, txindex=1 node that has been running for years (I can’t tell exactly but I think I have been moving the same datadir around since 2014/15), core v23.0.0 a pruned node …
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I’ve seen the term sigop in many places frequently. I’ve tried to figure out what does it mean by searching, and found that it’s abbreviation of signature operation. But it’s still not clear to me the …
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I have a python app to track and store utxo in a simple/flat structure that looks like this… from bitcoinrpc.authproxy import AuthServiceProxy, JSONRPCException # track the utxo trackUtxoList = [] …
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What would be the easiest way to retrieve addresses that are used in specific transaction? For instance, if you look at following transaction which is retrieved by getblock of JSON RPC with argument …
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A transaction is stored in the mempool before it is confirmed. However, the Bitcoin node can’t verify incoming transactions with ‘light speed’ to add them to a mempool—it obviously needs some time. So,…
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I run Bitcon Core under windows 10. I have now set up a docker container to run Bitcoin Core under linux on the windows computer. I copied the windows bitcoin directory (containing all the blockchain …
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BOLT #3 specifies that an HTLC success transaction (the second-stage transaction that spends an HTLC by providing the preimage) has the witness script 0 <remotehtlcsig> <localhtlcsig> <…
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I have heard that mining is for people with ready hardware and blah blah blah… But what exactly is it? Does it operate like real mining? I mean, people talk about it like you are physically mining.
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Bitcoinity.org shows that for the past 30 days, bitstamp’s price is high at 101.00, low at 77.00, and current price is 98.04. On contrast, mtgox’s price for the past 30 days is high at 115.00, low at …
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I’m curious as how one would go about arbitraging crypto currencies – How does it work? what do I need to look out for? What are the risks and caveats?
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I use the original client, but I don’t know where can I find my Bitcoin address. Can someone help me?
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I understand that all the Bitcoin protocol is based on an asymmetric cryptography. A user gets 2 keys (public and private). How do these keys connect to the Bitcoins? How are the keys are related …
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What happens if I buy Bitcoins and the price goes down. Will I lose a quantity of my money? Consider:
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If I know the exchange rate, how can I calculate the value of some amount bitcoins in my native currency?
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If I generated a key pair using ecpair, how do I generate and print its corresponding point on the secp256k1 curve for both the private key and public key? Which methods/property to use in the ecpair …
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Example address bc1q69wqlexdn250purgskahfj9pg2f3ylg82vgy9m private key (WIF) KyVWvid6fC5WXHrV35ZkxqXgXsYrE9mPxMpusWBFiF771y2AYZrz How can I import this into an existing wallet (Bitcoin-qt)? I tried …
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From the source code of LND, payments are split in half and retried if no path for the full amount is found: func (p *paymentSession) RequestRoute(maxAmt, feeLimit lnwire.MilliSatoshi, …
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