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Title: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: OmegaStarScream on July 27, 2017, 07:10:20 AM
I can't say It wasn't obvious, I mean just by looking at their GitHub repository and how inactive they were on the forums to give support explained the whole situation.
They announced[1] that they will stop giving support and someone should follow this video[2] in order to recover his funds in Electrum. Its better to start taking actions now rather then crying later, and those who are still using Multibit Classic should also move their funds..

[1] https://multibit.org/blog/2017/07/26/multibit-shutdown.html
[2] https://youtu.be/E-KcY6KUVnY


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: BTCLovingDude on July 27, 2017, 08:28:02 AM
i was expecting this to happen the day they started asking for money! that additional fee they asked for when using their wallet was the last straw for me and knew they won't continue doing the "development" for free.

it is sad to see it go away though. i hope someone picks up the development and releases new versions from here on out. it is open source after all. and it is always good to have multiple choices to choose from rather than just have 1 wallet option! specially since it was in a different language (Java) Electrum is Python and Core is C++


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: iamTom123 on July 27, 2017, 08:49:48 AM
This was a good project actually but sadly it lacks the needed leadership and some resources to go on operating. They should have talk to interested parties that can took over the project. Anyway, I am also wishing that there would be people who can be interested to continue the project and really make it successful financially. Business come and go and I am sure that soon there can even be better ideas than Multibit.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: LFC_Bitcoin on July 27, 2017, 09:04:04 AM
It's a shame but the best products survive & those without the funding, sponsorship & new innovation die. It's the same in all walks of life re: business.

RIP Multibit.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: HempMongolia on July 27, 2017, 09:55:21 AM
MultiBit HD has been my favorite wallet for BTC for a few years, hope Samurai wallet replaces the space


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: lottery248 on July 27, 2017, 10:01:46 AM
well multibit has lost support, and if i would use bitcoin software wallet i am unable to synchronise with such a large blockchain transaction history (Qt). this message shock me far away, because i was planning to use multibit HD.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: NeuroticFish on July 27, 2017, 10:13:08 AM
I started with MultiDoge long ago and the obvious "next" was Multibit.
I've used it for years.

Then Multibit HD has come, while Multibit (Classic) started to get less support.
I switched to Electrum. Somehow I didn't manage to like Multibit HD.

Then Multibit started to have bugs, from bad to worse and I somehow expected that the end is not so far.


RIP Multibit (Classic and HD), it was a great piece of software once; thanks devs for your work.



Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: hatshepsut93 on July 27, 2017, 10:26:41 AM
This is hardly any news for people who have been using Multibit, because problems started to occur a few months ago, and devs weren't responding at all. People couldn't login to their wallets with correct password, restoring wallet was also glitching, transaction fees weren't calculated properly, etc. But there's plenty of other wallets, and soon it will be possible to easily import wallet seeds from Multibit to Electrum, so this isn't a significant issue.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: maokoto on July 27, 2017, 10:31:24 AM
Sounds strange to me. It is true I have had a couple of problems with it (Now it syncs from 2015 everytime a go in and I had to reinstall it due to an issue) but I have used it recently to send and receive some bitcoins and everything was ok... well time to move funds from it I guess.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: EthBooksPro on July 27, 2017, 10:40:08 AM
The dev team seems to have given up on Multibit and may be decided to concentrate on other profit making ventures. It was such a wonderful wallet (both Classic & HD) with a user friendly interface.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: Rising Suns on July 27, 2017, 11:22:36 AM
It is unfortunate that KeepKey has decided to end support for both Multibit Classic and HD. I've used both recently and they still work well for me. Oh well, guess it's time to install Electrum.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: Bittoshi on July 27, 2017, 12:41:23 PM
It is unfortunate that KeepKey has decided to end support for both Multibit Classic and HD. I've used both recently and they still work well for me. Oh well, guess it's time to install Electrum.

I just moved my funds from MultibitHD to Electrum last week and I am happy that I noticed that MultibidHD is no longer properly supported before its too late one day.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: spadormie on July 27, 2017, 01:01:09 PM
well multibit has lost support, and if i would use bitcoin software wallet i am unable to synchronise with such a large blockchain transaction history (Qt). this message shock me far away, because i was planning to use multibit HD.
Yes this is really the case. the multibit hd wallet lost supports. That's why they now lack of financial. I've heard some good news about that wallet and now I've saw news that it is dead now sadd.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: Francis Freeman on July 27, 2017, 02:05:45 PM
Sounds strange to me. It is true I have had a couple of problems with it (Now it syncs from 2015 everytime a go in and I had to reinstall it due to an issue) but I have used it recently to send and receive some bitcoins and everything was ok... well time to move funds from it I guess.

Yes, I also moved funds from it and everything went fine. Better to stop using it though, because if it's not updated it can cause problems... also be careful to not receive further funds on your multibit address anymore...


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: shaggy404 on July 27, 2017, 02:10:32 PM
I was originally a Multibit Classic user. Since they stopped support for that, i was trying to switch to another wallet. Multibit HD was an option but I went with Electeum instead. Glad I did what I did.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: shaggy404 on July 27, 2017, 02:17:36 PM
So this is how their announcement starts:

Quote
KeepKey acquired Multibit a little over 1 year ago. At the time, the engineers who originally built and supported Multibit had announced that they would no longer be working on it or providing support.

That means Multibit was dead the day it was acquired by KeepKey.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: European Central Bank on July 27, 2017, 02:25:38 PM
good. its death was overdue. it went completely crazy when the fees did too and there've been too many complaints about other issues recently.

people should've switched a long time back.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: OmegaStarScream on July 28, 2017, 07:39:59 AM
Electrum 2.9.0 has been released so you shouldn't find a problem restoring your Multibit HD wallets now. (The guide I gave above was using the latest version of wallet as well).

Code:
Multibit support: If the user enters a BIP39 seed (or uses a
hardware wallet), the full derivation path is configurable in the
install wizard.


Title: Re: Multibit HD is dead
Post by: Wendigo on July 28, 2017, 08:05:29 AM
Thanks God this steaming pile of shit is going away for good. Never forget that wrong password bug. Never!