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Title: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: flm on January 17, 2014, 12:21:54 PM
Hi,
With an offline cold storage paper wallet can you check the balance on Blockchain.info and can you add that address to a Blcokchain Wallet, but still keep the Bitcoin offline?

So, could you use the Blockchain mobile App to keep an eye on the offline wallet balance?

Or would it mean transferring the offline paper wallet into a Blockchain Wallet for that to work? But with the risk of it being held online?

 ???


Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: Holdaaja on January 17, 2014, 12:27:06 PM
Hi,
With an offline cold storage paper wallet can you check the balance on Blockchain.info and can you add that address to a Blcokchain Wallet, but still keep the Bitcoin offline?

So, could you use the Blockchain mobile App to keep an eye on the offline wallet balance?

Or would it mean transferring the offline paper wallet into a Blockchain Wallet for that to work? But with the risk of it being held online?

 ???

You can add watch only address to your blockchain.info wallet.


Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: ilesef on January 17, 2014, 12:37:27 PM
yes u cen make a private key offline and use your bitcoin address (public key )
to receive bitcoints

until u need to spend your bitcoins u do not need in any way private key
that meens if u not wona spend bitcoin u do not need to put your private key online

i hope this is helpfull

there is a lot of info on the net how to do this




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Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: coinpr0n on January 17, 2014, 12:40:22 PM
Yes. What does "Watch Only" mean? https://blockchain.info/wallet/technical-faq


Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: guybrushthreepwood on January 17, 2014, 12:55:06 PM
yes u cen make a private key offline and use your bitcoin address (public key )
to receive bitcoints

until u need to spend your bitcoins u do not need in any way private key
that meens if u not wona spend bitcoin u do not need to put your private key online

i hope this is helpfull

there is a lot of info on the net how to do this




p.s donate some bitcoins if for anybody  my answer is any help to you 1Hs92b2Ce9JcZrxBkjvpikCfdCiuZgN5vy


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Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: ilesef on January 17, 2014, 05:17:28 PM
yes u cen make a private key offline and use your bitcoin address (public key )
to receive bitcoints

until u need to spend your bitcoins u do not need in any way private key
that meens if u not wona spend bitcoin u do not need to put your private key online

i hope this is helpfull

there is a lot of info on the net how to do this




p.s donate some bitcoins if for anybody  my answer is any help to you 1Hs92b2Ce9JcZrxBkjvpikCfdCiuZgN5vy


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Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: ineedaname on January 17, 2014, 06:20:37 PM
yes u cen make a private key offline and use your bitcoin address (public key )
to receive bitcoints

until u need to spend your bitcoins u do not need in any way private key
that meens if u not wona spend bitcoin u do not need to put your private key online

i hope this is helpfull

there is a lot of info on the net how to do this




p.s donate some bitcoins if for anybody  my answer is any help to you 1Hs92b2Ce9JcZrxBkjvpikCfdCiuZgN5vy


I think the OP is actually asking if there was a way to check the wallet without making it an online wallet.   Not receive coins.


Title: Re: Cold storage and Blockchain.info?
Post by: Holdaaja on January 17, 2014, 06:49:28 PM
yes u cen make a private key offline and use your bitcoin address (public key )
to receive bitcoints

until u need to spend your bitcoins u do not need in any way private key
that meens if u not wona spend bitcoin u do not need to put your private key online

i hope this is helpfull

there is a lot of info on the net how to do this




p.s donate some bitcoins if for anybody  my answer is any help to you 1Hs92b2Ce9JcZrxBkjvpikCfdCiuZgN5vy


I think the OP is actually asking if there was a way to check the wallet without making it an online wallet.   Not receive coins.


As I said, add watch only address at blockchain.info.