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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: hamdam on May 26, 2018, 11:26:46 PM



Title: How to keep one address for bitcoins?
Post by: hamdam on May 26, 2018, 11:26:46 PM
I want to keep one bitcoins address for donations purposes. How do I make one? because it changes after every transaction and I am not sure what will happen if someone sends bitcoins to the old address. I am using Coinomi Wallet.

Please advice.


Title: Re: How to keep one address for bitcoins?
Post by: pooya87 on May 27, 2018, 02:55:26 AM
in order to prevent Address Reuse[1] most wallets will generate a new address for you each time you want to receive a new payment or your last address was used. but that  doesn't mean you lose that previous address. it just becomes hidden so that end users don't reuse that same address by mistake. in other words you can continue using that same address as long as you understand what address reuse is. and Coinomi being a HD wallet means you have a BIP39 Mnemonic phrase which you can store and use whenever you wanted to generate ALL of your addresses and their keys using Coinomi or any other tool.

[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address_reuse


Title: Re: How to keep one address for bitcoins?
Post by: Capradina on May 27, 2018, 04:21:51 AM
What if you use a Wallet from an Exchange.
Usually, the Exchange wallet is only one and never changes.
Bittrex, Bitfinex, Huobi may be a reference for you.  ;)


Title: Re: How to keep one address for bitcoins?
Post by: masulum on May 30, 2018, 11:30:56 AM
I use blockchain.info and exchange wallet for my bitcoin. i dont know if coinomi always change your address, but if you want to have permanent wallet you can use blockchain.info or use address from exchange.


Title: Re: How to keep one address for bitcoins?
Post by: mithrim on May 30, 2018, 11:40:01 AM
What if you use a Wallet from an Exchange.
Usually, the Exchange wallet is only one and never changes.
Bittrex, Bitfinex, Huobi may be a reference for you.  ;)

But you need to be extra cautious, as they might change and if they do yet you didn't check, your assets are gone. Repetitive actions are extremely dangerous as people tend to think that they did things a thousand times and needn't check. Remember, in crypto, there is no undone-button  :D