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321  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Mempools congested after two years. Consolidate your small inputs next times! on: May 09, 2023, 01:50:36 AM
Your Bitcoin transaction fees will depend on two main factors:
Transaction size
Fee rate

You can control them both.
Controlling transaction size by choosing appropriate address type like Segwit (Bech32) starts with bc1q as well as consolidate your small inputs to reduce transaction size when you need to move your coins.
Choosing a feasible fee rate to use for your transaction (after consolidate your small inputs when mempools give you cheap fee rate for consolidation).

A chart for mempool history from which you can see it barely has congestion or periods in which people have to accept Deadly Red Fee Rate Bands. Only three times and I made screenshots for you.


December 2017

April 2021

May 2023


Only about 2 weeks ago, mempools were cleared but now things are worse and worse day by day.
[May 2023] Fees not low! Wait for opportunity to Consolidate your small inputs.

You can wait for cheaper fee, if you join the fee race, you will help miners richer easily.
Currently they have very joyful time with massive transaction fee. Fee in block reward is very high at the moment and it is up to 42%, a second highest value in history.
Bitcoin fee in reward


322  Other / Beginners & Help / Use self custody wallets, don't use exchange wallets. Check mempools these days. on: May 08, 2023, 06:58:33 AM
Reminder: do not keep your money in online accounts was written in November 2022 but maybe people did not learn this reminder.

These days, Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, Unisat.io are spamming Bitcoin mempools and triggering the fee rate race that causes very expensive transaction fee and long waiting time.

Along these crazy days, Binance postponed withdrawal of Bitcoin in Bitcoin network a few times. If you store your bitcoins on Binance, you will not be able to withdraw it.

It is funny fact as in normal days, exchanges charge very expensive withdrawal fee on users and now they reject to support users, waive the withdrawal fee for their users but simply benefit themselves by putting withdrawal on hold.

Again, do you want to have control of your coins?
Use self custody wallet.

With self custody wallet, you can control your coins, can broadcast your transaction anytime and can choose fee rate to have waiting time you are ready to take.

Do mempools checking with
https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#BTC%20(default%20mempool),24h,weight
https://mempool.space/graphs/mempool

You can broadcast your transaction with any fee rate you want. But you must know that if you use too low fee rate, your transaction will probably be dropped of mempools after a while. Usually mempools make drop on waiting transaction (with very low fee rate) after 2016 blocks or 14 days approximately.

Like on Mempool.space or jochen-hoenicke.de, you will see different charts. With full waiting transactions (bigger size) and with possible remaining waiting transaction after dropping of low fee rate transactions. See screenshots.



From 250 vMB (second chart, BTC) to about 35 vMB (third chart, BTC default mempool), difference is around 210 vMB. Network difficulty will be retarget after 2016 blocks (14 days) and the estimator uses it for estimation of possible dropped transactions.

When you check fee rate, use the third chart is better. If you see fee rate is too high, you can wait for a few days, two weeks to broadcast your transaction with cheaper fee rate. You can make your transaction like 5 - 10 vMB from tip of mempool and wait for your luckiness.

Use Segwit address to save your transaction fee.

Exchanges
Binance
They charge same withdrawal fee for Legacy and Segwit address. They don't want to force users to use Segwit address.

Binance is the same and they even charged more expensive withdrawal fee on Segwit address.
Archive of BTC withdrawal fee on Binance in April. It is the same hours ago today.

Fortunately they changed it recently and now withdrawal fee with Segwit is cheaper than with Legacy.


Kraken
https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000767986-Cryptocurrency-withdrawal-fees-and-minimums


Kucoin
https://www.kucoin.com/vip/level


Bitstamp
https://www.bitstamp.net/fee-schedule/
323  Other / Off-topic / Re: Recommended Google Authicator for Exchange Market account on: May 07, 2023, 03:22:17 PM
Best 2FA applications to use. Open source, free, secure. Better than Google's.

Some 2FA applications are better than Google Authy, Twilio.
324  Bitcoin / Electrum / Re: Bitcoin Electrum on: May 07, 2023, 03:15:18 PM
I just started buying BTC, someone recommended me to use Bitcoin Electrum to store BTC. What is it and how do I use it?
With Electrum wallet, you can create a Standard wallet (Single signature wallet), Wallet with two-factor authentication, Multi-signature wallet, Import Bitcoin address or private keys.

Because you only start, you can use a Standard wallet. It requires only one signer (one private key) to sign your transaction.

Don't use Wallet with two-factor authentication because it will cost you more fee from Trustedcoin that is a party provides 2FA for your wallet.

If you one to have a more secure wallet, use Multi-signature wallet.

Import Bitcoin address if you want to have a Watch-only wallet. Watch-only means you can only see transactions in and out but can not sign any transaction from that wallet.

Import private keys will create a wallet that allows you to sign a transaction.

Always backup the wallet seed. You need it to recover your wallet later.

Don't show your wallet seed online to anyone, any place. Show it means you give access to that wallet to many people who see it.
325  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is the Mempool under a DOS attack? on: May 07, 2023, 10:13:54 AM
Bitcoin network can not be DDos attacked. You can make 51% attack but it requires to own 51%+ hashrate to do it. It is impossible.

Dust attacks are not strange and it happens many times on the network. Attackers do that to mislead bad fee rate estimators and force people to pay very expensive fee rate for their transactions. It is very bad if they don't know methodology to check fee rate and pick a good one. Or if they rely on estimators which are bad in formulas and give a overpaid suggested fee rate. Or if they use exchange wallet, they will have to accept withdrawal fee of exchange that is expensive.

You can prevent dust attacks to your wallet (non custodial).
Dust Attack, what it is, why it is dangerous and how to prevent falling to it
326  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin vs Sats, what's your take on: May 06, 2023, 11:20:28 AM
If you're left with the two options, what will you decide on and why from the image above, 1btc or 100sats doubled each day for a month.
Bitcoin or satoshi (sat) is not a matter. Satoshi is one of Bitcoin units and if you can have a magic to double 100 sats each day, you can double your bitcoin BTC each day, for a month.

You can not have one but don't have another.

[Did you know?] Bitcoin Table of Units
327  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: 2FA and multisig wallet not going through on Electrum recent update on: May 06, 2023, 11:10:16 AM
You will not see the Next button available to use (Clickable) if you type one or some of your words inaccurately.

Any word at any position in the seed, if is typed inaccurately will disable the Next button.

In Electrum wallet, if you type a word, you will see potential correct word in the drop-down list in a light blue color. If you type it inaccurately but are not aware about that typo, and move to a next word, this drop-down list will no longer appear.

You can try to type "Clari" and you will see only "Clarify" in the drop-down list.
328  Other / Off-topic / Best 2FA applications to use. Open source, free, secure. Better than Google's on: May 06, 2023, 03:32:19 AM
 Always backup a code you use to activate your 2FA.
You need it to recover your 2FA later or to import it on other devices.
Always backup in cryptocurrency.  




If you already used or want to use Google Aunthenticator, let's read 2FA - Important Precautions with Google Authenticator and consider to use alternatives.



 Aegis Authenticator  _____ Android, F-droid



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Aegis is an alternative to proprietary two factor authentication apps like Google Authenticator and Authy. Its most important features, are security and backups.
It is a free, secure and open source 2FA app for Android.
It aims to provide a secure authenticator for your online services, while also including some features missing in existing authenticator apps, like proper encryption and backups.
Aegis supports HOTP and TOTP, making it compatible with thousands of services.

For a list of frequently asked questions, please check out the FAQ.

The security design of the app and the vault format is described in detail in this document.

Features


 Tofu Authenticator  _____ iOS




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An easy-to-use, open-source two-factor authentication app designed specifically for iOS.

Tofu generates one-time passwords to help you protect your online accounts. These passwords are used together with your normal password when you sign into services like Google, Facebook, Dropbox, Amazon, and GitHub.

Tofu works with all services that provide two-factor authentication using the HOTP and TOTP algorithms. It does not require a network or cellular connection and can be used in airplane mode.



 Raivo OTP  _____ iOS, Mac




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A native, lightweight, non-commercial and secure multi-factor authenticator that synchronises your one-time passwords (OTP) across all of your Apple devices.

Open Raivo OTP in one tap, sign in with FaceID and copy your one-time password to your Mac in one tap with the Raivo MacOS companion app. Using a multi-factor authenticator has never been easier!


 Ente Authenticator  _____ Android, FiOS



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ente's Authenticator app helps you generate and store 2 step verification (2FA) tokens on your mobile devices.

Features

  • Secure Backups
  • Multi Device Synchronization
  • Offline Mode
  • Import and Export Tokens
  • Scanning a QR code
Read more about its features.


 andOTP - OTP Authenticator  ____ Android, F-droid




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andOTP is currently unmaintained, please check GitHub for additional details.

andOTP implements Time-based One-time Passwords (TOTP) like specified in RFC 6238 (HOTP support is currently in beta testing). Simply scan the QR code and login with the generated 6-digit code.
329  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Block reward halving countdown websites for Proof of Work altcoins on: April 25, 2023, 01:50:04 AM
With Proof of Work, no risk to see developers to mint new supply by a key board touch. New coin circulating supply will be released by miners from their mining process.

Block reward halvings are great events to help miners and investors get more profit if they can hold their coins they got from previous epoch era.

With block reward halving of Litecoin is coming, I did my own research and found some websites for Block reward halving countdown for Proof of Work altcoins.

https://www.nicehash.com/countdown
https://halvingdates.com/
https://altcoinsbox.com/crypto-halving-dates-calendar/
https://cointool.app/tools/halving

Only about 104 more days till Litecoin halving date, what do you expect with Litecoin price on market in next three months?
https://www.nicehash.com/countdown/ltc-halving-2023-08-06-11-00
In its previous halving, Litecoin had a very good pump.
330  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can Cryptocurrency Owners Become Insolvent? on: April 21, 2023, 01:13:42 AM
If you are not running any business, bank, exchange, you are not responsible to handle withdrawal request of anyone, any user, so no insolvency risk.

Your question is very misleading and confusing. Cryptocurrency owner or cryptocurrency founder, what do you mean?

As a cryptocurrency owner, you are not providing any service and won't become insolvent. You only face with risk of loss your capital because the cryptocurrency you invest in turns to 0 in value and nobody trades it on exchange.

As a cryptocurrency founder, especially if you are running an exchange (CEX or DEX), you are responsible for solvency or insolvency for your users.

Example is FTX exchange, which filed bankruptcy after it became insolvent.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/11/ftx-files-for-bankruptcy-protections-in-us/
331  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Best free onchain analysis tools on: April 20, 2023, 08:18:51 AM
You forgot about Bitcoin Difficulty Estimator

https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator
332  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Bitcoin to cash with simple steps. on: April 20, 2023, 03:39:54 AM
1. Use a crypto debit card like the BitPay Card.
Arbitrarily and carelessly connect your debit card to any platform is very risky. There are dark market which has many information of debit cards for sale.
[BIG LIST] Crypto Debit Cards

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2. Sell crypto for cash on a central exchange like Coinbase or Kraken.
You can do it but don't store your cryptocurrency on centralized exchanges too long. It's risky.
Reminder: do not keep your money in online accounts

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3. Use a P2P exchange.
Not all P2P exchanges are decentralized. Most of them are centralized. This P2P branch industry lately is under attack of regulatory authorities and many big names proactively shut down their businesses, Localcryptos, localbitcoins, Paxful.
Help: A list of LocalBitcoin alternatives (P2P marketplaces)

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4. Seek out a Bitcoin ATM.
Bitcoin ATM is very last choices to choose. You will have to spend very expensive fee with Bitcoin ATMs. Fee can be up to 15%. Can you afford to pay such expensive fee?

That man paid an expensive cost by carelessness.
Bitcoin ATM Deposit Exchange Rate shocks

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5. Bonus: Gift cards.
Many gift card traders are scammers and it is not a safe trading method.
333  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Who is Bitcoin.org on: April 20, 2023, 03:32:59 AM
I just received a phone call from someone in Scotland claiming to be with Bitcoin.org. 
Contacting first and claiming to be someone, representative of any organization, entity, company is like scam. Later, if the offer is related to money and worse you have to go first by sending your money, your bitcoins, it is surely a scam attack.

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What is Bitcoin.org and what is its purpose?
Bitcoin.org is an organization [dot] org. It's not a business company.

Use what is correct but use Who is is not good.

Domain name update
Satoshi created both bitcoin.org and this forum, which was originally at bitcoin.org/smf. Later, the forum got its own domain name, but due to this history, bitcoin.org and bitcointalk.org have traditionally been linked, and for quite some time Cøbra and I have together managed the domain names. However, Cøbra has never had much involvement in bitcointalk.org's operation, and I haven't involved myself in bitcoin.org for a couple of years, so the linkage between the two no longer really made made any sense. Therefore, we decided to separate the domains: I no longer have any access to the bitcoin.org domain name, and Cøbra no longer has any access to the bitcointalk.org domain name. The two sites should be viewed as totally separate, which in practice they have been for years.

There will be no changes whatsoever on bitcointalk.org due to this, and I'd assume that the same will be true of bitcoin.org. The bitcoin.org open-source project has been advancing steadily, and I hope and expect that it will continue to do so thanks to the efforts of its contributors.

Thanks to Cøbra for handling much of bitcointalk.org's domain-name-related work in the past.
Since April 17, 2020, 07:13:47 PM, the Bitcointalk.org forum is no longer related to both Cøbra and bitcoin.org.
334  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Researching the Early Days of Bitcoin on: April 19, 2023, 01:31:16 AM
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned any books--actual books, like in-print ones and also available on Kindle and wherever else.  Does anybody read anymore?
Bitcoin 2008-2024 History Paperback/Hardcover Book 📚

Not printed yet but it's coming.
335  Economy / Speculation / Re: Office halving argument on: April 18, 2023, 02:00:45 AM
The summary from my reading and our educative discussion is that the final halving will happen in 2140 when the 21 million pegged is reached. The information gathered shows that halving does not have a specific day and month but happens in a 4-year period.

The first one was on November 28, 2012, with block reward of 25 bitcoins
The second is on July 9, 2016 with block reward of 12.5 bitcoins
The last one was on May 11, 2020 with block reward of 6.25 bitcoins
The next one will be between April and May, 2024 with block reward of 3.125 bitcoins
More details
Bitcoin Block Reward Halving Countdown
Controlled supply
Equivalent Network Time

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By our calculation and agreement, bitcoin can sleep between $150k-350K by January 2025. Don't dull yourself, gather the money you can gather. Don't say I did not warn you for this lifetime investment.
The next halving is one year ahead and in the meantime, you can watch the Halving progress chart and compare bull markets.

I am not sure what is 'our' calculation and how it is made. You did not explain how you calculate the price of next bull run.

From $150k to $350k is very wide range and it is not like a good calculation but only a blinded guess.
336  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Wallet security, a good choice of wallet is very important on: April 18, 2023, 01:14:30 AM
Some features Electrum provides:

- 2FA
- BECH32
- Legacy Address
- Lightning
- Segwit
- Multisig
With Electrum wallets, you can set up cold wallets or multisig wallets that are more secured than single-sig wallets.

Creating a cold storage wallet in Electrum
Creating a multisig wallet in Electrum
[GUIDE] How to Safely Download and Verify Electrum [Guide]
Old phone as cold storage?
337  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Is bitcoin core good for beginners? on: April 11, 2023, 02:00:42 AM
In case someone wants to build bitcoin nodes as beginner! Do you see bitcoin core as a good software to support the running of the node?
It is the best wallet software if you want to run a Bitcoin full node.

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A friend of is asking which kind of electronics device can absorb the node system without crashing the whole process.
[Guide] How to run a Bitcoin Core full node for under 50 bucks!
It does not cost you too much to run a Bitcoin full node which is better for your privacy and anonymity somewhat.
338  Economy / Services / Re: [CFNP] whirlwind.money | Redefining Mixing | Signature Campaign ~Up to $150/week on: April 07, 2023, 01:43:57 AM
Other than that no more planned open spots at this time but you can still drop an application if you have 500+ earned merit in the last 120 days.

You applications are not accepted.
Bitcointalk Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3491360
Current amount of posts: 1292
EARNED merit in the last 120 days: 145
bech32 BTC Address for payouts: bc1q3ha87zytcxxlxuk2kwl9cnjap4h6w0f2854sjz

Bitcointalk Profile Link:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2762272
Current amount of posts: 4013
EARNED merit in the last 120 days: 62
bech32 BTC Address for payouts: bc1qnrcpx4q970yhp5t0qqgu5svcu27982cpdd8xnl
339  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: It is getting more tougher in the CEX Market on: April 06, 2023, 08:11:07 AM
Lock your topic please

Paxful is shutting down
Paxful - Deposits are not being credited
Paxful have stopped their trading like LCB = GAMEOVER
340  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Arbitrum Token Initial Price Speculation on: April 06, 2023, 01:39:46 AM
First of all, early investors are interested in pump ARB, but their coins are locked for 4 years. Accordingly, when their ARB unlock starts in a year, we should expect a pump of this coin. Anyway, I see this scenario every time with other new coins.
Your opinion is insightful and I did bookmarked that page https://token.unlocks.app/arbitrum

I did it to not forget about Vesting allocation, Vesting Schedule and next unlock of $ARB token.

Two other sites don't have information for $ARB but I usually use those sites too.
https://vestlab.io/
https://www.team.finance/
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