That's not necessarily true.

There are "local" boards designed for users who speak/read/write in languages other than English. (I believe these boards even have "merit sources") So, there is no reason why you cannot participate (assuming there is a local board for a language you are fluent in), even if your English is "poor".

You are indeed correct... this is known as a "collision". Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_(computer_science)

Basically, it depends on the size of the output space for your hash function. The larger the space, the smaller the chance of a collision.

For example, if you have a 2 bit hash function (as opposed to bitcoins 256 bit hash functions)... then the only possible outputs of your hash function are:

Given any two different inputs... there is a 1/4 chance that they'll both generate the same output. A 256 bit hash function on the other hand has 2²⁵⁶ possible outputs... the odds of finding a collision are so small it is generally regarded as zero.

There are much better options to secure your MyEtherWallet than using some unknown, closed-source wallet app (imtoken??!? never heard of it!). I do not recommend following this procedure at all... Exporting/Importing private keys is asking for trouble unless you know exactly what you're doing and have taken adequate precautions to ensure your keys are not compromised.

You'd be better off using a well known, open-source and respected utility like MetaMask or getting a hardware wallet etc.

Have you tried Google or any of the other major search engines? I hear they have quite a bit of information about a lot of different subjects...

You should start here: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

It has a list of well known and relatively trusted wallets for a number of OSes and use cases.

If you're offering a "service" and not simply participating in campaigns, I don't see how you could run into trouble. For starters, you're not likely to end up in the same campaign as anyone dumb enough to use your address... and secondly, why would anyone use your address in the first place??!? That means they would do all the work and you'd get paid!

Note that having multiple accounts is not forbidden... it's just that most campaigns do not allow a person to enroll multiple accounts in the same campaign.

When you say you "can't access them via trezor"... what exactly do you mean?

You can't see things when you goto https://wallet.trezor.io/ or something else? If you mean you don't see your wallets when using wallet.trezor.io, what exactly is occurring? You can successfully connect to your device and see some coins/transactions, but you can't see all your coins/transactions?

You mention that you can't see all your "wallets"... did you mean "accounts"? If so, have you tried clicking "+ Add Account" in the menu on the left?

I think it's actually easier to recommend wallets people should NOT trust... So, basically... ANY wallet that does not give you access to the private keys!

If you do not control the private keys, you do not control the bitcoins.

I know I'm a little late to the party... but just in case anyone drops out and you need a backup! (or you decide to do the 15-20 person 10 coin thing)

Bitcointalk name: HCP
Altcoin I choose: XRP
Where to buy this altcoin: Everywhere... Polo, Bittrex, take your pick
How to store this altcoin: Ledger Nano S or Toast Wallet (https://toastwallet.com/)
I will pay 0.01 BTC once 10 people joined: yes
After 10 months, return my 10% to: 38QBCSWkcvjiUAjJDGZXXbAqqmcQLrjXwP

Again, I believe that part of this is because you have the older version of python (3.4) installed.

I highly recommend upgrading to 3.5 or higher.

The orange part (sudo error) can be solved by doing what it suggested... Use "sudo -H" instead of just "sudo":

In my opinion, even if you save only one person from investing in a particular scam, then it's worth it.

No, he isn't... he is saying "use a dedicated software wallet run on your local PC (Electrum), and use your seed mnemonic from Bither to restore the wallet."

That is VASTLY different to "copy/paste your seed mnemonic into a website, then copy/paste your derived private key(s) from there into a web wallet"

It's also quite possible that you're just looking at the wrong "wallet"... Electrum allows you to have multiple wallet files.

Use: "File -> Open" from the Electrum menus... it will open up your "wallets" folder and you'll be able to see if you have multiple wallets. If you do, try opening each one and see if you can find your address and/or coins.

It isn't so much that the method doesn't work... it just isn't the "safe" way to do what the OP is trying to do.

- Pasting your seed into a website is just a "bad idea"™
- Importing keys into a web wallet like b.com (not quite as catchy as b.info) aka blockchain.com isn't a great idea either.

You're potentially exposing your seed and/or private keys and this could lead to loss of coins and aside from webwallets just being a bad idea in general, blockchain.com is known for being buggy and a fairly terrible web wallet.

I agree with Abdussamad, the OP is better off attempting to import the seed into Electrum... making sure that they:

1. Get a legit copy from: http://electrum.org/#download
2. Set "Options -> BIP39 seed" when importing

Seems like either the server you were connected to was non-SegWit compatible (possibly an old version of Bitcoin Core or ElectrumX etc)... or it was out of sync.

Either way, good to see you managed to get it working.

The best you can hope for, if you have actually learned your lesson, is to simply continue using the forum. Participate in discussions, make a meaningful contribution. Then, try to contact Lauda after maybe 6-12 months to demonstrate that you have learned from your mistakes and are actively contributing to the forum in a positive manner. They *might* then reconsider the trust rating, but considering the vast majority of your activity currently seems to be shilling "promoting" Glitzkoin, that looks like it could be a hard sell.


If you're talking about all the "untrusted" negative feedbacks that Lauda has received from the many many scammers, spammers and idiots that Lauda has tagged over the years... they don't really mean anything. They're just lashing out and trying to post a retaliatory negative feedback because they're angry they got caught...

I see only two negative feedbacks in Lauda's "trusted" feedback... and 16 positives (note: I run on the "default trust" settings).

Most likely just a difference of opinion on what constitutes "spam"...

I'm not a DT member like Vod, so I'm sure I don't get anywhere near the levels of unsolicited PMs that he does, which means that for me, if someone sends more than one when attempting to engage in a discussion on forum related business, then I'd be inclined to call it spam... or if it is obviously "spam" like trying to sell me something or promote a website or service etc. For Vod, perhaps his threshold is ANY unsolicited PM == spam?

I still stand by my comment that the reason for your negative trust is quite clearly explained in the comment... it was "Begging for merit in unsolicited PM".

Yes. It does:

Which results in this:


You can see that the wallet.create_new_address(True) command created the 'bc1q0x0d...' address which is shown as a "change" address.

As Abdussamad said, if you want to generate multiples... use a loop like this:


NOTE: the "True" and "False" are Case-sensitive...

Are you running Windows or Linux?

I know for Windows (especially Windows 10), you need to ensure that "incoming connections" to your Bitcoin Core are ON for Armory to work properly... either set it in the GUI settings (Settings -> Options -> Network) or use the "listen=1" setting on commandline or in bitcoin.conf

You also need to use the "server=1" setting, for Armory to be able to talk to your Bitcoin Core properly.

Honestly, this sounds like the OP has used the same login/password details on multiple sites... and those details have ended up in some of the massive password dumps that have been released (ie. the ones that "have I been pwned?" scans)

Using different passwords on each site... and 2FA (which I know Cryptopia offers) would negate a lot of these issues.

As for how the ETC disappeared... either the OP has a compromised machine and the well known Jaxx vulnerability has been exploited after his wallet files were transferred off the machine, or they did something to compromise the security of their wallet (uploaded a copy to online storage or saved a copy of their seed online etc).

Given the long list of sites that their accounts have been compromised on, I'd guess they stored a wallet backup or unencrypted copy of their seed on something like dropbox or email etc... and that account was also compromised.