I think it was partially intentional to say that there was no premine and that Bitcoin wasn't a scam to benefit satoshi. The bailout message would still be in the blockchain anyways even if the output was spent.

I'm not sure how up to date this is, but this thread may help: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=149479.0. Currently it is all done through cross compilation because compiling on windows is a pain in the ass.

It depends on what you need. Bitcore uses NodeJS so it may be good to use that if you plan on using NodeJS. It has additionally libraries for it that may add wallet support, but you will have to find them yourself.

Bitcoin Core has the wallet and node stuff build it. You can communicate with it through the JSON-RPC interface.

It all really depends on how you want to do it and which is most secure and convenient for you.

I think it began as a bug since the transaction wasn't entered into the UTXO set. It has since become symbolic to not put it into the UTXO set.

That might be a bug. Since the coins are leaving your wallet, then it isn't a coinbase transaction. Try rescanning the wallet. Go to Help > Rescan Databases and then click OK on the dialog box. Then restart Armory.

Go to File > Export Log File and it will instruct you to save the file somewhere. Open up that file and post the contents here. If Bitcointalk tells you that it is too large, post it to pastebin and post the link to that pastebin.

Yes. It becomes a problem of would you rather give some people 1 million free bitcoin with little to no effort or have one guy lose the Bitcoin he hasn't touched (nor does he indicate that he will ever touch them) in over 15 years (by that point).

The difference between this and PayPal is that PayPal will just take the funds and pocket them. Theymos' proposal makes it impossible for anyone to use those funds.

Also, as a side note, Theymos' proposal is pretty much impossible. It relies upon knowing that something will happen in the future at an exact moment, and this cannot be known both because such technology doesn't suddenly become cheap and usable like so overnight, and because such advancements cannot be known to happen on a certain date beforehand.

Perhaps you should go to the source of that article itself, the reddit comment that Theymos posted: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4isxjr/petition_to_protect_satoshis_coins/d30we6f. Instead of taking the obviously biased article as truth, you should read the comment and the context to see what Theymos was actually proposing. The point of the proposal is that it prevents thieves from stealing those 1 Million Bitcoin and all of the other lost coins and actually screwing with Bitcoin. Imagine if someone got their hands on Satoshi's coins; whoever got those could dump them all and drop the price, or, he just made several hundred million dollars for little to no effort. Whoever got those coins would have immense power over Bitcoin's economics.

If Satoshi wants his coins so badly, then he can move them himself before they are destroyed. However, based upon the current trend of those coins not moving, destroying them in the proposed manner would not have any effect on the economy whatsoever as they are essentially acting as burned coins.

What are you asking?

It is not impossible to change the 65 byte key to an address. It is done the same exact way that a 33 byte key is done. Read this: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_version_1_Bitcoin_addresses for details and an example. Note how the example uses a 65 byte key, but the same thing can be done with a 33 byte compressed key.

By bitcore, do you mean Bitcoin Core or Bitpay's Bitcore?

Each one of those software are different and suit different needs. Bitcoin Core can be used as a wallet. AFAIK Bitpay's Bitcore cannot be used for a wallet.

Please do not jump to conclusions and make definitive statements like this without knowing what is actually wrong.

If the transaction(s) was a coinbase transaction, then this is a known bug. We know that there is a problem with Armory when displaying coinbase transactions

If the problem is something else, then can you also provide us with the armory logs?

Lastly, is the five bitcoins missing from your balance or is it just that you cannot see the details of the transaction that sent you those Bitcoins.

You need to spend from segwit outputs, which are not created by default. To do so, you need to create an address for segwit; there's an RPC command for it. Then spend from that address and you will see a segwit transaction.
You should also read the BIPs for segwit.

Your account is cassieheart (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=135788), yes?

To recover a hacked account, you need to PM an admin. Follow the instructions here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=497545.0.

You should also post the same signed message here, or at least another signed one if you don't want to reveal your email address. Please use one of the addresses listed here: http://www.bctalkaccountpricer.info/?token=39fep2vi (scroll to the bottom to see which addresses they are).

It is blockchain.info's internal tx database. It is not inside the blockchain itself.

Not only that, but the name, expiration date, and security code are all there for anyone to see. All it takes is a cashier or waiter with a good memory (or just good stealth skills) to remember those details and use the card online to buy stuff.

Yes.

The problem then is moneypot. I would have to trust a third party online wallet, something which I don't do. I don't care if they are "trusted", I just don't trust or use any online wallet provider; many users here feel the same way.

Also, I'm pretty sure that Theymos is not fond of the idea of using a third party service for things related to the site (as in he doesn't have direct access and cannot fully control everything), especially when handling actual money. I'm also pretty sure the he doesn't like the idea where the forum is in charge of users' money.

I always assume Bitcoin Core when they are talking about wallets and have something along the lines of "core", "bitcore", etc because AFAIK Bitpay's Bitcore is not actually a wallet. It is just a full node implementation.

So every time I want to post, I need to pay a few thousand satoshis and wait for the transaction to confirm before the post goes live? This idea just sounds like a pain in the ass because I need to open my wallet and send a transaction every time I want to post. Furthermore, this would contribute to blockchain bloat. Additionally, I may not always have access to my wallet. What if I am on mobile and don't have a mobile hot wallet? What if I am just hodling and all of my Bitcoin are locked away somewhere safe where I can't access them? This just deters people who do post constructively and don't have a signature simply out of the inconvenience that this causes.

Now, you may say that not all threads will be like that, but any thread that would have a decent discussion going on would have this enabled and having to pay to post in those threads would simply become bothersome.

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A question for the mods: If a user posts something in a thread that has already been said and doesn't add anything new (as a lot of account farmers do), will the post be deleted as spam if it is reported?

That is interesting. It is hard to tell if it is related to bfgminer or Bitcoin Core. I suggest that you open an issue with both projects on github. bfgminer: https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer/issues Bitcoin Core: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues

I think this may be due to the CSV soft fork that Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 is deploying, but I shouldn't be causing any problems.

As I said, go to the data directory. The link I gave you will tell you where it is for your operating system. In that first, create a text file. In that file, put the line that I gave you above. Save the file in the data directory. In a file explorer, rename the file you saved to bitcoin.conf. Then start bitcoin core and it will be pruned.