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I still don't understand why you want to run it from USB. Because multibit can do it too?
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Here is how I do it.
I have a totally offline computer which I installed Electrum on and generate my offline wallet seed. I exported this wallets Master Public Key through settings->export.
I created a deseeded (read-only) wallet using the MPK on my online computer. Whenever I need to touch the funds in my offline wallet I first create a transaction from the deseeded wallet which I store on a usb drive. (You can do this by simply making a payment from "Send" tab it will save it as a file). I hook up the usb drive to my offline computer and use Electrum there to sign the transaction, after which I transfer it back to the online pc to broadcast it over the network.
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Try a different server, I suggest electrum.bysh.me
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Just how safe is Electrum? I carry over 100+ coins, I'm scared I might be a sitting duck here.
It's as safe as you make it. Use a unique strong password, make sure you scan your pc for mallware and the likes. If you want to be super safe create an offline wallet. Does this thing can install and run from USB drive?
I know while running regular bitcoin client, it hours to download blockchain or something, is this the same with electrum?
"This thing" can be run from an USB Drive, but I wonder why you would like to do so. You don't have to download the blockchain, it's ready to go once you installed it. |
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Die master public key, daar kunnen alle nieuwe public keys ook uit berekend worden?
Yes! Bedankt voor de uitleg
Dus als ik het goed begrijp is Electrum ook een BTC client en als je de seed (code) hebt hoef je je geen zorgen meer te maken voor het kwijt raken van wallets, want met deze code kan je de verloren wallet als het ware terughalen toch? vanaf Master Public Key en hoe het maken van en read only wallet volg ik niet meer zo goed en ook een tweede hot wallet kan ik me moeilijk bij voorstellen hoe het te werk gaat. Zou inderdaad handig zijn als je het uitgebreider met screenshots plaatst voor de geintereseerden.
Met de seed kan je altijd je wallet weer terug halen, ook al is je pc/hardeschijf kapot. Ik zal de rest even duidelijk stap voor stap toelichten aangezien dit wel een van de veiligste methodes is. |
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Dit is hoe ik mijn wallet setup heb. In eerste instantie heb ik Electrum geinstalleerd op een computer die niet online is. Op deze computer heb ik een wallet gemaakt en de de seed van deze wallet geleerd. Vervolgens heb ik met de Master Public Key van deze wallet op mijn online computer een read-only wallet gemaakt. Met deze wallet kan ik altijd zien wat er op mijn offline wallet staat maar deze funds niet uitgeven. Ik heb een tweede hot wallet waar ik mijn dagelijkse betalingen mee doe en ontvang alles wat ik wil sparen stuur ik naar mijn offline wallet. Als ik extra funds nodig heb in mijn hot wallet maak ik met de read-only wallet een transactie die ik via een usb-key naar mijn offline wallet breng. Ik sign the transactie dan met mijn offline wallet en transfer de transactie weer terug naar mijn online computer. Hier verstuur ik de transactie over het netwerk. Hier is een korte how-to over Electrum, mocht je dit willen proberen. Ik zal proberen binnenkort even iets uitgebreider met screenshots erbij alles uit te leggen hoe je dit doet omdat ik denk dat er meer mensen zijn met dezelfde vraag. |
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I'm on Windows 7 too, and for the last few versions I've had more success with flatfly's standalone build (see the dedicated thread).
And it's open source as well now, so I highly recommend it.
You are an excellent person, thank you! Can you maybe link to the thread? I can't seem to find it. You can find Flatfly's build on his official website. |
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On Windows, command line support wasn't present in the official releases. In 1.7.1 was, but it has been disabled due to a non-user friendly method.
It is planned to be added again in future versions
You can use the interactive console that has been build into the 'wall' in the releases starting with 1.7.0. The -w and -p flags still work and should also work in 1.6.2. Any other commands won't show output. |
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I'm half the way of setting this server up. I must say that compiling bitcoind was fun.  But bicoind needs a lot of resources, my little 512 RAM vps can't do it i guess? Opinions? I think it should be possible if you monitor the bitcoind process and reboot it every other day. |
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newbie question: if i want to buy some shares i see both bitfunder and btctco got them, any ups and down to buying on either? or anywhere else?
what happens if one of the exchanges pull a quick one and disappear, do i still have the stocks linked to my btc address or email?
What in Burnside's advertisement gives a clear answer to this question? It is highly misleading, and very much a spam advertisement. It starts with a link to his site, followed by sales pitches, all of which not asked for, and ends with a misleading statement that does not answer the original question. Penta, The answer is no. Without relying on an unknown third party your information is not held by friedcat where it would be the only method of claim should the operator dissapear or run off with them to another country like Panama. All shares are in his name, regardless of any list. Also, SebastianJu has already answered this with a reasonably satisfactory answer, even if not as clear. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=99497.msg1692524#msg1692524 |
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Well the dividend should be halved and halved again since we already got dividend on sunday. So less then normal.
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This is quoted from post #1: Your wallet is "in the cloud", and that cloud is the Bitcoin blockchain!
To my knowledge no private keys are stored in the Bitcoin blockchain and my private keys are stored in the wallet.dat file when using the regular client. Here the private keys are stored on a 'seed server', though locked with a strong passphrase? That's not the smartest way to phrase it, we should change the opening post. No private information is stored on any of the servers and your keys can always be generated offline. |
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No you are right about that. I just don't use vanity keys myself since I can't guarantee my hardware will never crash. I rather not use vanity keys and rely on my seed. That's just personal preference though  |
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Which windows version are you running?
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If all servers go offline you can still generate your addresses via your seed. I am sure the backup function works on OS X since I build it on there  I really don't see the sense in vanity addresses, I rather have all my adresses backed up then relying on wallet.dat files. |
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Bah, I promis the one thing I did before I posted this question was to check the documentation, but dang, I still missed it.... Any chance this could be made into a nice GUI button? Or else, perhaps a copy of it could be sent to a dropbox folder (Blockchain.info's "My Wallet" does this)... Either way, I think a "Backup Wallet" button would be a nice feature. But BTCVen thanks for quick reply - wallet is now backed-up!  Although it can't hurt to backup your wallet file it is not needed with Electrum. Just make sure you remember your seed and you can always restore it when something goes wrong. The Lite GUI has a menu options called "Create wallet backup". |
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I have no clue what this .\bash folder could mean. What I would do is simply restore from seed and check out where the dat file is placed then. It should be in your APPDATA folder in a map called Electrum.
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Which version did you try and what error do you get.
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My question : is there any other place in web we can get news and updates on ASICMINER or Bitfountain, except this thread?
Nope, this is it. |
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