I know I thought there was a problem and I couldn't see the text that should have been in the box. I couldn't believe it when the two symbols were the only thing meant to be there lol.

Right I can't believe it worked but here's what I did.

I opened the blank file. Put { then } underneath it, saved the file started btc core and it worked!? So I guess somehow the file got wiped.

Ok so I found the file yet I cannot for the life of me open the fecking thing. When ever I do with notepad, wordpad or any other file I've tried the page is blank!?!?

Thanks I'll see if i can get my head around it. 

Hi Guy's,

I've got a problem with my software please see below.

Here are my pertinent info bits;

Client:Bitcoin Core 64 bit 0.21.0
OS: Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
Hardware: i7 3770K, 32GB RAM, HDD 2TB 1.27 free space
Problem description: When the pc comes on there is a window with the following words;

Error initializing settings:Failed loading settings file: - Unable to parse settings file C:\Users\myname\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\settings.json

Any idea's what has happened or how to remedy?

Thanks, D

Hi,

I set it up with a 4 of 8 shamir back up. I was a bit paranoid on hearing how many people have lost their wallet keys and made those coins inaccessible forever. So I made it a bit more unlikely that I could ever do that by giving them to different people whom don't know one another.

I was under the impression that bitcoin core and armory was the ultimate way to operate bitcoin once you get your head around it all? Privacy is of the utmost importance to me. I've already dropped a clanger once by forgetting to switch on my vpn and accessing trezor wallet. So they already have a copy of my ip linked to that wallet which is not good. I really need to move the coins. I was thinking of using join market to A. make some extra money as a maker, and B. use it as a mixer to be able to eventually gradually move my coins back out onto a more pseudonymous private holding facility. But I've a lot to learn before doing that. I nearly had a heart attack buying them in the way I did just to be able to source them without going via an exchange.

To sum up I'm far too new at this to really be doing what I'm trying to do, but I didn't wanna resist the urge to get in now before it goes mental. I have a lot of faith in max keiser who say's 6 figures by the end of this year. I've been watching him for years and he's not often wrong. Then when Elon bailed in that made me even more confident. But now I'm more paranoid than ever I'll wake up one morning and my world will come crashing down, either by coming pilling through the door with a battering ram lol. Or my wallet will have been emptied by some 15yr old smart arse from god knows where.

So I'm taking the time to learn all I can. But I'm by no means a computer whizz. Every page I read has a good few highlighted link words I need to click and follow to learn what they mean. It literally for me is like learning Chinese. I end up with about 20 tabs open every night lol.

Kind regards, Dave

Hi Guy's,

Thanks for the advice. I've decided to download bitcoin core and my coins popped up :-) I felt it was possibly for the best based on what I want to do. It wasn't a large amount anyway only a few £ as a test but I want to get my head around this. I have a trezor currently with my bulk of btc on which I access via vpn. But I'm still paranoid that the trezor wallet might one day ask for KYC before allowing me to spend funds etc. So I thought if I can do a node/armory and utilize offline Keys etc as you mentioned possibly Tor then I'm possibly on the right path?

Kind regards, Dave

I wouldn't worry too much. There are still plenty of crypto friendly banks.... for the moment anyway. I know a bank whose owner is personally trading bitcoin on the side for fun. He does 20 mill a month through the books (his own "coin desk" he recently set up) and 40 mill off the books. While ever there is volume like this flying through the hands of people who's vested interests are keeping their wealth off the tax man's radar. Bit coin will get stronger and stronger. I'm only now personally getting into all this and he is the reason. He's dumping millions into it and his friends are too. The only obstacle is folks like him need to get up to the level tech wise they need to be to stay one step ahead. As long as they can and the network can survive (possibly move to dark web?) then it isn't going anywhere. The only real possibility of damage they (regulators etc) could do, is to the future many envision of it becoming a tool of ordinary people buying ordinary things.

But for big boys and criminals they have gotten used to the benefits of crypto now, so I do think it's here to stay!

Hi Bob,

I also did the same thing the op did! I'm new to BTC and downloaded armory as I thought a multisig wallet sounded nice and secure. But failed to realize in my haste that I needed to run bitcoin core as well! So I created a wallet in Armory then sent a small amount of BTC to test the address. But it wouldn't go online or show the balance. So can I follow the same instructions you gave to simply migrate the wallet to another client for now until I get my head around the bitcoin core/armory situation?

Also I'm under the impression (remember guys I'm totally new to the crypto world) that using armory and bitcoin core you can always be secure and anonymous if it's done correctly. Is this true? Now I've found this forum I'll be doing a lot of reading and hopefully be up to speed in a few weeks. I'm going to be taking over a coin desk in 6 months time so I've got a learn a lot before then!

Kind regards, Dave