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1  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / What is technical difference between database and wallet.dat? on: October 20, 2022, 02:13:00 PM
Hello,

What is technical difference between database and wallet.dat?
When one bitcoin is mined, this transaction is inside wallet our database files?

Thank you
2  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Recover bitcoin from old computer on: October 18, 2022, 10:48:26 PM
Doesn't the gray font with the address between brackets mean it's not confirmed?

That doesn't add up with this though:
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Text is easier than screenshots, I typed this: 8202144d4cdb2340497c8a69ec805b27e49553f66da531c6c8f6a5eaa359751f, which doesn't exist.

My friend and I generated bitcoin on his personal computer in March 2009 and received 50 bitcoins on his address
Bitcoin was less than 2 months old back then. Any chance you bought the wallet instead?

Do you think is possible to fake those data (Edit wallet.dat or something like that)?


I saw the computer and the bitcoins are there. it is NOT photo edit.





3  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Recover bitcoin from old computer on: October 18, 2022, 03:02:22 PM
Is it possible for Bitcoin to still be there? Because on the blockchain it does not show up, but on Bitcoin core's software is saying it was mined and confirmed!
What's shown in block explorers is definitely correct. If you don't see any transaction, it simply means that the address has never received any bitcoin.
Even if you download the blockchain and your wallet is synced, you won't be able to spend the fund which is not yours. The transaction you see in bitcoin core doesn't exist in the blockchain.

You didn't answer the question asked by LoyceV above.
Were you really mining bitcoin in 2009? Haven't you purchased the wallet file?

The bitcoin was mined in March/2009 (I know it hard to belive) so, i think due the outdated computer it was not put on the blockchain yet... is it possible?
If it does, how the safest way to put it back to blockchain, by updating blockchain on computer right?
How do it with new computer, which files do I need to move to new computer?  

We did not purchased anything, it really was mined.
4  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Recover bitcoin from old computer on: October 18, 2022, 01:33:44 PM
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5  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Recover bitcoin from old computer on: October 18, 2022, 01:03:12 AM
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6  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Recover bitcoin from old computer on: October 17, 2022, 11:37:22 PM
1. Is possible to have "broadcast" problem because of outdated computer?
Don't worry about broadcasting your transaction.
First, you should know whether you have any bitcoin or not. If you really have bitcoin and you own the private key, you will be able to spend the fund.


2. How did you get the Block and this Wallet Address?
From "blockheight": 4111
As I said above, the data you shared doesn't match the blockchain.


My friend send this data from his computer (I think it is the miner's software output)
What's the name of the software?

If I do have private key, what is the next step? Import it into full synced bitcoin core, right?

How do you filter the block by blockheight? is there any website/script?

I will figure out the software's name...
7  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Recover bitcoin from old computer on: October 17, 2022, 10:04:54 PM
Omitting the characters you have likely still makes you identifiable (especially since block hashes are quite easy to search through if you've got the blockchain in front of you).

You could try taking out the private keys and exporting them into electrum (from electrum.org) but if the address doesn't have funds on a block explorer, something else might be an issue (perhaps if you've spent the coins or the block didn't broadcast correctly).

You could also install an up to date version of bitcoin core for the best privacy but it might need a lot of time to sync and a lot of bandwidth.

Thank you for the tips, Jack!

  • 1. I do have another machine (macbook) with bitcoin core full synced. Do you think is safe to import his private key on this computer?
  • 2. There is no transaction on his wallet. I hope it was not broadcast correctly. Is still possible to recover?


My friend and I generated bitcoin on his personal computer in March 2009 and received 50 bitcoins on his address, but, unfortunately, this computer is outdated and the blockchain take 10 years to update.
I don't really understand what you mean by "it takes 10 years to update".
Are you trying to download the blockchain in bitcoin core and it says it takes 10 years to be synced? If so, it shouldn't take that much.


1. Is possible the bitcoin still there but not updated on blockchain?
No.
Either you don't have bitcoin at all or you are looking at a wrong address.

According to the data you shared, the 50 BTC have been mined in the block number 4111.
Bitcoin generated on that block haven't been moved at all and are still in the address 1C7JtZUBeSPy7eZQ9vuCcaHRzYjKmnXACJ. This address doesn't match what you shared above.
The transaction ID you shared above is also different from the hash of coinbase transaction of that block.

Where did you take this data from?


  • 1. Is possible to have "broadcast" problem because of outdated computer?
  • 2. How did you get the Block and this Wallet Address?

My friend send this data from his computer (I think it is the miner's software output)




8  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / X on: October 17, 2022, 09:27:11 PM
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