To further explain:

BIP-38 refers to a particular proposal that allows for the encryption of singular private keys.  go to https://www.bitaddress.org and go to the details pane and you have the option of entering a private key, encrypting it with bip-38's specifications, then scroll down and find the encrypted key (starts with 6) and enter it back into the box. it will then ask for the decryption passphrase.  
The utility of such a proposal is likely for paper wallets where one prints the encrypted version of the privkey and writes the decryption passphrase on the paper wallet so that any situations such as the printer keeping a secret copy of your prints, etc..., since the key is encrypted no one who can intercept the paper wallet can get anywhere but the real paper wallet user just needs to read the passphrase written down.

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0044.mediawiki
BIP-44 is actually the standard for which how one should use the derivation scheme defined in bip-32 to derive different coins from the same mnemonic without risk of address reuse/replay attacks.  Explained further below
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki
BIP-32 is the real cryptographic standard for dealing with derivation and extended keys.  Basically almost always (some exceptions exist) whenever you see the term derivation path (m/44'/0' etc... but always starts with m/), you are utilizing a format layed out in bip-44, which define the second parameter to the right of m/.  Bitcoin is 0, litecoin is 2, eth is 60. They are defined in SLIP-0044
https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md
whenever you see m/44 it refers to the purpose of the key, which is for sending/receiving--as opposed to being for identity verification through signatures. (just ignore that for now but bip-43 goes over this if interested https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0043.mediawiki )


https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039.mediawiki
BIP-39 specifies the standard for turning a mnemonic phrase into an actual cryptographic seed.  So when you get a 12/24/other length in words seedphrase, its really just an abstraction of the more important string of numbers and letters that is really what is used to derive addresses from the multiword phrases.
Great tool https://iancoleman.io/bip39/


So when you use a multi-coin wallet like exodus or jaxx, or one of the many phone wallets, its likely they are bip-44 compliant and thus are compatible.  


I know the derivation path struggles i've had to go through over the years (from finding old android phone wallet's derivation paths, from even recovering from a backup of which you cant find documentation for.  happy to assist for free with donations accepted if funds are recovered and at no point will i ask compromising information in any sense.

Cheers!

https://www.fiod.nl/the-fiod-and-the-public-prosecution-service-take-money-laundering-machine-for-cryptocurrencies-offline/

Confirmed

Uhhh guys... it seems the service has been seized unless ive been missing out on this knowledge... https://archive.is/BHe2p This is the current archive. 

Am i the only one noticing that the domain has been seized?  is this known yet?

currently have funds stuck in bestmixer.  deposit wasnt recognized.  verified the signature too.  will edit upon resolution

Hi!

My name is Mike and i consider myself to be a upper middle lower top level of comprehension of crypto stuff. been in it since 2013 and can honestly say i'm probably more technologically advanced than my friends before i started working.  I'm good at thinking with crypto abstractly (I created an atomic swap trustless p2p exchange script before that was a thing... fuck me).  So i want to make clear that i work in the industry and i know my stuff and really am looking for the real experts. 

I would like to discuss some topics that one would face in developing crypto exchanges.

Here are the area's I'm looking to talk to an expert about

- managing hundreds of different wallets for different coin clients (i know how addrss prefixes allow for easy dealing with most bitcoin derived coins, and of course all the token standards for eth, but I'm talking about the whole picture, including random coins with their own wallets like iota sia etc.

- server set up/networking rules for a secure set up

- ill think of more later


You will be compensated fairly.  It really depends on how much you know, and i'm sorry but dont be offended if i say I'm looking for someone who knows a little bit more about a topic, maybe theres something else relevant you know a lot about. 
20-500$ per hour depending on credentials/skill overlap
email mistah-mikel@protonmail.com
or text me here 917 266 1790

Looking to buy starbucks giftcards, my normal people ran out of them.  Please post or pm me your offers, and if you're not trusted, we can use escrow. 
I buy many weekly

1BFnWASo7qqBiZsqHbUbxkA4rRN2tSCWdH

I'm going off of what the chatlogs said, here's a direct quote from GX-227H http://antilop.cc/sr/exhibits/GX-227H.pdf

I really do think VJ/PoM believed (rightfully to some extent I suppose) that he would be leading a revolution, rather than just being concerned with money. Maybe he was confident enough in his physical OPSEC to make him believe that his name alone probably won't do much.

I'm really intrigued by that varietyjones.com mention of Shadowcrew, given that he clearly has a lot of the technological prowess in areas you would expect a Shadowcrew/blackhat member to have. There were stories of him infecting people with RAT's and he also was the pentester for SR. Has there been any more info on what the fuck that site is all about?

I really am not, considering that he essentially doxed himself to DPR for the purpose of obtaining trust ("A google search of plural of mongoose yadadadada"-Cimon), I wouldn't even be surprised if VJ was the one who suggested the policy anyways.

http://www.myplanetganja.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=11022

He's back

An account on reddit (/u/VarietyJones37) posted a thread "Solve riddles, win bitcoin via Electrum's restore function. Free to play. Early feedback to be rewarded." with links to the website discussed earlier in the thread (varietyjones.com).


https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3gap1k/solve_riddles_win_bitcoin_via_electrums_restore/

https://np.reddit.com/user/VarietyJones37

Here's his other account on this forum:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=114710;sa=showPosts

Seems to be from croatia.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=996318.msg11666095#msg11666095

Check out this post by user "MrDjAK"

Just want to thank everyone in this thread for being so diligent about finding info.  As someone who finds every little twist and turn in the Silk Road Saga interesting, there's nothing better than the work that lamoustache/gwern/AGD/etc do.  Seriously, bravo.

.5 btc for the 25 btc coin
1.1 btc for the 1 btc coin

I have around 7 btc that I need in my bank or in cash by sunday, what would be the fastest way of doing this?  I can't do paypal, because it can take like 3-4 days to go from paypal to your bank.  I can't do mtgox bank transfer because my bank is validating right now then it also says theres a week delay on those there.  I'm thinking campbx direct bank transfer, how long do those take?  Thank you. 

Why not post a more complete introduce myself here rather than just trying to raise my post count. 

Hello y'all

I'm a teenager from the New England area who has been watching the bitcoin experience from afar but never had the drive to actually get into it.  I bought a few bitcoins a few weeks ago just for fun, and then the Cyprus ordeal happened and I realized the potential of bitcoin.  I also would love to get into stock trading, but feel like the complexity it too much to start with, so why not start with bitcoin?  I am currently playing with Mt Gox in small amounts of BTC(1-5 btc) to try and make a few quick bucks.  I love the risk factor of it and you really don't lose too much unless you really eff up.  Well that's me.