Yeah, the legacy/nested segwit/segwit address types can indeed create confusion, sorry I didn't think to mention it.  As long as you can see your transactions then you can rest assured that you imported the seed correctly.  It doesn't sound like you had multiple bitcoin accounts in your TrustWallet, so you don't have to worry about custom derivation paths.

I'm in agreement with hosseinimr93; importing the existing seed phrase into a new wallet client software doesn't do anything to make the seed phrase more secure.  If the seed was compromised by the old wallet, your funds are still vulnerable.  Now that you have control of the funds through your Electrum wallet, I suggest you use Electrum to create a new wallet with a new seed phrase, write the seed down on paper, make copies, secure the copies in safe places, then move your funds to the new wallet.

I want to stress again the importance of verifying your Electrum download.  Don't get complacent!  Many Electrum users have complained about being hacked in recent months.  Being that it's one of the most popular light clients for bitcoin, it's the one that most hackers attack.  

Good luck on your adventure with Electrum, it really is the best light client I've ever used.

I don't know how keen theymos would be to implement this suggestion, but it would be nice if newbies weren't allowed to post in the lending board.  Recently there's been a rash of trolling and spam in the lending board all because (at least one) newbies are refusing to accept reasonable advice or take "no" for an answer.  I'm of the opinion that it's all due to one troll with multiple alts, but that's irrelevant.

If someone registers an account just to request a no-collateral loan then he's not contributing to the forum, he's detracting from it.  If he has collateral, then he can afford to buy a copper membership and post a request for a collateralized loan, or send a specific lender a PM requesting a collateralized loan.  Or, god forbid, he can create an account to actually read, ask questions, learn, and contribute, which may cause him to earn a merit or two.  Then ask for a loan if needed.  

Not to mention all the ponzi scammers posing as "businesses" asking for stupid sums, promising stupider returns.

No lenders are giving out loans to these accounts, and I'm guessing most wouldn't miss them from spamming their threads.

Benefits:

• Less trolling and spam in the lending board
• Fewer repetitive posts
• No impact on legitimate lending operations
• Possible reduction in scams
• Instant reduction in feeble scam attempts

The rash of these recent petulant, insolent loan requests from newbies refusing to accept "No" as an answer has me thinking they are all the same person behind these accounts.  Maybe the spoiled brat thinks that if he trolls the forum enough someone will take pity on him like TMAN did with elmanchez.  Unfortunately, elmanchez turned out to be exactly what we all feared he was in the first place; a scammer.

Anyway, I'm almost certain that all of these recent newbie requests are coming from one person.  It started with that 16xypjnxlrew fool, moved on to the ps34 idiot, and there have been at least 4 or 5 more accounts mimicking the same behavior in recent months.  It's getting rather tiresome, and I'm sure the lenders are getting tired of their threads being spammed by this troll.

You won't be taking a single satoshi here, because the chances of you running off and not returning anything is much more likely.  Flip the tables for a second; would send $40K to some anonymous internet-forum-newbie who's been engaged in scalping hacked accounts?


No bank gives out loans without valid collateral, so in a way you are correct; you'll get the same answer here as you would from a bank: No!


Lol, don't get your panties in a bunch.  Did you really expect someone to just hand over $40K without questioning the risk they're taking?  


Too late!  You're the one scalping stolen or hacked accounts, and getting butthurt when no one volunteers to send you a small fortune without any guarantees of reimbursement.  Kind of hard not to place judgement on your values and ethics at this point.

Why anyone who deals in crypto would continue to trust pirated software is a mystery to me.  Especially just to get MS Office and Photoshop!  If you must have Office for business purposes and your business can't afford to fork out the $100 for an annual subscription, you're doing it wrong.  Or just use LibreOffice and be done with it.  And for most of us GIMP is a decent enough replacement for Photoshop.  With all the open source free software available these days, there's only risk and very little reward in the use of pirated software.

Sorry for your loss.  I'm afraid there's some malware being spread amongst Electrum users that's extracting private keys, and sending it a hacker.  Unfortunately there's no way to recover your losses, unless of course the hacker gets busted and his funds are seized.

Would you mind giving us more information about your situation?  What OS are you using, have you downloaded any crypto software in recent months, did you verify Electrum using the PGP signature, and would you mind sharing your transaction id?

Since you are concerned that your seed phrase backup may have errors, I think you are indeed better off getting a new hardware wallet to test your seed before making any changes to your current hardware wallet.  If you do get a new hardware wallet and you find that your seed phrase backup is FUBAR, then you can just create a new seed for your new hardware wallet and send all the funds from your old one.

There are other ways to check your seed without buying a new device, but I would only recommend doing so on an air-gapped computer.  I'm reluctant to send you down that path because it does require some technical skills.

If you plan to buy a new hardware wallet, I suggest you look at other brands.  The Trezor One is a much more reliable and dependable hardware wallet, in my opinion, and the price is about the same as the Nano S Plus.  Your current seed phrase won't care if you restore it to a Ledger device or any other hardware wallet compatible with Bip39 seeds.  Regardless of which hardware wallet you choose you'll still be able to test the validity of your current seed backup.

OH! MY! GOD!  On a forum that's used by hundreds of thousands of people a day, three accounts misspelled a word similarly?!?!?

We need to discuss this in at least two threads, maybe three!

Sorry for your loss, Avirunes.  This is getting concerning, there seems to be an increase in these reports.  So far the ones I've seen have all been on Windows machines, but I don't know if other operating systems are immune.  A similar event was recently discussed on Github, I've added the link below.  

Issue discussed on Github: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/8263
Corresponding forum thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5445300.0
Recent similar incident: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5433643.0


What do you mean "only one in the wallet"?  Did you create the wallet with an imported private key?  So, you don't have a seed phrase?



Can you give us more detail, please?  Windows version, Electrum version before the re-install, any other software you may have downloaded in the recent months?



I don't use any malware software other than what's included in Win11, and to be honest I don't know how effective any of them really are.  It seems like they can only work once the malware is identified by the developer, and added to the software's blacklist.

I don't know how this is happening either, but I suspect there might be some malware being promoted to crypto users that attacks Electrum and extracts funded private keys.  Based on the Github discussion to which I linked above, multiple victims had their funds stolen in one transaction that included multiple address types, indicating the private keys were swept.

All I can say is be very careful and suspicious of any software you install your system, and diligently verify Electrum downloads.

Hi jerry0, since you asked me to respond here I'll do so, but I'm afraid there's little I can add.  I used to own a Nano-S, still own a Nano-X, but I haven't used any Ledger wallet as my main wallet, so I haven't had the chance to break one.  But, knowing what I know about electronics in general; I don't think the dead pixels on your screen are going to magically recover, no matter how many times you unplug and plugin your Nano-S.

I see from another thread you started that you've reached out to Ledger support:  If they replace your Nano-S or send you a replacement screen for free, then you're back in business.  If they don't do either I suggest you look at other hardware wallet manufacturers.  

Yes, but only your bitcoin will be imported.  I've never used Trustwallet, but if I'm not mistaken it's a multi-currency wallet.  You cannot import ETH or "smart-chain" tokens into Electrum.  If you own any such assets you'll have to use other wallets for those tokens.


I agree with the others who've indicated mistrust of a closed-source wallet.  I suggest you use only open-source wallets.


I've PM'd campaign managers with requests to change addresses, I always include a signed message.  Use the address currently registered in the campaign to sign a message to the CM, that goes a long way to reduce any concerns that your account has been hacked.  If TrustWallet doesn't have the capability to sign messages, you can import your TrustWallet seed into Electrum, which will allow you to sign a message with that address.

Bisq is a decentralized peer to peer exchange.  It's become my favorite way to exchange fiat to BTC.  Safe, secure, and private since it doesn't require KYC to use.  I posted a link in one of your other threads, but here it is again: https://bisq.network/

Before I get into answering your questions, I'd like to point out that you missed a very critical aspect of using Electrum safely; verify that you downloaded the official app, and not some malware.  I'll shamelessly direct you to the guide I wrote to ensure you've downloaded the official release:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5240594.0


Your seed represents your funds.  Anyone who gains access to your seed has the ability to move all your funds.  Keep the seed phrase away from any wandering eyes, and make sure it's stored in a safe and secure place.  I recommend writing seeds down on paper, make a copy, store the copies in a fire and flood resistant, and secure location.  A small, hidden document safe would be very practical.

With hierarchical deterministic wallets (those generated by seed phrases) your private keys (and public keys) aren't regularly displayed, so there's little risk of someone else seeing them.  They can be exported one by one, if the need arises, but those are uncommon circumstances.  The private key can be used to move funds from one specific address, and the public key can be used to see if the address is funded.


I'm not a fan of Electrum's 2FA implementation either.  You can apply the same level security for free by creating your own 2 of 2 multi-sig wallet, or better yet, spend the money on a hardware wallet instead of the 2FA service.


Once you have generated a seed phrase, and have a list of addresses to which you want to send funds, then you don't need Electrum installed.  Regardless of what updates and upgrades happen to the software in the years to come, once you're ready to restore your wallet all you'll need to do is download and install the app, and restore your wallet with the seed phrase.  All the fund you've collected over the years will be there.

If you're looking for a P2P exchange, I recommend (and use) Bisq.network.  In fact, I've been using Bisq almost exclusively.  You won't be able to pay with a credit card, but if you have an American or European bank account there are plenty of options.

The popular centralized exchanges like Binance (or BinanceUS for US residents) or Coinbase do accept credit cards, but the fees are significantly higher than transferring money from your bank account.  They are as trustowrthy as any CEX can be, for what that's worth.

That would largely depend on services available in your country.  Swift and Revolut are available world wide, if I'm not mistaken.  In my country we can also use Zelle (which is marginally safer than PayPal,) Strike (which is fairly safe but limited,) and TransferWise.  There are others, but those are the ones I've used.


That does suck.  I don't know what country you're in, but take a look at this table put together by the Bisq team, it might list your country and available services:

https://bisq.wiki/Payment_methods#Fiat_payment_methods

That was a heartbreaking loss for the Gunners.  I based my prediction more on hope than expectations, but hey, it's not like I've ever claimed I'm not biased.

I'm hoping City's hectic schedule with the Champions League will cause them to drop a couple of matches in PL, and the Gunners can get their shit together for the remaining matches.  Their last three outings have been dismal, after having accomplished so much this season.


LOL, that was an amazing week of predictions for me.  Not a bad take for my first yellow cap.


Congrats!


I'm rooting for Southampton, it would be sad to see them get relegated.  Even if they do, I expect we'll see them back in the PL after next season.  There is a lot of excitement at the bottom of the table going forward.

Big Thanks to @jeremypwr and @Steve!  I feel like I might have chosen only one jersey, but got both anyway, lol.  Thanks again, they are perfect and fit great.  Okay, okay, they'll fit great as soon as I lose 10 pounds.   

You don't need a trusted seller to accept PayPal, you would need to be a trusted buyer for someone to be willing to accept your PayPal.  Good luck with that.  Not to mention, only a complete neophyte or a potential scammer would still be using PayPal to buy crypto in this day and age.  You've been around long enough that I don't think you're a complete neophyte, so why are you still using PayPal when there are far more practical and trustworthy payment providers?

It's far too risky to accept PayPal from a new account, you'll have to find another way to pay that's less prone to charge-backs if you want to deal with honest sellers.


First, it's the OP who is in a position to scam since he's paying with a reversible payment method.  Second, No escrow will deal with PayPal.  To make the transaction completely safe for the seller the escrow agent would have to hold the BTC for 6 months, until PayPal's window for disputes closes.  If he doesn't, the seller has no protection.  And I doubt the OP wants his BTC tied up in escrow for 6 months.

I found it funny that you mentioned me, because I had zero experience with these new fangled AI systems.  But, this discussion got me curious so I just spent an hour playing with ChatGPT to get an idea of how it would respond.  I agree that it would be fairly easy for me to distinguish, or at least I would also like to believe so.  The the example I posted below, for instance; it's accurate and coherent, for sure, but contains no personality.  The precision is too mechanical, almost predictable in it's encyclopedic accuracy.  Soulless, for lack of a better term.