Thank you for this very informative post.
Have you considered CashApp as well? It seems like many people use it but I am not sure how it works as far as BTC.

I am hearing in this thread also that CoinBase is good for USA and Kraken for Europe.
A suggestion could be to add supported geographical regions that an exchange supports. I found that to be the main roadblock when I started looking for an exchange. Some would sell in Canada and some wouldn't or would make it very difficult to buy as a Canadian.

Thanks very much. Turns out that gap limit was the issue. Found these as well, a bit more in depth what gap limit is:
https://docs.btcpayserver.org/faq-and-common-issues/faq-wallet#missing-payments-in-my-software-or-hardware-wallet
https://blog.blockonomics.co/bitcoin-what-is-this-gap-limit-4f098e52d7e1

Hi there,

I am using electrum wallet and I'm using BTCPayServer to receive payments / pay button to generate invoices.

All was working fine for about 20 transactions, I could see transactions coming in just fine. Past couple days, however, I can see transactions going through in BTCPayServer but I don't see these transactions in my Electrum wallet anymore. I even switched networks to make sure wallet is syncing properly but no luck. I am a newbie with BTC and BTCPayServer and don't know where to start looking.

I can definitely see the transactions made it to blockchain and have some confirmations, eg.
https://blockstream.info/tx/599e1290a9577c831537ff8d2739da5e98dbf9866abc279f2236045b14a8a46d

I also see the deposit addresses but I can't tell if payment would go to my wallet or not. BTCPayServer Pay Button uses my wallet public key to generate an invoice every time someone clicks Pay. The deposit address should be mine and, as I mentioned, was working for about 20 transactions but I am no longer seeing any transactions in Electrum wallet.

With my rusty knowledge of crypto I have a few guesses:
1) BTCPayServer store has some issue where the deposit address is sending funds elsewhere and not my wallet.
2) Electrum wallet is not syncing properly so I can't see the funds that are actually mine.

As I continue investigating I'm thinking (1) is more likely. Public key in store seems fine and has not been tampered with. I would like to somehow validate that deposit address is actually going to my wallet or not. I can wait to see if they eventually sync but with many confirmations I assume they should already appear in my wallet.

If someone know what the problem could be please let me know. I know I can set up a new store and try a different wallet but the same thing might happen again. It would be great if I can understand what is going on.

Thank you so much!
Tim

Thank you for your answers. The thing is that BTCPayServer pay button generates a different receiving address every time someone clicks to pay. Since it's possible to have many receiving addresses, I don't know whether the address is mine or not. Is there a way to validate these addresses to see if they go to my wallet? It is possible that something finicky is happening with how that address is generated.

I have tried re-installing electrum and changing network to re-sync. That has not helped unfortunately.

Hi there,

I am using electrum wallet and I'm using BTCPayServer to receive payments / pay button to generate invoices.
All was working fine, I could see transactions coming in just fine.

Past couple days, however, I can see transactions going through in BTCPayServer but I don't see these transactions in my Electrum wallet anymore. I even switched networks to make sure wallet is syncing properly but no luck. I am a newbie with BTC and BTCPayServer and don't know where to start looking.

I can definitely see the transactions made it to blockchain and have some confirmations, eg.
https://blockstream.info/tx/599e1290a9577c831537ff8d2739da5e98dbf9866abc279f2236045b14a8a46d

With my rusty knowledge of crypto I have a few guesses:
- My BTCPayServer store got hacked perhaps and deposit addresses are sending funds somewhere else? It's a bit hard to believe, especially since the public key of my wallet is correct in store settings. I cannot recognize deposit addresses though.
- My Electrum wallet might have limitations or something is not right with it? I don't know if I have to use something else or not. I am simply using it because it's convenient and am still testing how BTC payments work. So this is not a permanent solution, but regardless I would like to know what is wrong.

If someone know what the problem could be please let me know. I know I can set up a new store and try a different wallet but the same thing might happen again. It would be great if I can understand what is going on.

Thank you so much!
Tim