I've been exploring Bitcoin, though a bit late to the game, and I've been pondering how newcomers like myself can contribute in this space. Recently, while reading up on Bitcoin, I came across a post where the author obscured a few characters from their address but left the rest visible. This got me thinking: Is there a way to get the complete address from just the partial information? I've searched online for such a tool but haven't found one.

So, I'm considering whether to pursue the development of such a service myself. Do you know of any existing tools or services similar to this idea?

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I'm aiming to develop a system that continuously scrapes all Bitcoin addresses used in at least one transaction and stores them (ensuring no duplicates). Then, I plan to create a user-friendly interface where individuals can input partial characters of a Bitcoin address. The system will then return all addresses containing those characters. The more characters provided, the more specific and faster the results.

This project is my current goal (unless one already exists), and I'm committed to seeing it through, regardless of the time it takes.  It will also serve as a form of motivation for me to continue my learning.

I'm grateful for any insights you can offer.

As a student, I've saved up to $500 and am now looking for a means to get into trading. I understand that $500 is not a good starting point for some traders, but I want to use it throughout my learning process. The problem currently is that I don't even know where to begin when learning how to trade.

I'd appreciate it if you could provide me some helpful suggestions on where I should go to gain the expertise. I've seen several people professing to give good signals, and in the few months I've been here, I've learnt not to trust them because they could be scammers or don't know how to conduct decent analysis

Please let me know what you think a beginner should know and where they can receive the knowledge that will help them become an expert, as well as how long it will take me to get the hang of the complete trading technique. Links are greatly appreciated.

This is truly heartbreaking news for the forum; I recall reading your comments on several of my threads, as well as asking you some questions about which I was unsure, and all of your responses were very informative, which fueled my desire to learn more about Bitcoin.

When I read through your profile and some of your posts, I wondered how long this user had been in bitcoin to have acquired this level of knowledge. Is he one of the Bitcoin developers?

Indeed, the bitcoin technical board will miss you greatly. I'm not sure why, but I'm just overjoyed that I had the opportunity to interact with such a great man as you - I suppose it's the same feeling that those who interacted with Satoshi had during his time.

Thank you for all of your help to those in need; hopefully, other legends whose posts I've read will continue the work and fill the void you're leaving.  Legends include @hosseinimr93, @BitMaxz, @NotATether, @nc50lc, @pooya87, @seek3r, @apogio, @BlackHatCoiner, and many others whom I have yet to interact with.

Farewell, Leo.

Transaction history disappeared? Are you sure you imported the correct secret phrase into your wallet?

The top of the page states “ Free Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator” that was why included it in my post. Sorry to ask if a user should use this site will there be any risk? Let’s say I went online and search for a free bitcoin accelerator and then this one(bitaccelerate) comes up as the first result and I decide to use it will I be putting anything at risk here?

I have been doing a little research on this topic since the start of network congestion and from what I’ve learned so far I believe you can help hasten the transaction confirmation process.

The first one would be for you to use “Replace-by-fee, RBF”, if you have it enabled before you broadcasted your transaction, from what I understand it helps your transaction by replacing the fee you initially used therefore increasing the fee and more chance of it being included in a block.

The second I have seen others suggest would be for you to use a site online, I don’t know if it actually works but here’s it, copy your transaction ID and paste. https://bitaccelerate.com/

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All I wrote are based on what I’ve read so far, so there’s a high probability of it being completely wrong.

Wow, I’ve always thought HD meant hardware wallet, which means I’ll have to go back and reread some articles I read before so that I can get the correct information they were trying to pass off.

But one last question; Can ELECTRUM be considered as a hd wallet?
And what other examples do we have that are beginner friendly?


50 bucks might worth little for most people here but it’s not for me; although I have it in my bucket list, I’ll surely setup a full node when I’m capable to do so financial, I want to see what I’ve been studying for myself.

Thank you for your explanations and corrections.

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I still don’t get this part, this was what I saw that made me include the question in this thread. If 2^96 private key can generate any private key and address doesn’t that mean that two private key would be able to generate the same public address? Please if it’s possible for you to explain it in a more simpler form I would greatly appreciate it.

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Sorry, by “HD wallet” do you mean Hardware wallet? I understood the rest part just wanted to know what you meant by HD wallet.

Thanks you so much for your support so far.

I have a few questions from what I have studied so far, some are from my studies while others are just from my imagination.

I believe nodes are already programmed to accept/confirm transactions based on some rules and if a transaction fails to meet those rules it won’t be passed on. And since we are dealing with something that was programmed by a human, is there a possibility that a node could malfunction or for an abnormality to occur and then accepts a transaction that does not meet those rules? If something like that happens is there a way for other node to detect such transaction and drop it from the chain?

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What's the differences between bitcoin core and bitcoin wallet? I always thought bitcoin core was a wallet, but in order to run it, you'd have to download the blockchain data, which would require some things, as stated in my previous thread, but while reading through "learnmeabitcoin" they kept using "bitcoin core" and "wallet" in a way that makes them look completely different. Or are they using the term "wallet" to refer to "SPV" in this context?

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Another thing I encountered that caught my curiosity was this discussion I saw on bitcoin.stackexchange.com (recommended in my previous thread) Concerning the number of public keys that a single private key can generate... According to one response, the logic is as follows: generate one public key from a private key, and then use the public key to generate multiple public addresses.

What is the distinction between "private key, secret phrase, public key, and public address"? I tried researching it and still couldn't make sense of it, so I'd appreciate it if someone could explain it to me in a simpler way.

I'm thrilled with the responses I've received thus far.

I've realised that despite my lack of programming skills, I'll be able to understand some things about the technical aspect of bitcoin, though there may be some limitations as to what I'll be able to comprehend unless I'm willing to go the extra mile, but for now, let me stick with the fundamentals and as time goes on, I may consider other things, after all, "Rome wasn't built in a day."


This is a great idea, but since I'm just getting started, I think I'll have to compile my questions and probably start a thread if I have at least three questions that I can't find answers to in the forum or if the previous explanations aren't clear to me, because if I start creating threads for all of my questions, I can already picture my name as the starter of so many threads in such a short period of time, which is why I'll just compile them.

I've read several posts on the technical board and I'm actually impressed at how knowledgable some users are, which made me question what I'd need to get started on my journey to become an expert in the technical aspects of bitcoin.

Do I need to be familiar with any programming languages? Because I observed "0,1 and a few letters" used to describe a transaction hash and also sometimes stuff like "git" while browsing through some old threads, and it made me wonder how you get to know such? Can someone who does not know how to code excel in this area? Or should I simply stick to the basics I already know about bitcoin, such as wallet types, a few things regarding security and privacy, and some other things I've read about but haven't been able to put into practise?

Speaking of "real life," if I don't receive any hands-on experience, would I still understand what they're saying? Because, based on what I've seen, having a full node will cost me more than I can afford owing to the size and data required to sync/download the entire blockchain, will I still be able to do well with only rudimentary knowledge?

Finally, if you were to suggest your top three sites for learning the technical parts of bitcoin, excluding this forum, what would you recommend, keeping in mind that I have no programming expertise and only know the basics of bitcoin?