Don't you think that this would make things worst and not better since it would allow other people to fake your fingerprint and steal your funds? Fingerprint readers are not as secure as you think they are.

And to answer your first question, I think people should become better at taking the necessary precautions (keep the seed offline, use steel instead of paper, keep multiple copies, etc.)

Ledger has released a new device a couple of weeks ago, the Nano S plus (79$)[1]

The device is not that different compared to the nano S model, but here's a review[2] for anyone interested in knowing more about it.

[1]  https://shop.ledger.com/products/ledger-nano-s-plus
[2] https://www.coindesk.com/learn/2022/04/05/ledger-nano-s-plus-review-good-for-beginners/

نعم أتوقع رؤية نمو كبير في الأشهر المقبلة و السبب هو ما شهدناه من دعم بعض الخدمات لهذه الشبكة في الأسبوعين الأخيرين:

- BitPay[1]
- Kraken[2]
- أعلن تطبيق CashApp انه سوف يقوم بدعم شبكة البرق عن قريب (لاستقبال الأموال)[3]
- Robinhood أعلن عن نفس الشئ، هذه الخاصية سوف تكون متوفرة لما يزيد عن مليوني مستخدم.
- Strike و كما ذكره المقال التي شاركتنا اياه سوف يكون متفر كخاصية في المتاجر الالكترونية التي تستخدم Shopify

و أعتقد أن المسألة مسألة وقت فقط، حتى نرى دعم المنصات الكبيرة الأخرى كبينانس و كوين باز

[1] https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/04/08/bitpay-integrates-lightning-network/
[2] https://blockworks.co/kraken-supports-bitcoins-lightning-network-after-delayed-launch/
[3] https://news.bitcoin.com/cash-app-introduces-paid-in-bitcoin-btc-roundup-and-lightning-network-services/
[4] https://decrypt.co/97202/robinhood-use-lightning-network-bitcoin-transactions

It is easy to recover[1]. If the next button is still greyed out then you must've mistyped the seed or forgotten a word. You can only click "next" if the seed is valid.

[1] https://bitcoinelectrum.com/restoring-your-standard-wallet-from-seed/

لا أدري ما الذي حدث لكن يبدو أن السناتورة قامت منذ أيام بعكس ما سبق لها التصريح به في المؤتمر، و اقتراح مشروع قانون لانشاء عملة مشفرة مركزية[1] في رأيكم، ما هو سبب ذلك؟.

[1] https://www.senado.gob.mx/64/gaceta_del_senado/documento/125056

I haven't and you probably shouldn't either. For a site that has been around since 2013, they barely have any online presence.

There are way more reputable platforms for OTC trading, to name a few: Kraken, ItBit, Bitfinex, and Binance.

Yes, it is. You check this out[1]. I'm guessing you chose CEX.io because you want to deal with fiat? If so, then I would recommend you go with either LocalCryptos or Bisq.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5180421.msg54621106#msg54621106

As I explained above, your address is valid. Which website did you use? You must've used a service that doesn't support bech32 addresses (addresses that start with bc1).

In addition to block explorers, another way to verify the validity of an address is by trying to send funds to it. As an example, I took your address and added an f to it:

What do you mean by you don't know if it's correct? if you're unsure whether this address was generated by you or not, then you could go to the Electrum's console and type the following:


If it returns true then it belongs to you.

If you think you mistyped the address, then the above will help you as well. You can also use a block explorer:

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qh2zlse6nm8rtqkcvxx32jxea0jc2akp4pvw93y

You don't have to worry about this anyway since wallets and exchanges verify the address format as well so if you give it to someone, they'll know there's something with the address and won't be able to send the funds.

أنا شخصيا أعتقد أن للأمر علاقة بقوانين البلد، هنالك العديد من البلدان المتقدمة و التي تمتلك العديد من مستخدمي البيتكوين و العملات المشفرة، لكن في نفس الوقت، عدد الماكينات يعد على الأصابع

على العموم، أنا أرى أن الأمر سوف يتغير بالنسبة للامارات (دبي) خاصة و مع صدور هذا القانون الجديد: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5389024.0

لقد حصلت بينانس على موافقة (شبه كاملة) في أبوظبي البارحة، لكن مازال يجب عليها أن تكمل بعض الخطوات:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-10/binance-gets-abu-dhabi-crypto-nod-as-billionaire-ceo-touts-uae

يبدو أنه و في حال الحصول على خذا الترخيص بصفة كاملة، سوف تتمكن بينانس من تقديم خدماتها في في باقي دول الشرق الأوسط أيضا

Yes, you can always recover a 2FA wallet using your seed only. See here:


2FA wallets are not really worth it anyway, especially if you're planning to spend on a regular basis.

Apparently not. It used to be but they archived the repository: https://github.com/guardaco/guarda-android-wallets

In addition to what has been mentioned above, if you're going to be holding a significant amount that consists of multiple cryptocurrencies and not just bitcoin, then it's probably best if you invest in a hardware wallet.

Just when I thought that BitPay accepting LN payments was surprising...Robinhood announces[1] that its users can now withdraw their funds to their personal wallets and will soon be able to use the lightning network to send and receive bitcoin.

[1] https://decrypt.co/97202/robinhood-use-lightning-network-bitcoin-transactions

أود سماع ارائكم حول بعض الاعلانات المهمة من المؤتمر:

- مايديرا (منطقة مستقلة في البرتغال) سوف تقوم بتبني البيتكوين كعملة رسمية (الاعلان تم من طرف رئيس الدولة)
- برسبورا (جزيرة في الهاندوراس) سوف تقوم بنفس الشئ
- سيناتورة مكسيكية أعلنت أنها سوف تقوم باقتراح مشروع قانون لجعل البيتكوين عملة رسمية في المكسيك قريبا.

I read about this a couple of days ago, and I also saw Micheal Saylor mentioning it today at the Miami conference, so I wanted to share this with you since I couldn't find any mentions of it on the forum:




What are your thoughts on this? And do you think this could eventually end the use of stablecoins on the other blockchains?

For anyone interested in the technical details: https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/taro

The president of Madeira (an autonomous region in Portugal) just announced "adopting bitcoin" as a legal tender. Some stats about the country:


Prospera (An island in Honduras) has also announced the same thing.

Obviously, these two are not as big as El Salvador, but it's still a big step forward. Your thoughts?

The announcements were made at the Bitcoin conference a few minutes ago.

Edit: You can read more about this here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2022/04/07/two-new-territories-are-adopting-bitcoin/?sh=7fe4c5e2499a

It doesn't look like it:



I'm not sure, but I believe they're getting the rates from Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/converter/sats/usd

There's something I don't like though. It appears that the LN option will only show if you select one of the LN wallets listed there (Bluewallet, Zap, Electrum, etc.). So it's possible that users (who use other wallets) won't even notice that LN has been implemented.

Coinbase released a new card[1]. The card won't have any transaction fees and it's only going to be available for U.S citizens.

[1] https://blog.coinbase.com/meet-the-refreshed-coinbase-card-more-crypto-rewards-%C2%B9-no-more-transaction-fees%C2%B2-befc07046e50

AFAIK, Trezor is the oldest hardware wallet out there (since 2014) but that's not what should make you trust them, it's the fact that their software and firmware are fully open source.

I have been using the Model One for some years now, and I have no complaints but as mentioned above, if you're looking to transact with Monero for instance, then this may not be for you.

As for the DEXes, then no, not really. Compared to the Ledger, not so many exchanges support it but that shouldn't be a problem, because you can always connect your device to MetaMask and use it in any DEX.