payment to wrong address

[crystalharmon13]

Thank you for posting a timely reminder that we should all have a backup copy of our addresses.

K

 

You should backup the wallet.dat file, not just your address. Only by having your wallet.dat (private key) will you be able to spend your btc.

[HeeSangJin]

You should backup the wallet.dat file, not just your address. Only by having your wallet.dat (private key) will you be able to spend your btc.

That's not an issue for me.  I'm never spending my BTC.  /s

[keatonatron]

You should backup the wallet.dat file, not just your address. Only by having your wallet.dat (private key) will you be able to spend your btc.

That's not an issue for me.  I'm never spending my BTC.  /s

That makes it about as useful as a box of gold bullion on a deserted island with a sole survivor...

[bytesnpieces]

Sucks man 
Personally, I always to the 6 character check:
I check the first and last three characters of the address before sending.

I guess, technically it could still eff-up but it eliminates a lot of the risk.

[mugdesign]

Sucks man 
Personally, I always to the 6 character check:
I check the first and last three characters of the address before sending.

I guess, technically it could still eff-up but it eliminates a lot of the risk.

Just one more question. if  i try to send the bitcoin, and i typ in an invalid number. ll the system tell me that s invalid? or i just loose the bitcoin?

[mattjoyce]

You should backup the wallet.dat file, not just your address. Only by having your wallet.dat (private key) will you be able to spend your btc.

Is it sufficient to have the address and dump the private key, and have that pair stored in keepass, or written down?
With just those strings, could a wallet be reconstructed?

[whydifficult]

You should backup the wallet.dat file, not just your address. Only by having your wallet.dat (private key) will you be able to spend your btc.

Is it sufficient to have the address and dump the private key, and have that pair stored in keepass, or written down?
With just those strings, could a wallet be reconstructed?

Yep, when you write the public / private key on paper it's called a paper wallet.

https://blockchain.info/wallet/paper-tutorial

[Anna Moss]

I think there could be some useful improvements, like warning the user that the address has never been seen, are you sure, etc.

Yeah, that. 

Personally, I always to the 6 character check:
I check the first and last three characters of the address before sending.

Good idea, I'm going to do this too. 

[GerMG]

gratz man backups ftw