bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress showing invalid bitcoin address error-5

[insmishr03]

i want to send bitcoin to my wallet but while sending by raw transaction it is showing invalid bitcoin address  error-5  and my bitcoin core wallet not synced it.

command using:
bitcoin-cli -testnet sendtoaddress NEW_ADDRESS 2.0
also, i am trying

bitcoin-cli -regtest createrawtransaction '''
    [
      {
        "txid": "'$UTXO_TXID'",
        "vout": '$UTXO_VOUT'
      }
    ]
    ''' '''
    {
      "'$NEW_ADDRESS'": 2.00000000
    }'''



I checked the address in blockchain it's showing valid address

my address is 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9

[ranochigo]

You are passing a -testnet argument to Bitcoin-cli. Testnet addresses doesn't start with 1, it starts with m.

If you are trying to send Bitcoins on mainnet, your command should be

Code:

bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9 2

.

You probably do not own 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9 so it will not work.

[insmishr03]

Thanks for your reply.the problem has gone.but now new problem arise. it is showing insufficient fund, error code-6.although i have many bitcoin.bitcoin core wallet is middle of the synchronization.is this the problem?

[ranochigo]

Thanks for your reply.the problem has gone.but now new problem arise. it is showing insufficient fund, error code-6.although i have many bitcoin.bitcoin core wallet is middle of the synchronization.is this the problem?

Possibly, Bitcoin Core will only recognise coins received when it is synchronized beyond the date which the transaction was sent.

Are you sending to or from 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9? If your address is 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9, you likely don't have any funds.

[DannyHamilton]

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although i have many bitcoin.
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Are you sure?  How do you know?

[HCP]

my address is 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9

Are you sure about that? That is the bitcointalk forums donation address:

Donate to the Bitcoin Forum

Donation address: 17RTTUAiiPqUTKtEggJPec8RxLMi2n9EZ9

What exactly are you trying to do?