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February 28, 2013, 02:27:30 PM |
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So if if blockchain.info was shut down could I get access to my BT in thier wallet
Also would this stuff my usage of multibit as I understand it it relies on Blockchain.info
what steps should I take to ensure I can access my blockchain wallet even if blockchain is gone
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February 28, 2013, 02:37:59 PM |
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didnt read the IF and experienced a slight shiver.
thanks, OP.
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Jouke
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February 28, 2013, 02:46:13 PM |
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So if if blockchain.info was shut down could I get access to my BT in thier wallet
Also would this stuff my usage of multibit as I understand it it relies on Blockchain.info
what steps should I take to ensure I can access my blockchain wallet even if blockchain is gone
Multibit relies on the blockchain. Blockchain.info is not the blockchain. It is just a site that shows information about the blockchain. |
Koop en verkoop snel en veilig bitcoins via iDeal op Bitonic.nl |
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jubalix (OP)
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February 28, 2013, 02:51:34 PM |
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Ok so mutli bit them just looks at the last bit of the blockchain?  ? |
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February 28, 2013, 02:54:41 PM |
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You will not be able to log into blockchain.info wallet if the site is gone. However, you will be able to use another wallet to recover your BTC
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jubalix (OP)
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February 28, 2013, 03:03:36 PM |
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You will not be able to log into blockchain.info wallet if the site is gone. However, you will be able to use another wallet to recover your BTC
what would i need to do this eg export what from blockchain wallet also do I need to get a new backup after every transaction? |
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piuk
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February 28, 2013, 03:27:14 PM |
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You will not be able to log into blockchain.info wallet if the site is gone. However, you will be able to use another wallet to recover your BTC
what would i need to do this eg export what from blockchain wallet also do I need to get a new backup after every transaction? You would need the wallet.aes.json file which can be downloaded from the wallet home screen. On the login page if you click the Download Backup button there are some instructions. A refresh backup needs to be made after a new address is generated, not after every transaction. |
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February 28, 2013, 03:30:00 PM |
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If you backuped your wallet from blockchain.info then you are ok.
If you didn't and you totally relied on blockchain.info and you do not have the wallet on your computer/usb key/paper wallet, then you are fucked (and you deserve that, not having a backup of your wallet? fail)
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February 28, 2013, 03:30:06 PM |
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do I need to get a new backup after every transaction?
No. You need to get a new backup every time you create a new bitcoin address. As long as you have that backup, you can still access your bitcoin even if blockchain.info was shut down. If the FBI (or some hacker) gets control of blockchain.info, they will not be able to access your bitcoin (you are running the security browser extension, right?) Ok so mutli bit them just looks at the last bit of the blockchain? ? MultiBit looks at the entire blockchain, it just doesn't necessarily get its blockchain information from blockchain.info. It gets the blockchain information from any peer that it connects to that is running a full node. |
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February 28, 2013, 03:31:11 PM |
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Please note, blockchain.info and blockchain are two totally different things.
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February 28, 2013, 03:32:41 PM |
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If you log into your wallet on Blockchain and head to Settings > General, you can configure automatic email backups. This will make it so that a new backup wallet gets sent to you any time there is a change in addresses (created or deleted) and ensures you've always got a good fallback point should anything go bad.
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February 28, 2013, 03:34:44 PM |
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Is this email backup encrypted?? Otherwise the email provider will be very happy....
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February 28, 2013, 04:12:13 PM |
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didnt read the IF and experienced a slight shiver.
thanks, OP.
Same here. Freaked me out for a solid 10 seconds. |
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Ditto
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February 28, 2013, 04:15:24 PM |
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If you log into your wallet on Blockchain and head to Settings > General, you can configure automatic email backups. This will make it so that a new backup wallet gets sent to you any time there is a change in addresses (created or deleted) and ensures you've always got a good fallback point should anything go bad.
You can also make it backup your wallet to Dropbox automatically everytime addresses change. |
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February 28, 2013, 04:15:43 PM |
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didnt read the IF and experienced a slight shiver.
thanks, OP.
Same here. Freaked me out for a solid 10 seconds. No paper backup?  |
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February 28, 2013, 06:15:08 PM |
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The email backup is AES encrypted. As for a paper wallet backup - I don't think there is an option to do this automatically on blockchain, but you can do it manually.
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February 28, 2013, 06:40:47 PM |
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I wonder how many blockchain.info users have a backup of their wallet. 1%?
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February 28, 2013, 06:42:14 PM |
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Shoot, it was the first thing I configured in addition to two-step verification. It's all pretty easy to do.
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February 28, 2013, 07:25:33 PM |
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didnt read the IF and experienced a slight shiver.
thanks, OP.
Same here. Freaked me out for a solid 10 seconds. No paper backup? Unfortunately you're right. I just opened an account with them yesterday. *doing it now* |
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February 28, 2013, 11:00:47 PM |
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when I go to the blockchain info wallet, home
I see the down load/email/google drive/drop dox
but when I press download it just pops up a screen that has a string of numbers
and only save as html or cut and paste
Not a wallet.aes.json
do I have to remname the cut and pase file into a wallet.aes.json???
it certainly does not look like a wallet.dat file
can I upload the wallet.aes.json to multibit and other clients
if yes what pass words do I need??
or keys
I see the import/export link
I click on that
but nowhere does it let me export my wallet
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