! Bitcoin Clients not longer offering possibility to send to multiple addresses

[Danydee]

 Hi,
 So until now, I tryed with 'Blockchain.com wallet (web)', 'Electrum Android' and 'Mycelium Android', So I got just the possibility to send to only one address per tx !!
 So why wallets are no longer offering the possibility to send to more than one address at once ?
 I've seen that hot-wallets opers such transaction without problem,  so it means that this is not related to the Bitcoin network !!!  Do using Bitcoin core allow operating such transactions ?


 Thank you

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[AB de Royse777]

I have used Blockchain wallet when I was really new to the game. I never used Mycelium but I have a Electrum android which I use very rarely when I am traveling to be exact. So, never had this need even to check if we can have multiple output in one Tx.

Why don't you use Electrum desktop wallet? You can have full control over your coins if you are really not into running the full node.

Do using Bitcoin core allow operating such transactions ?

The answer is yes of course.

PS: You are a Legendary bud. Community expects more from you. :-)
Come on!

[Danydee]

  Some years earlier Blockchain wallet was ben offering the ability to send to multiple outputs!

PS: You are a Legendary bud. Community expects more from you. :-)
Come on!

Ha Ha !

[BitMaxz]

It seems that blockchain remove the option to send on multiple addresses but you can still send BTC to multiple addresses through API source from here https://www.blockchain.com/api/blockchain_wallet_api

Also, mycelium doesn't have the option to send in multiple addresses.

Your last option is Electrum on the desktop where you can send bitcoin in multiple addresses.



That's the only option for now.

[guigui371]

Hi,
 So until now, I tryed with 'Blockchain.com wallet (web)', 'Electrum Android' and 'Mycelium Android', So I got just the possibility to send to only one address per tx !!
 So why wallets are no longer offering the possibility to send to more than one address at once ?
 I've seen that hot-wallets opers such transaction without problem,  so it means that this is not related to the Bitcoin network !!!  Do using Bitcoin core allow operating such transactions ?

 Thank you

Just use a desktop client like Electrum (be careful to get the right software and don't get scammed/fished).

Electrum is great, fast and easy to use. The seed can be later imported into any other wallet.

I've been using the multiple recipient feature quite easily.
Just copy and paste all your addresses on a separate line, after each BTC addy add a comma ( ,) and the value you want.
go to next line to do another one.
Make sure you have your units the right way (mBTC / BTC ...)


About wallets on a smartphone. I know that mycelium was on of the very first one. I stopped using it a few months ago when it suddenly started to crash when I wanted to go the past transaction tab.

I now use TRUST (by Binance), but it will only allow 1 recipient at a time.

[nc50lc]

I've seen that hot-wallets opers such transaction without problem,  so it means that this is not related to the Bitcoin network !!!  Do using Bitcoin core allow operating such transactions ?

Yes by protocol, it has always been possible to send to multiple outputs.
For Bitcoin core, click + Add Recipient below the Send tab window to add another send-to-address field.

For Electrum (desktop), click "Tools->Pay to many" to be able to add more addresses as recipient (follow the format on BitMaxz' screenshot).
The default send tab wont let you.

Code:

Address1,amount
Address2,amount
Address3,!

Electrum will send all of the remaining spendable/unfrozen inputs to the address if you use '!' as amount.

[AB de Royse777]

Electrum will send all of the remaining spendable/unfrozen inputs to the address if you use '!' as amount.

Until now, I was not educated about this. Thanks.

[HCP]

Electrum is great, fast and easy to use. The seed can be later imported into any other wallet.

While I like and recommend Electrum, it should be noted that Electrum seed mnemonics are NOT compatible with other wallets. They are NOT BIP39 compatible.

At this time, I don't know of any other wallet that will accept an Electrum seed mnemonic.

[pooya87]

when you use mobile wallets you are practically using a lighter version of desktop wallets so it is understandable to see less features in them as they are not designed for having advanced options but mainly for having a carry around hot wallet with minimal amounts for doing minimal stuff.

Electrum is great, fast and easy to use. The seed can be later imported into any other wallet.

While I like and recommend Electrum, it should be noted that Electrum seed mnemonics are NOT compatible with other wallets. They are NOT BIP39 compatible.

At this time, I don't know of any other wallet that will accept an Electrum seed mnemonic.

you can always open your wallet file in a text editor (needs removal of password first) and copy the line saying "keystore": "xprv" as the extended private key is a universal string that any wallet understands and can import.
the only additional step may be setting the derivation path manually.

[Danydee]

Anyway, it is more secure process sensitive data on smartphones than on Desktops,   Smartphones OS are less sensible to hack attacks

[guigui371]

Electrum is great, fast and easy to use. The seed can be later imported into any other wallet.

While I like and recommend Electrum, it should be noted that Electrum seed mnemonics are NOT compatible with other wallets. They are NOT BIP39 compatible.

At this time, I don't know of any other wallet that will accept an Electrum seed mnemonic.

OMG, yes you are right.
I guess my mistake is to believe that since I can use electrum with my nano S then seeds from electrum are working everywhere... I was wrong.

I learned a new thing today :
Electrum can rebuild/open a wallet from a BIP39 seed.
When creating a wallet within elctrum, the Seed is not a BIP39


If people are curious :
https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/seedphrase.html

[o_e_l_e_o]

I guess my mistake is to believe that since I can use electrum with my nano S then seeds from electrum are working everywhere... I was wrong.

So in this case, your seed phrase will be a BIP39 phrase.

When you use Electrum with a Ledger Nano, it is the Ledger Nano which creates the seed and stores the private keys when you first initialize it. When you later access your wallets on the Ledger device via Electrum, Electrum is simply acting as an interface. Ledger devices create BIP39 seed phrases.

If, however, you use Electrum to create a wallet which is saved on your computer or mobile, then as HCP says above, the seed it creates will not be BIP39 compatible.

[AltcoinBuilder]

Your last option is Electrum on the desktop where you can send bitcoin in multiple addresses.

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That's the only option for now.

So I got just the possibility to send to only one address per tx

I am not sure but I think electrum send address per tx even with this option

[Theb]

Your last option is Electrum on the desktop where you can send bitcoin in multiple addresses.

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That's the only option for now.

So I got just the possibility to send to only one address per tx

I am not sure but I think electrum send address per tx even with this option

Nope, those batch/bulk payments are all in a single transaction paid in one fee. Simply all of those payments for multiple addresses will be under one txid. Just think about it like some kind of batch processing where all of those addresses are all under in the same batch order, they aren't separated from each one as they are transacted as a batch.

[HCP]

I am not sure but I think electrum send address per tx even with this option

No, as Theb stated, Electrum definitely allows "PayToMany" and putting multiple recipients in one transaction...

NOTE: done with TestNet, but the MainNet version works the same

Sending four different amounts to four different addresses:



Transaction preview showing four external recipients + 1 change address:



Final transaction showing on BlockExplorer:

[ncoelho]

Bluewallet has batch transactions

https://bluewallet.io/

[Danydee]

 -oh ! The great feature !