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Re: Trying to send bitcoin to c-lightning. Getting "Invalid Bitcoin Address"
by
BobLawblaw
on 08/02/2018, 11:58:01 UTC
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First you need to transfer some funds to lightningd so that it can open a channel:

# Returns an address

cli/lightning-cli newaddr

# Returns a transaction id
bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress


Related. Where are the private keys located for newaddr, and how do I see a list of addr's currently funded ? I'm running on Mainnet.

When I do bitcoin-cli listreceivedbyaddress 1 true, I'm not seeing the "newaddr" showing up in bitcoind, and can't seem to find how lightning handles its generated addresses.

Don't feel comfortable funding a newaddr with BTC until I understand the relationship between lightning-cli newaddr and bitcoind addresses.

What happens if my lnd or bitcoind crashes, for example ?

Right now, it's looking to me like I lose all the information. lightningd doesn't even remember the connections I'm previously established when I stop and re-run the daemon Sad