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Re: Where is the "New" button on Receiving Addresses of bitcoin core 0.17.0?
So after reviewing the following resources I can't find anything specific about the removal of that button but my knowledge of the architecture of bitcoin core is limited and it may be a change documented here necessarily implies its removal:
https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.17.0
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0170-released-heres-whats-new/
I did learn I can just leave all those fields blank to effectively do the same thing as the New button in Receiving Addresses used to do
https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.17.0
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0170-released-heres-whats-new/
I did learn I can just leave all those fields blank to effectively do the same thing as the New button in Receiving Addresses used to do
Re: Where is the "New" button on Receiving Addresses of bitcoin core 0.17.0?
but I'm guessing clicking Request Payment does something more on the network than just creating a new receiving address in the old window?
No, it just displays it differently.
Thanks
Re: Where is the "New" button on Receiving Addresses of bitcoin core 0.17.0?
Oh ok - thanks.
I'll find some more documentation about that window - I've never used it but I'm guessing clicking Request Payment does something more on the network than just creating a new receiving address in the old window?
I'll find some more documentation about that window - I've never used it but I'm guessing clicking Request Payment does something more on the network than just creating a new receiving address in the old window?
I liken cryptocurrencies to digital versions of precious metals. Bitcoin is analogous to gold and the alt coins silver, bronze etc. You ever buy a cup of coffee with gold?
NO of course not. You take a position in Bitcoin for the same reason people buy physical gold - to protect your purchasing power from intrinsically worthless fiat currencies being raped by the central banks of the world.
NO of course not. You take a position in Bitcoin for the same reason people buy physical gold - to protect your purchasing power from intrinsically worthless fiat currencies being raped by the central banks of the world.
Does the blockchain ultimately have more potential? 
Within 5-10 years pretty much all banks will use proprietary blockchain or "distributed ledger" ledger systems for interbank settlements that are currently laboriously performed by hand. So if you have a back office job doing that kinda of work now you're going to be hashed out of a job soon.
btw why do you think Mike pissed off and started the R3 consortium?
bitcoin-qt all the way.
super strong password. regular multiple redundant backups of wallet to a variety of media.
I don't trust any kind of online wallet. Even if the business itself is sound and ethical you never know what kind of regulatory framework could be imposed on it overnight. Just look at what's happening in Russia atm!
super strong password. regular multiple redundant backups of wallet to a variety of media.
I don't trust any kind of online wallet. Even if the business itself is sound and ethical you never know what kind of regulatory framework could be imposed on it overnight. Just look at what's happening in Russia atm!
Dude, complaining on this forum about BTCJam is not going to help. I highly doubt they check this forum and even if they did, they probably won't see your posts. Seriously, stop trying. You won't get anywhere.
As for your negative trust, the lending section is for asking for loans. Any newbie looking for a loan, especially on their first post, is considered quite suspicious. What your post was was essentially asking for a loan on a lending platform, BTCJam. People here hate lending platforms like those because unlike here, you get nothing from a loan defaulter. Here, if you provide valid collateral, then you can get a loan. But on BTCJam you can't even provide collateral. There are thousands of people who have scammed on BTCJam and gotten away with it since there is pretty much nothing you can do with someones identification info. Police won't do anything about it. Since people can easily get away with scamming on BTCJam, it is quite obvious then that people here would be suspicious of someone asking for people to lend to him on BTCJam. Hence your negative trust.
As for your negative trust, the lending section is for asking for loans. Any newbie looking for a loan, especially on their first post, is considered quite suspicious. What your post was was essentially asking for a loan on a lending platform, BTCJam. People here hate lending platforms like those because unlike here, you get nothing from a loan defaulter. Here, if you provide valid collateral, then you can get a loan. But on BTCJam you can't even provide collateral. There are thousands of people who have scammed on BTCJam and gotten away with it since there is pretty much nothing you can do with someones identification info. Police won't do anything about it. Since people can easily get away with scamming on BTCJam, it is quite obvious then that people here would be suspicious of someone asking for people to lend to him on BTCJam. Hence your negative trust.
Firstly, thank you for the comprehensive explanation of the Lending forum but do you take my point that I could not have understood that given the name of your website, bitcointalk.org? Combined that with the fact loan requests are posted as discussion threads that look just like every other forum on the web surely you can see how I was confused?
Secondly I'm posting about btcjam on here for the benefit of your other members! Also I included a link to this post in a support request to btcjam so I am:
a) warning your members
b) giving btcjam a forum to plead their case if think they have one
CRICKEY what does it take to get some appreciation around here! lol
So I signed up at btcjam and subsequently published and had funded a small loan. During the sign up process I linked to my localbitcoins wallet by entering my localbitcoins 2FA code.
Subsequently I can see NO EVIDENCE OF THIS LINK anywhere in my btcjam account profile and settings and I find this at best odd or even suspicious.
After posting about this matter on the localbitcoins forum I have received some very disturbing responses. I'm disappointed to say they indicated btcjam to be disreputable and untrustworthy.
Obviously I will honour the current loan contract I have with them but I have unlinked them from all my email and social media accounts as a precaution and will not do business with them again.
My own behaviour was entirely in good faith and yet hey I'm the one who's apparently a scammer! LOL
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1256760.msg13026541#msg13026541
Subsequently I can see NO EVIDENCE OF THIS LINK anywhere in my btcjam account profile and settings and I find this at best odd or even suspicious.
After posting about this matter on the localbitcoins forum I have received some very disturbing responses. I'm disappointed to say they indicated btcjam to be disreputable and untrustworthy.
Obviously I will honour the current loan contract I have with them but I have unlinked them from all my email and social media accounts as a precaution and will not do business with them again.
My own behaviour was entirely in good faith and yet hey I'm the one who's apparently a scammer! LOL
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1256760.msg13026541#msg13026541
So under basic settings of my btcjam account it suggests using your "bitcointalk" name for your alias. Now I had never heard of bitcointalk so I headed over here and signed up (after already having published a loan listing at btcjam).
Now the very name of this site suggests it to be all about bitcoin discussion but as I was to find out it is in fact a bit of a cesspit in some parts at least.
I found what I thought was the appropriate forum to publish a thread appealing to any existing btcjam lenders to help my ORIGINAL loan to get over the line (it was stuck at 69% and with the very small subsequent amounts dribbling in and the BPI declining I couldn't see it reaching 70%).
WELL despite the respectful newbie language of my post I got hammered by EcuaMobi who berated me for "publishing a loan listing without collateral". He branded my bitcointalk account as "untrustworthy" and gave me negative trust points.
I tought WTF?! What is he talking about? Gradually I realised that "Lending" forum is actually a platform for bitcoin loan transactions. Let's revisit the name of the site "bitcointalk.org". More than just a little incongruous?
This "Lending" forum apparently has become cesspit of scammers and trolls and EcuaMobi mistook me for one of those.
Now I have had PM's with him and Shibashi Dogemoto about having my reputation restored as whilst I understand EcuaMobi's frustration at the forum being abused his assessment of my own intentions was not correct.
I think the language in my post is pretty clear I was respectfully trying to find my way around an environment of which I knew basically nothing:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=656568;sa=showPosts
I noticed my credit rating has dropped to D+ on btcjam. I'm not sure if these events are related but btcjam does have a pretty active account here and it would seem you consider a user's reputation at bitcointalk in calculating credit ratings.
So in summary:
* I only signed up to bitcointalk AFTER publishing a loan listing (btcjam lead me here via user alias suggestion)
* Due to my misunderstanding of the true nature of this site (or at least the "Lending" forum) I was basically accused of being a criminal less than 24 hours after creating my account
I hope you can understand I am personally offended by these events and btcjam is partly to blame. If it weren't for your suggested alias I would never even have known about bitcointalk.
You should rethink that alias suggestion or at least warn people who aren't members of bitcointalk already about the potential pitfalls as frankly I think an association between btcjam and this site reflects poorly on the credibility of your business.
Now the very name of this site suggests it to be all about bitcoin discussion but as I was to find out it is in fact a bit of a cesspit in some parts at least.
I found what I thought was the appropriate forum to publish a thread appealing to any existing btcjam lenders to help my ORIGINAL loan to get over the line (it was stuck at 69% and with the very small subsequent amounts dribbling in and the BPI declining I couldn't see it reaching 70%).
WELL despite the respectful newbie language of my post I got hammered by EcuaMobi who berated me for "publishing a loan listing without collateral". He branded my bitcointalk account as "untrustworthy" and gave me negative trust points.
I tought WTF?! What is he talking about? Gradually I realised that "Lending" forum is actually a platform for bitcoin loan transactions. Let's revisit the name of the site "bitcointalk.org". More than just a little incongruous?
This "Lending" forum apparently has become cesspit of scammers and trolls and EcuaMobi mistook me for one of those.
Now I have had PM's with him and Shibashi Dogemoto about having my reputation restored as whilst I understand EcuaMobi's frustration at the forum being abused his assessment of my own intentions was not correct.
I think the language in my post is pretty clear I was respectfully trying to find my way around an environment of which I knew basically nothing:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=656568;sa=showPosts
I noticed my credit rating has dropped to D+ on btcjam. I'm not sure if these events are related but btcjam does have a pretty active account here and it would seem you consider a user's reputation at bitcointalk in calculating credit ratings.
So in summary:
* I only signed up to bitcointalk AFTER publishing a loan listing (btcjam lead me here via user alias suggestion)
* Due to my misunderstanding of the true nature of this site (or at least the "Lending" forum) I was basically accused of being a criminal less than 24 hours after creating my account
I hope you can understand I am personally offended by these events and btcjam is partly to blame. If it weren't for your suggested alias I would never even have known about bitcointalk.
You should rethink that alias suggestion or at least warn people who aren't members of bitcointalk already about the potential pitfalls as frankly I think an association between btcjam and this site reflects poorly on the credibility of your business.
Re: Existing btcjammers - I am 1% away (0.37 BTC) from funding but the BPI is down:
No matter how you call it you're asking for a loan without collateral here at bitcointalk. Therefore you should move it to Lending (or it will be moved) and you must comply rules here including this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0
!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!
SERIOUSLY?!
I didn't even know this was a trading platform when I posted my thread. Please delete my account I definitely don't belong here.
Re: Existing btcjammers - I am 1% away (0.37 BTC) from funding but the BPI is down:
No matter how you call it you're asking for a loan without collateral here at bitcointalk. Therefore you should move it to Lending (or it will be moved) and you must comply rules here including this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0
No problem. I actually did initially post in Lending but wasn't sure if it was ok to be referring to a 3rd party platform in the Lending forum.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0
I will move it back immediately.
I obviously am way out of my depth on this site. I did not mean to mislead or offend.
Re: Existing btcjammers - I am 1% away (0.37 BTC) from funding but the BPI is down:
No matter how you call it you're asking for a loan without collateral here at bitcointalk. Therefore you should move it to Lending (or it will be moved) and you must comply rules here including this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0
No problem. I actually did initially post in Lending but wasn't sure if it was ok to be referring to a 3rd party platform in the Lending forum.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0
I will move it back immediately.
Re: Existing btcjammers - I am 1% away (0.37 BTC) from funding but the BPI is down:
If you want to get funded at btcjam, i would suggest working on your profile...
Personally, i only look at A+, A and A- profiles... If i know they guy/girl from the forum or real life, i might consider B+, but i would never fund a loan from somebody with a C-profile...
I know it's hard and they ask a lot of private stuff, but it does make a difference what kind of account you have i'm afraid.
They are very thorough with asking for information and in fact a rep from btcjam called me on the phone prior to my very first loan being published which I thought was great. Great for the lender because it's additional diligence and great for me because I have submitted every last detail of my private life to the site so it was reassuring to speak to someone on the phone.Personally, i only look at A+, A and A- profiles... If i know they guy/girl from the forum or real life, i might consider B+, but i would never fund a loan from somebody with a C-profile...
I know it's hard and they ask a lot of private stuff, but it does make a difference what kind of account you have i'm afraid.
Actually my loan was funded about 50% as soon as it was published I guess because of lender's "autoinvest" settings.
Perhaps I should split the loan in two - relist with a smaller amount to increase the chance of it funding before the BPI moves too much and once I have paid it back I guess it contributes to my rating for the second loan?
I've never taken out loans on btcjam, only funded them... But if i understand it correctly, paying back will raise your rating [confirmation needed]
I don't think it's the size of your loan tough... you're asking for a little over 1 BTC, which isn't a big deal for a lot of people.
Personally, i think it's the rating, and the fact that you're not going to invest the coins, but use them to pay bills while being unemployed (it's not an ideal situation from the lender's point of view)
Yeah I realise my listing is not much of a value proposition lol
but it is true and honest
Anyway still got 12 days to run and hopefully BPI not too volatile.
Thanks heaps for your advice - I really appreciate it.
Re: Existing btcjammers - I am 1% away (0.37 BTC) from funding but the BPI is down:
If you want to get funded at btcjam, i would suggest working on your profile...
Personally, i only look at A+, A and A- profiles... If i know they guy/girl from the forum or real life, i might consider B+, but i would never fund a loan from somebody with a C-profile...
I know it's hard and they ask a lot of private stuff, but it does make a difference what kind of account you have i'm afraid.
They are very thorough with asking for information and in fact a rep from btcjam called me on the phone prior to my very first loan being published which I thought was great. Great for the lender because it's additional diligence and great for me because I have submitted every last detail of my private life to the site so it was reassuring to speak to someone on the phone.Personally, i only look at A+, A and A- profiles... If i know they guy/girl from the forum or real life, i might consider B+, but i would never fund a loan from somebody with a C-profile...
I know it's hard and they ask a lot of private stuff, but it does make a difference what kind of account you have i'm afraid.
Actually my loan was funded about 50% as soon as it was published I guess because of lender's "autoinvest" settings.
Perhaps I should split the loan in two - relist with a smaller amount to increase the chance of it funding before the BPI moves too much and once I have paid it back I guess it contributes to my rating for the second loan?
Re: Need BTC 0.37 in a hurry to fund my btcjam loan before BPI falls too much
Asking a loan to repay a loan is not good practice.
Especially with a 0 activity account.
Thank you for the reply. I've edited the topic of this post and put a caveat at the top of the thread - I was just hoping to reach existing users of the btcjam platform.Especially with a 0 activity account.
Is it ok to do that here?
Re: Need BTC 0.37 in a hurry to fund my btcjam loan before BPI falls too much
I'm a brand new member so I hope I am posting this topic in the correct forum and the content does not conflict with moderators policies
After spending a few weeks building up my btcjam profile I published a USD linked loan which is only BTC 0.37 away from being funded:
https://btcjam.com/listings/53456-catch-up-on-bills---living-expenses
Since posting the BPI has fallen about $8 USD; too much further and it would be remiss of me not to delete the listing if it hasn't funded yet (%69 funded already - only 1% to go).
I thank you in advanced for your consideration.
you're new. That should answer the question if it'll get funded or not. Never get a loan to get another After spending a few weeks building up my btcjam profile I published a USD linked loan which is only BTC 0.37 away from being funded:
https://btcjam.com/listings/53456-catch-up-on-bills---living-expenses
Since posting the BPI has fallen about $8 USD; too much further and it would be remiss of me not to delete the listing if it hasn't funded yet (%69 funded already - only 1% to go).
I thank you in advanced for your consideration.
Thank you for the prompt reply. It may be I am misunderstanding the intent of this particular forum.
I am not seeking a loan from anyone here as such but rather wanted to promote my btcjam listing to potential existing lenders who already use that platform.
If that was not appropriate please let me know
Existing btcjammers - I am 1% away (0.37 BTC) from funding but the BPI is down:
I think only read this if you are already a lender on the btcjam platform
I'm a brand new member so I hope I am posting this topic in the correct forum and the content does not conflict with moderators policies
After spending a few weeks building up my btcjam profile I published a USD linked loan which is only BTC 0.37 away from being funded:
https://btcjam.com/listings/53456-catch-up-on-bills---living-expenses
Since posting the BPI has fallen about $8 USD; a more dramatic decline and it would be remiss of me not to delete the listing if it hasn't funded yet (%69 funded already - only 1% to go). At the same time I want to do the right the lenders who already invested so it would be great to get it across the line asap.
I thank you in advanced for your consideration and especially welcome guidance on whether I should have posted this thread in a different forum
I'm a brand new member so I hope I am posting this topic in the correct forum and the content does not conflict with moderators policies
After spending a few weeks building up my btcjam profile I published a USD linked loan which is only BTC 0.37 away from being funded:
https://btcjam.com/listings/53456-catch-up-on-bills---living-expenses
Since posting the BPI has fallen about $8 USD; a more dramatic decline and it would be remiss of me not to delete the listing if it hasn't funded yet (%69 funded already - only 1% to go). At the same time I want to do the right the lenders who already invested so it would be great to get it across the line asap.
I thank you in advanced for your consideration and especially welcome guidance on whether I should have posted this thread in a different forum