Help me test BTC, LTC, ETH addresses

[juan.g71 at gmail.com (juan)]

On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:42:11 +0000 (UTC)
jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:


>Â My
> immediate concern is that I am not sufficiently confident in my
> ability to reliably maintain such a wallet on a small, ordinary
> personal computer, 24 hours per day, etc.. Â Obviously a crash could
> be a disaster. 


	You could also use a light client like electrum.  Such clients
	don't need to be online all the time. You only connect to a
	server if you want to make a payment. And you can backup all
	your keys by writing down a bunch of words on paper (The only
	risk would be your computer being stolen and the thief spending
	your coins before you can move them to a new 'wallet')

	(on the other hand if you also want to use ethereum I don't
	know how their clients operate)


>Â I have decided that at least for a few months,
> placing this on Coinbase is a reasonable compromise. Â I am not aware
> of of an impending liquidity problem with Coinbase. Â There are other
> considerations. 

	I don't know about coinbase's liquidity, but it is a fact that
	they close accounts whenever they feel like it. But maybe they
	won't close yours since spying on you is valuable to them. 

	Anyway, best of luck!






Jim Bell
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, September 28, 2017, 12:27:47 PM PDT, juan
> <juan.g71 at gmail.com> wrote: 
>  
>  On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:19:26 +0000 (UTC)
> jim bell <jdb10987 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am trying to test three digital cash addresses, BTC, LTC, and ETH.
> > Â They are set up in the Coinbase system,
> 
> 
> Â Â Â  Jim, I strongly suggest you close your coinbase account ASAP.
> Â Â Â  
> Â Â Â  https://blog.coinbase.com/kathryn-haun-joins-coinbase-board-of-directors-65b4d4c4e65f
> 
> Â Â Â  "We are excited to announce former federal prosecutor Kathryn
> Â Â Â  Haun has joined our parent company Board of Directors." 
> 
> Â Â Â  "federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and its
> Â Â Â  first-ever Digital Currency coordinator." 
> 
> Â Â Â  "She also held a significant role in the case of two federal
> Â Â Â  agentsâ?? role in the investigation into Silk Road." 
> 
> 
> Â Â Â  https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-is-tracking-how-users-spend-their-bitcoins
> 
> Â Â Â  
> Â Â Â  Jim, coinbase is THE ENEMY.
> 
> 
> 
> > but I have found that system
> > to be very confusing: Â 
> 
> 
> Â Â Â  Also, you are NOT using bitcoin if you use any middleman. You
> Â Â Â  must use a bitcoin client and you must have control of the
> Â Â Â  private keys. If you use coinbase or any service like that THEY
> Â Â Â  OWN your bitcoins, not you.
> 
> 
> 
> > Lots of pitfalls and booby-traps. Can some one
> > send me a tiny amount of each currency to the following addresses.
> > Â I will only need one try to tell me if it's successfull, so if you
> > are intending to do so, call it out, and that will alert others
> > that they need not follow. --------------------------------Bitcoin
> > (BTC) Address: Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  12QM4GU2WSjGiKacCKhsY4LJGf6rrtdBty
> > -------------------------------- Litecoin (LTC) Address:
> > Â  Â Â LKFu2gAaRitruUgJeeVUeWobbE8dMwVQfK
> > 
> > -----------------------------------Ethereum (ETH)
> > Â  Â  Â  Â Â 0xDB39D5f16645892AF9be93ddcF8e5d6E74BC2b83
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > For BTC, 0.0001 seems to be the smallest number represented in the
> > Coinbase system, at least with an empty account. Â (It shows 0.0000)
> > 
> > Similarly, LTC and ETH are shown with a last-digit resolution of
> > 0.0001. Thanks,
> > Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â Jim Bell
> > 
>