Collects questions about using the same address on more than one occasion to receive payments, and the resulting issues such as multiple inputs in the blockchain referencing utxos associated with one address.
Questions tagged [address-reuse]
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Static receive address instead of dynamic?
I have 2 BTC QT wallets (and 1 LTC QT wallet), and am looking for a generic receive address for my wallets. In Electrum, Mist/Ethereum and Rippex, I get a single unique address to receive. In the QT apps however, I need to "Request payment", which…
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Sending from same address multiple times VS receiving to the same address multiple times
Is it completely safe to have multiple transactions sent to the same address?
I have read that "using" the same address multiple times could be unwise.
Does this refer to "sending from" or "receiving" or both?
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How or why "a Bitcoin address is a single-use token"?
In the address wiki page it says that "a Bitcoin address is a single-use token". Do I have to understand one address is (or should be) used only once?
More over, the Address reuse page seems to confirm that. But when reading some information here,…
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Can a Bitcoin address send Bitcoin to itself?
I saw some transactions where an input address also appears as an output address.
For example, this transaction has one input and three outputs.
Input Address/Amount Output Address/Amount
A / 3BTC B /…
Sarah Grimes
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It is said that never reuse an address, but the news is stating biggest bitcoin addresses are buying?
It is said that we should never reuse addresses, so I think one time into the address, and one time out, and that address should be abandoned.
So the top holders of bitcoins should know that too, but the news is having headlines:
Top 100 richest…
nonopolarity
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Can I continue to use an old Bitcoin address?
I have a wallet on Blockchain.info and
they generated a Bitcoin address for me.
Now, I have another Bitcoin address. Can I still use my old Bitcoin address?
Budai Robert
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Why does this transaction use the same address for multiple inputs?
Why does this transaction include the same address multiple times? Was this done to "hide" the two other addresses where funds originated?
James Sun
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Why do self-loops exist in the bitcoin transaction graph?
I have obtained bitcoin data from block explorer and created the transaction graph. The graph consists of millions of nodes and edges.
i wrote a query that creates a relationship from source address to destination address and visualized a portion of…
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Send and Receive BTC with Same Address from 1 Person
Is it possible to :
I sent BTC to A from Address1 and I asked him to send me BTC (different amount as I send him) to Address1 (same address with I sent him before)..?
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Sell bitcoin to account
So let's say I have multiple bitcoin addresses (some of them already received bitcoins), created a new bitcoin address, received bitcoins on it and would like to use the very same address to send them elsewhere - how can I do that?
Putra Bangsawan
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Privacy concerns for a publicly displayed Bitcoin address
If I publicize a "request address" with the intention of allowing people to support my online efforts, am I risking my privacy? i.e. if many people send me Bitcoin via that address, ostensibly that leaves a visible chain of money going into that…
Hannah Vernon
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How many wallets don't support address reuse? (for refunds)
I have implemented an automated bitcoin refund function that sends funds back to the address that was used to sign the incoming transaction. How many wallets fail to support address reuse/refunds? If it's just a few wallets or only shared…
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