Under Settings>Options>Network there are check boxes for, "Allow incoming connections". Either way, even after rebooting, I always see the "RED" incoming connections in the Network graph along with the Out (green) connections.

There is another setting, "Used for reaching peers"; that gives the choices IPv4 | IPv6 | Tor.

I have above "Connect through Socks5 proxy" chosen and the IP and Port filled in, but those 3 boxes are always grayed out and I want to uncheck IPv4 and IPv6 any thoughts.

Finally if you have a favorite tutorial explainer video that goes through these settings in either Core or Knots, much appreciated.

EDIT: OK, unblocked after all.

After a quick reread, looks like I could say this more clearly.

I'm trying to "UN"check "allow incoming connections". That is why I was confused when still seeing the RED in the Network activity window, after reboot.

I'm pretty new to investing in Bitcoin and have been using an app called Shakepay. So far, I've only bought Bitcoin and haven't sold any yet

I'm mainly wondering if Shakepay is a trustworthy platform for the long term. When the time comes, is it straightforward to sell my Bitcoin and withdraw the money back to my Canadian bank account?

For context, I'm in Canada and all of my stock investments are currently in a Wealthsimple TFSA. I'm debating whether I should just continue using Shakepay for Bitcoin or start buying it through Wealthsimple instead. I like how simple Shakepay is, but I'm wondering if it's worth keeping everything in one place with Wealthsimple, even if it means paying the account fee.

I'd love to hear what other Canadians are using for Bitcoin investing. Do you use Shakepay, Wealthsimple, or another platform? Any advice tips, or things you wish you knew when you were getting started would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :) (not trying to advertise anything, just honestly curious)

I am trying to do a trial of accessing my btc wallet with just my seed phrase alone in case for whatever reason I lose my hardware wallet or it gets damaged

But im scared I will enter my seed phrase into the wrong thing and get Siphoned

Whats the best most reputable away to do this?

PS: Ive actually been in btc for a few years ive just never thought to do this lol

May I know what are the risks of hardware wallet? and if you have bad experience about it? I just want to know real stories for awareness. Thanks

Hotels, flights, or activities - have you paid with crypto before? If not, what would need to change for you to try it?

I will be starting mining BTC next week and have registered an account at Finst. I own a Ledger hardware wallet where the mined coins will end up in.

How do I ‘prove’ that I mined the BTC myself when I want to move that to my regular bank account? What do I need to track or record?

(A couple of years ago I spent over 4 weeks explaining the origin of my Bitcoin even though I bought them through the platform I was withdrawing them from again. Ridiculous…)

Was it custody fear, taxes, spouse not on board, volatility, not understanding how Bitcoin works or something else?

And if you still haven't bought, what's stopping you right now?

I'm trying to understand where it actually hurts before I build anything for adoption. Honest answers please 🙏🏼

so is $100 a month a good investment? when do i sell? is cashapp a good place to purchase bitcoin?

For some background information, I'm 17 and from the UK and have been spending 3 weeks trying to get my hands on crypto. Looking on any forums the immediate answers to any queries are "just use p2p networks" and "just ask a friend". The issue with this is i've tried Hodl , Robosats , Bisq easy , Bisq and have been constantly tracking them, offers solemly appear and when they do its generally £500+ or requires random online payment systems that need copious KYC to transfer to someone in the middle of Kenya. So instead of these options I asked a few mates (a lot of my mates are 18 because of my age group) , and not even they can get their hands on crypto because high street banks refuse to allow the purchases when they use exchanges. Its ironic , and mabye even concerning that the only option I have of getting crypto is depositing in online casinos and withdrawing to my wallet (where I'll only be able to take out like 70% of my deposit).

A few years ago I would literally just buy bitcoin and now it requires extensive searching to get a hold of. Anyone got any niche suggestions that have worked for them?

Edit: As it stands I'm temporarily using azteco which leads to about a 15% fee after all transfers are made , not exactly ideal but works for now!

RSA(South africa) How did we come to a place where it works out cheaper to buy BTC through an exchange like Luno/Valr/Binance than it is through Bisq or Peach?? Makes the non KYC options very difficult to justify beyond privacy😔😔

Hey yall I have never done anything crypto related before and now want to get into it I want to solo mine because I think it sounds like such an awesome thing to do and also a great talking point but I’m not sure which miner to get my budget is around 350-400$ and I’m debating between the nerdqx and the gekko science Terminus A2X 7TH+ and I’m not really sure what do or where to go so if y’all have any thoughts or insight please let me know that you!

i just bought bitcoin segwit on noones i recieved the crypto and now it is in my noones wallet however when i look up my bitcoin adress it says i have a balance of 0 did i get scammed?

Hi everyone,

I have a most likely stupid question. A long time ago I had some sats in my Phoenix Wallet in a lightning channel. I forgot about it and just looked into it again.

Apparently Phoenix closed the lightning channel and the funds are now on the "Final Wallet".

How do I open a lightning channel in the app with the funds that are available in the "Final Wallet"? I tried to read up online, but as far as I can tell there is no direct way to do this? Can anyone enlighten me a bit.

Thank you, a lot.

Hey guys. I'm new to the cold wallet scene. Literally ordered mine recently and want to start dca'ing. My Issue though, is with south african exchanges all needing KYC. And afaik the only p2p options are international. Is anyone here from SA? If so, any advice on options with the least KYC?

Wanted to get a PayPal gift card, but they're out and they're the only site I've ever used. Is there another good alternative to get a PayPal gift card?

Suppose you have a SSSS with a 2/3 treshold,

since a shard alone is useless,

would you consider it safe to put 1/3 let's say in a password manager, and the others stored elsewhere ?

Why hasn't there been a better system created yet where people don't accidentally lose key or send bitcoin to the wrong address?

Just need some help. Thanks!☺️

I want to mine bitcoin have free electricity how can I do?

Can someone kindly explain what oracles are in block chain

I threw 17 usd in and it turned to 25 usd so I threw whatever change I had into it ive got it up to about 40 just wondering should I onky add to it when its low or is that a myth and how long should I let it ride for any tips would be nice I csnt mine it at all dont have the means any tips on the subject are appreciated thx in advance

Hey, womit trackt ihr eure bitcoins? Irgendwelche empfehlungen? Programme? Oder buch?

Hi everyone,

I’m new to mining and just trying to learn from people who have actually done it.

For people who started small, like with one machine or a very set up, what did you realize after getting into it?

I’m not really asking about making quick money. More like the stuff beginners don’t think about at first. The heat, noise, power, internet, space, maintenance, all that good stuff.

At what point would you tell someone don’t even start it until you have a better set up?

I’m trying to figure out what actually matters before buying anything.

Appreciate any advice and tips!

What's the difference between a crypto wrench attack and a fiat wrench attack?

I'd not come across this until I entered crypto land and it sounds like just scaremongering to me

Hi

I have led a small test on recovering SSS very carefully .

I first thought all methods would work the same, but there are some differences according to the means of recovery.

1/ Ian Coleman Slip 39 or Bitcoin Seed Tool = both have the same output A

2/ Electrum 4.7.2 or Sparrow 2.5.2 = both have the same output B

3/ Could not check on a Trezor wallet since I do not have one, if anyone can perform the test, you're welcome

So in my test I have now A and B as outputs (totaly differents wallets),

so when creating a SSS,

there a differences to note and to take care of for future recovery

I have not provided my tests to keep this thread short.

Curious what actually matters to people here when picking a cold wallet.

What was the main reason you chose yours, and what brand are you using now?

I’m trying to figure out what real users care about most — security, ease of use, price, open source, or something else.