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Questions tagged [multibit]

This tag should be used for MultiBit, a now defunct lightweight Bitcoin client.

Multibit is a lightweight Bitcoin wallet. It does not store the full blockchain and must ask full nodes for transactions pertaining to the wallet. Its disk usage is minimal as it only stores the block headers to ensure that it is connected to nodes using a blockchain with the most work.

Multibit was acquired by KeepKey which has since stopped development work on Multibit. It has several known issues which will likely never be solved as the software is no longer supported.

Questions related to the usage and development of Multibit should use this tag.

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How do I import private keys from Bitcoin-qt to Multibit client?

Question says it. I spent 20 mins Googling. Saw several links on bitcointalk.com but amazingly found no solution to this. Am I the first one trying to do this? Note the following are not the solutions I am looking for: Transfer the BTC from…
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Are the Thin clients Electrum and Multibit safe and secure?

How do Electrum and Multibit compare for being safe and secure. Both are open source. Are there any advantages, security wise, to use one or the other? I'm new to bitcoin and the only reason for considering these thin clients is to not having to…
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How can you extract private keys from MultiBit HD?

It was possible in MultiBit Classic, but I can't find it in MultiBit HD.
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Export wallet from Multibit to Electrum

So, MultiBit is not updating the transactions in my wallet, I can see the transactions in the blockchain etc, so the money is there but its just not quite working... I'm hoping to load that wallet with another client, and have been looking at…
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How do import a paper private key into MultiBit?

Sorry to sound like a total Bitcoin noob (which I am). I've just made a purchase at the new Robocoin Bitcoin ATM. I have a paper receipt that has a Private Key (starting with 5 and 51 characters long). How do I import this key into my wallet? I'm…
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Is Electrum's SPV (thin-client) implementation not P2P (as opposed to Multibit's)?

As far as I know, when I use Electrum I'm just choosing servers to trust that hold the blockchain. But in this recently published article I read this about Multibit: It uses a slightly weaker trust model than Bitcoin-Qt. In SPV mode, with clients…
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How do I set the transaction fee in Multibit?

I can't see any options in View > Preferences nor on the Send tab! I can't find any results in a DDG search!
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I've downloaded Multibit Bitcoin Client, but I don't know how to view what my wallet address is?

I am attemting to purchase some bitcoins with a cash deposit to my bank using this site: https://www.canadianbitcoins.com/index.php The site requires me to validate my wallet address so they know where to deposit the bitcoins. I am very new at this…
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Are there any clients that allow for multiple wallets and API acccess?

I know that multibit has the capacity to have multiple wallets, but no API access. bitcoind has great API access, but only one wallet. Is there any solution that combines the two?
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Transactions seen by peers, but not confirming

I have an old MultiBit wallet (v. 05.16) and within the last month I have experienced delays when transferring bitcoin. Some transfers have been seen by 2 peers and some by 6 peers, but none have gone through. One of those transactions was…
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Unconfirmed/pending transaction in MultiBit no longer exists, but my coin is still gone!

Last night, I transferred some coin to my MultiBit local wallet, which worked fine. Then I tried sending some to another wallet, and the transaction showed up as "unconfirmed/pending" after taking my coin. It didn't show up on blockchain or…
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In Multibit HD, is there a way to see all of my receiving addresses?

I understand that if I request a payment and delete the request, I still own the address and will receive Bitcoins that were sent to it. However, I find it very uncomfortable to just "assume" that I own an address. I would much prefer if I could…
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Multibit: Whats the best way to proceed if I have forgotten my password but my wallet is still open

I am running multibit. I have less than half a bitcoin. I realised today that I have totally forgotten my password. My wallet is still open so I can still use it to pay for stuff. Can I create a new wallet in multibit and transfer the bitcoin…
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Can I use Multibit private key for paper wallet?

I plan to export the private keys from Multibit, keep those and delete everything else. Now I read about Multibit having some kind of hidden mechanism for spare adresses within a wallet. Would my approach still work or do I risk losing the BTC in…
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Are desktop wallets transferable?

I know you can make a transaction across the blockchain to move your Bitcoins from say Bitcoin-QT to Multibit, but is it possible to import my wallet.dat file from Bitcoin-QT to another desktop wallet without preforming a transaction?
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