Bitcoin Core Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Consider investing in a BTC node

  All you really have to do is download Bitcoin Core and run it on whatever computer you already have. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: How to use Bitcoin on the command line?

  > Is it in the Debian repos? Maybe. Try `apt-get bitcoin-cli` At least one place is to download from https://bitcoincore.org As with all binaries outside of package managers that handle signed verification, be sure to verify the signature. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• How to Upgrade my bitcoin daemon?

  Hello, I downloaded bitcoin core 25 from bitcoincore.org, but the only instructions I could find relating to the installation of the bitcoin daemon was on bitcoin.org (which seems to only offer up to bitcoin 22). Source: almost 2 years ago

• verifying bitcoin core download

  But if you check the link they posted, that's bitcoincore.org, not bitcoin.org That link is also the site that Bitcoin core on the releases page will link to as well. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Verifying bitcoin core

  I looked up the SHA256 hashfile of my download and it was not in the list that I found on bitcoincore.org. Is this a faulty software? Or is it just not in the list since I downloaded it from another site? Source: almost 2 years ago

• noob question about full node

  If you just want a node, go to https://bitcoincore.org, RTFM, download for your machine, and run. That's it! Source: almost 2 years ago

• Bitcoin-core not available for download in UK!? I thought they were trying to be more friendly to btc? With friendly regulation.

  The actual website for Bitcoin Core is https://bitcoincore.org/ anyways, where it is both available and the most recent version. Source: about 2 years ago

• And so, the long wait begins...

  Here's all you need https://bitcoincore.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Why is bitcoin core not available for download in the UK?

  Https://bitcoincore.org/ is the official website for bitcoin core. Source: about 2 years ago

• how to run a full node?

  No coding is necessary. Full node is just software run with certain configuration. You can download Bitcoin Core software here https://bitcoincore.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• bitcoin core cant sync on mac help

  Probably a network issue. Try to connect direct to an ethernet point and double check it is connected to to the network with a browser speedtest. Also quit bitcoin core and restart it https://bitcoincore.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Think Bitcoin is inevitable? Think again. Complacency is the enemy of Bitcoin.

  You don't need a raspberry pi, you don't need an old computer, you don't need to run Linux or make a sever or any of that shit. What you need is to download bitcoin core from bitcoincore.org for your OS, verify it, and install it. Congratulations. You now operate a node. If you can't spare the disk space?Prune it. Can't dedicate the bandwidth? Don't propagate blocks. Don't want people to know you use bitcoin?... Source: over 2 years ago

• Bitcoin Core App and Wallet

  Today I realized there is a QML-based Bitcoin Core application and Wallet in development. Part of the larger Bitcoin Core project and the bitcoin developer community, the legends that create and maintain the reference implementations of bitcoin. Fully Open Source, mobile, multi-platform, and it will run a full node including Lightning! How did I not know about this? A massive project involving Core developers,... Source: over 2 years ago

• Bitcoin core SHA256SUMS look weird and Wladimir J. van der Laan’s releases key PGP has expired

  Thanks for the tip! Quick question, how reliable is bitcoincore.org? Since I saw both sites have the same app to download I was afraid it could be a malicious site. Although if I remember well the last version in bitcoin.org is 22 and on bitcoincore.org is 24.0 but since I doubted about the site authenticity I stood down and did not download anything. Source: over 2 years ago

• Really strange issue when connecting Sparrow Wallet to Bitcoin Core

  Thanks, didn't know. Why is this not shown on the front page at https://bitcoincore.org/ ? Source: over 2 years ago

• Long term storage security

  Run your own bitcoin node. Check the binaries/signatures of that node software to make sure you downloaded the correct version from the author (signatures should match!). Source: over 2 years ago

• Bitcoin version discrepancies

  The latest version at bitcoin.org is different from bitcoincore.org. Source: over 2 years ago

• Why is the latest Bitcoin core version stated to be 22.0 on https://bitcoin.org/en/download when 23.0 is the latest version?

  Get it from the source - https://bitcoincore.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Confused beginner please help lol

  Again, you bought 0.00132 BTC. What value in British Pound that is, is kind of irrelevant and changes over time, or depending from which resource you get the exchange rate. Many wallets don't display an exchange rate for that reason at all, to avoid this confusion. For example Bitcoin Core (https://bitcoincore.org) or Samourai Wallet (https://samouraiwallet.com/). Source: over 2 years ago

• Bitcoin Binaries and Bitcoin White Paper still banned in UK due to Craig Wright lawsuit

  Yep, ok, just tried bitcoincore.org and you're right that appears to allow downloads from a UK & European IP. Source: over 2 years ago

• Every Bitcoiner should run a Fullnode

  Gotcha, thanks for the clarification. Makes more sense! So, if one was to run a basic linux os on a Pi, and run the bitcoin core/full node from bitcoincore.org on it, then you have a true full node then? I ask this because while I understand these companies such as Umbrel are unnecessary and making money off free software (essentially), and further complicating things by becoming a third party in the process, they... Source: over 2 years ago