Gavin Andresen [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2013-05-07 📝 Original message:"sweep private key" is the ...

📅 Original date posted:2013-05-07
📝 Original message:"sweep private key" is the missing functionality.

I agree, it would be nice to have.


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Adam Back <adam at cypherspace.org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Three minor security/other issues:
>
> 1. please a way to unlock the wallet without displaying wallet password in
> console screen (console unlock wallet, to import priv key); or
>
> 2. a button to import a private key (and option to transfer it to another
> key - if you are not the sole controller the private key)
>
> 3. a UX way to transfer BTC off a specific adress (eg choose from
> address), rather than having to spend the entire wallet onto a new
> address, just to get BTC off a specific address. Doing it that way has
> problems: creates more network traffic/bigger packets, higher fees (if
> any transactions are young/low confirmation), and generally damages
> privacy as all your funds end up linked.
>
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Gavin Andresen
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