encryption Archives - Coin Guides Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:20:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://coinguides.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png encryption Archives - Coin Guides 32 32 Using keepass to store Bitcoin private keys & seed words – is it safe? https://coinguides.org/storing-bitcoin-private-keys-seed-words-keepass/ https://coinguides.org/storing-bitcoin-private-keys-seed-words-keepass/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2020 07:12:41 +0000 https://coinguides.org/?p=4104 Where do you store your private keys? If it is on memory stick then how do you keep that safe? Do you store it on cloud? No, that’s really a bad idea. Under the bed? Do you print it on paper and put it in a safe locker? Everybody has their own way of storing …

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]]> https://coinguides.org/storing-bitcoin-private-keys-seed-words-keepass/feed/ 0 What is Bitcoin address, why is it important & how to get a BTC address? https://coinguides.org/bitcoin-address-explained/ https://coinguides.org/bitcoin-address-explained/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 14:45:21 +0000 https://coinguides.org/?p=3839 Note: Bitcoin address and BTC address both refer to the same thing. BTC is just a ticker symbol of Bitcoin. There is also another symbol called XBT which also refers to Bitcoin. Here you can learn about ticker symbol and the difference between XBT and BTC. It’s been more than a decade since Bitcoin was …

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]]> https://coinguides.org/bitcoin-address-explained/feed/ 1 How to backup core wallet and how to replace wallet.dat backup file https://coinguides.org/backup-core-wallet-restore-wallet-dat/ https://coinguides.org/backup-core-wallet-restore-wallet-dat/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:32:44 +0000 https://coinguides.org/?p=3333 We were recently contacted by a user who informed us that their hard disk got corrupt and as a result they can’t access their wallets anymore. But fortunately they had several copy of wallet.dat file. So we advised them to install latest version wallet in another machine and import the original wallet.dat to new wallet …

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]]> https://coinguides.org/hot-wallet-cold-masternodes/feed/ 0 Electrum wallet seed – Restoring wallet from seed and few basic tips https://coinguides.org/electrum-seed-restoring-wallet-finding-seed/ https://coinguides.org/electrum-seed-restoring-wallet-finding-seed/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:06:41 +0000 https://coinguides.org/?p=2615 Electrum wallet for Bitcoin is one of the most reputable and secure wallet available for Desktop and Mobile. Not just secure, but compared to QT wallet Electrum is fast, simple and uses less resources. Due to its simplicity most users advise beginners to use Electrum wallet but they are not given much awareness about the …

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]]> https://coinguides.org/electrum-seed-restoring-wallet-finding-seed/feed/ 18 How to backup Monero wallet – Exporting seed, keys in GUI and CLI wallet https://coinguides.org/monero-wallet-backup/ https://coinguides.org/monero-wallet-backup/#respond Sat, 09 Jun 2018 06:09:38 +0000 http://coinguides.org/?p=2252 Just like any other wallets you can create multiple wallet address in Monero. In Monero CLI wallet you’ll be initially asked to specify the wallet name. If the wallet already exists you can enter your password and proceed with it, if not you can create a new one. Even in GUI when you create a …

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]]> https://coinguides.org/monero-wallet-backup/feed/ 0 Wallet is encrypted and currently locked – Unlock wallet the right way https://coinguides.org/wallet-unlock-decrypt/ https://coinguides.org/wallet-unlock-decrypt/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:00:45 +0000 http://coinguides.org/?p=1725 We’ve covered so many wallet tutorials so far explaining how to use both electrum and QT wallets. Whenever we make a wallet guide the very first thing that we point out is wallet encryption. This is one of the most important security factor which you must take into consideration. If you fail to encrypt then …

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]]> https://coinguides.org/wallet-unlock-decrypt/feed/ 6 Core QT wallet – Setup, Backup, Encrypt, Debug & private Keys Explained https://coinguides.org/qt-core-wallet/ https://coinguides.org/qt-core-wallet/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:21:16 +0000 http://coinguides.org/?p=1397 So far since the beginning of Coin Guides launch we’ve posted several wallet setup guides for beginners. We covered how to setup a wallet, creating an address, how to send and receive coins from your wallet. However we’ve not explained in depth features of a Cryptocurrency wallet. While there are several different types of wallet …

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