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Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency based on the open source protocol created by a pseudonymous developer named Satoshi Nakamoto.

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency based on the open source protocol created by a pseudonymous developer named Satoshi Nakamoto. It allows anyone to exchange money online using a Bitcoin Client. A big community of enthusiasts have sprung around this online currency in form of Internet forums, a wiki, and the project even has its own StackExchange page. For a simple introduction to the topic, visit WeUseCoins.com.

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How do I use the Bitcoin GUI app to mine bitcoins?

I'm new to Bitcoin. I installed and ran the GUI app, checked "Generate Coins" in the Settings menu, and the status bar reads "Generating". How do I know if it's actually working? I'm aware that mining is a CPU-intensive process that could take a…
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Import a Bitcoin account

I have a new computer, and my Bitcoin keys are on my old PC. Is all of my private data in wallet.dat? What is the procedure to make the transfer properly from my old PC to the new one?
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Getting a GPU Bitcoin miner for Linux 64bit

I've just learned about the awesome world of Bitcoins. I've learned that the only way to make a decent amount of bitcoins is to "mine". However, everywhere I look, the miners are for Windows and those that have clients for Linux only support…
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amd gpu but display on intel integrated graphics

On my Ubuntu 12.04 I connected my monitor to the onboard intel graphics. I'd like to use my ati radeon 6770 for opencl tasks (e.g. bitcoin mining). So far I couldn't figure out how to get the ati driver working. When calling "aticonfig --initial -f"…
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What is Bitcoin?

Can someone explain what exactly is Bitcoin?
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How to recover a bitcoin wallet on a Windows drive amid 30 gigabytes of files

I need to recover a bitcoin wallet that I created about 8 years ago. I was a kid, and I thought I would be super clever and zip or rar the wallet, then change the extension to an image file. I uploaded it to my website. I have a backup of the…
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Server hijacked / being used as bitcoin miner - how to I stop this?

I'm in a bit of a situation, my server has been hijacked and it appears to be involved in a bitcoin mining operation. I need to know where to start at least, I'm a novice system admin and haven't really encountered this before. It's blowing my…
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Bitcoin mining with Integrated graphics

I have Intel HD Graphics Family I thought this would be powerful to mine bitcoins really well. Is this even a GPU ? I used different miners (DiabloMiner, OpenCL, cgminer...) which all use just the CPU instead of the GPU. Any ideas on how I could…
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Recommended zfs properties for blockchain data mountpoints

Blockchain based technologies require large datasets to work. It makes sense to put them on a separate volume/dataset in case the filesystem supports them. I'm using ZFS and was wondering whether there're any properties recommended to set on the…
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Do all P2P connections need a server to connect them to each other?

I have questions about the way P2P works - Do all p2p nodes need a server to connect them to each other ? (For example, pptp is a p2p connection but it users a vpn server, while bittorrent is also a p2p system but it uses a tracker) Do bittorrent…
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how to install bitcoin-qt wallet on debian 7

WARNING: Complete noob to linux (somewhat noob - if something can be installed w/ a package manager, I'm ok, else completely lost). I loaded debian 7 on a VBox VM (took 2 days to get everything to run correctly, but cool now) and just want to put a…
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How can I use bitcoind from the command line on OS X

Apparently bitcoind should be bundled with Bitcoin-QT which I have installed, but I can't find it?
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How to generate a litecoin address?

I've downloaded the litecoin client and am trying to create an address. How do I generate one? Everything I put in results in a message: The entered address "" is not a valid Litecoin address.
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Bitcoin synchronization freezes my computer

I've a fairly decent laptop, with good CPU, 4Go of ram and a SSD harddrive. Nevertheless, when I run the bitcoin client (0.4 or 0.5), the whole computer freezes for several minutes then is usable for a few minutes then freezes again, etc. I've…
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Suspicion of Rogue Bitcoin miner

During a regular Ridnacs check I was clearing space on my SDD, and I've discovered a large bitcoin folder with 8 gigs or more, while I've never had Bitcoin. This is apparently a rogue miner on my system that flew under the AV (ESET NOD32) and…
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