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Moon 2y ago

Technical question from a friend:

Does every bitcoin node have an associated bitcoin address? Or can a node be run without an address?

#Plebchain

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KoreacomK 2y ago

Not all bitcoin core has by default a address.

Ryan 2y ago

Phundamentals 2y ago

The node doesnt require an address but you can’t use it to move coins unless you create one.

You can run many other cli functions without a proper wallet.

Ryan 2y ago

Yeah, I understand. Was just showing that a node doesn't need a wallet ✌️

Moon 2y ago

Thanks guys 🙏🏿🤙🏿⚡️

Oi 2y ago

"Bitcoin Core, starting with ..., will no longer automatically create a default wallet on startup. So, you will need to manually create one. But if you're running an older version of Bitcoin Core, a new wallet has already been created for you, in which case you can skip ahead to Create an Address."

https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line/blob/master/03_3_Setting_Up_Your_Wallet.md