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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: ShroudWriter on December 07, 2014, 06:08:15 pm

Title: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: ShroudWriter on December 07, 2014, 06:08:15 pm
I have bought some BTSX on the Coinport exchange. Where should I keep them? Can I send them to the downloadable Bitshares client-wallet that was launched this year? It provides a  public address to use, but frankly I'm not sure that Bitshares is compatible with BTSX.



Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: donkeypong on December 07, 2014, 06:39:40 pm
BTSX was renamed to BTS. It is the BitShares currency. Please download the BitShares wallet and you can transfer it there.
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: ShroudWriter on December 08, 2014, 05:33:01 pm
Thanks for the reply. I did send a small amount of btsx to the bitshares wallet as a test. Coinport accepted the transaction instantly, but the amount never showed up in the wallet. Now the wallet won't open at all -- isn't it still in beta? I think until the wallet opens regularly without having to reset the database (which it has done several times now), I'll just keep the btsx in Coinport.



Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: donkeypong on December 08, 2014, 06:17:35 pm
Make sure you are running the latest client. Older versions may not work. If you have trouble, then make a copy of the wallet, delete everything, and then re-install. If you sent funds, then they will show up. They have not disappeared, but you will only see them once the software works for you.

Download current client: http://bitshares.org/downloads/ (http://bitshares.org/downloads/)
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: ShroudWriter on December 08, 2014, 09:59:54 pm
I did as you suggested -- downloaded the latest Windows version found at the link. I think it's the version I had before, but in any case it didn't help -- no transactions show and my balance is still zero.  Also it takes an ominously long time to open. I'm using Windows Vista on a HP laptop I bought in 2008.
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: donkeypong on December 08, 2014, 10:45:04 pm
If you post in the Technical Support sub, you'll get help from someone smarter than me.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?board=45.0 (https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?board=45.0)
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: ShroudWriter on December 08, 2014, 11:29:17 pm
Thanks for your help -- I went to the link and saw that I'm not alone on this. See at: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=12099.0

A new version of the wallet is coming out this week. Maybe that will fix it.

Thanks again,

Shroud
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: birdinc on December 09, 2014, 02:41:32 am
Why isn't there a BitShares web wallet?
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: donkeypong on December 09, 2014, 05:27:09 am
Why isn't there a BitShares web wallet?

You mean this? It's available for Windows and Mac. Mobile version is on the way.

http://bitshares.org/downloads/ (http://bitshares.org/downloads/)
Title: Re: Moving BTSX out of Coinport.com
Post by: birdinc on December 09, 2014, 01:32:10 pm
Why isn't there a BitShares web wallet?

You mean this? It's available for Windows and Mac. Mobile version is on the way.


Well I mean more along the lines of Counterwallet or something only supported in the browser. My main computer is a Chromebook and I've had trouble installing the BitShares client on Windows in the past.... plus I've seen a lot of posts where people lost their BTSX or BTS. So I guess I'm waiting for a more lightweight web-based client.