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Bitcoin and altcoin wallet written in python
What is this?
a cryptocurrency wallet based on Python and urwid.
Why you need this?
Transparent
It is a open source project. Every programmer can review the code.
Secure
You hold the wallet key. Nobody can steal your asset without the wallet key.
Reliable
It is based on a transparent and distributed blockchain : Mixin Network. The network launched it's main net on 29,Feb, 2019.
Useful
Not just hold Bitcoin, but also many altcoin(Ethereum, EOS, XRP...).
Fast
Every payment happen on Mixin network can be confirmed in 1 second.
Protect your privacy
Anonymously create account, anonymously pay and transfer cryptocurrency.
Still powerful
Instantly trade Bitcoin and altcoins, asset is in your wallet instead of a centralized exchange.
Portal to an open world
- You can sell or buy any ERC20 token inside wallet through open exchange protocol Ocean.one
- You can play fair dice game
Python 3 installation:
This tool is written in Python 3.7.2 So you need to install Python 3.7.2 or above.
macOS
brew upgrade
brew install python@3Ubuntu, install python 3.7.2 from the third apt source.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppaWhen prompt like below, press Enter to continue:
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.Update the source, then install python3.7, python3.7-venv
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.7 python3.7-venv
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3.7 /usr/bin/python3check both python3 and python3-venv are installed
$ python3 -V
Python 3.7.2Clone the repo and create python env
git clone https://github.com/awesome-mixin-network/bitcoin-cli-wallet-python.git
cd bitcoin-cli-wallet-python
python3 -m venv ./Active the env now
source ./bin/activateInstall required packages by "virtual environment"
Use pip to upgrade pip itself, and install required packages.
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txtRun the code
python Bitcoin_Wallet_Mixin_consoleGUI.py