How to sign a Bitcoin message using your private key

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Signing a Bitcoin message is a very easy process. In this video I am using a browser based approach using the github signature tool. Be aware that when copy and pasting private keys that you should not use a usb live linux distribution which was never connected to the internet. Sign the Bitcoin message being offline.

FULL NODE wallet

  1. bitcoin unlimited
  2. bitcoin classic

SPV WALLET (Simplified Payment Verification) *

  1. electrum
  2. trezor
  3. ledger nano s
  4. Github signature tool (browser based) - https://github.com/ReinProject/bitcoin-signature-tool

Command line

  1. Terminal

How to generate public & private Bitcoin keys

  1. Bitaddress - https://www.bitaddress.org

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