This is a short review of Specter Desktop from @CryptoAdvance, which is now my new favorite way to validate coins and create multisig wallets.
It's an interesting easy-to-install tool that connects to your Bitcoin Core and that you can then access from a web page.
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To start you just download the files for your system and you just run it. It's that easy.
github.com/cryptoadvance/…
After starting it you will get the webpage address to access Specter. I recommend bookmarking it:
http://127.0.0.1:25441/
After accessing it we have to connect to our Bitcoin Core through RPC. Just use the same details like in your bitcoin.conf file. I am connecting to mynode so you will find the username and password on the mynode page.
Next we will have to add a device, which will be used for creating multisig wallets too. For Coldcard I just used the /.electrum/wallets json file. After creating a single key wallet, Specter will scan the blockchain for utxos.
No Electrum Server needed!
Also here is a great video for creating a multisig wallet on Specter Desktop from Stepan:
For help or questions you can join their Telegram group:
t.me/spectersupport
or their github page:
github.com/cryptoadvance/…
I really like this project and I think it's a great tool for bitcoiners.
Consider supporting the devs.
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