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Popular web wallet and lightweight wallet. All cryptography is done locally on the users' devices, so the operators of MyMonero never have access to your private login key and are unable to spend your funds without your authorization. Beware of phishing websites using similar domains.

Popular web wallet at this domain and lightweight wallet. All cryptography is done locally on the users' devices, so the operators of MyMonero never have access to your private login key and are unable to spend your funds without your authorization. They do, however, get your view key, so they can see your incoming transactions.

Beware of phishing websites using similar domains.

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How do I, as a recipient, verify that my transaction actually arrived?

I received some XMR from a service / exchange / friend. How do I verify that my transaction actually arrived?
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How do I use my MyMonero wallet via the Monero Core GUI?

I have been using a MyMonero wallet for quite a while. Can I start using that wallet from within the Monero Core GUI? How do I do that?
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Tor support on MyMonero.com

Many privacy focused Tor users are interested or have the potential to be interested in Monero. IP address protection is important to Tor users. Why was Tor removed from the CORS headers on the MyMonero API?
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What is to stop mymonero.com from taking everyone's money?

I'm concerned about storing my funds on this website. How can I know they are safe?
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private spend key versus mnemonic seed

What is the difference between a private spend key and mnemonic seed? Can both be used to sign a transaction? Are there any things that I can derive from one but not the other?
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Not enough spendable outputs error on MyMonero

Sometimes when I attempt to send multiple payments (totaling less than the sum of my balance) in a short period of time from MyMonero.com I receive the error message: Not enough spendable outputs Why am I seeing this message, when I know that I…
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Are transaction fees hardcoded?

And if they are, why not be user defined like Bitcoin. Here we go again. My question does not have enough words in it so I am just typing.
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mnemonic seed order

Suppose I have a 13 word mnemonic seed from Mymonero.com and 13 grandchildren that I would like to eventually inherit my account. My grandchildren would be given their seed word in advance but not know the order in which the seeds should be used.…
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How does mymonero web wallet work?

I understand that all the client code is running on the client computer, and the private keys never leave the client computer. The client creates transactions and transmits them to mymonero server, which then pushes it on the blockchain,…
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Why is there a fee to import old transactions when using mymonero web wallet?

When opening and old wallet created by simplewallet, I'm asked for a fee to import old transactions, why?
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electrum seed word list for monero != official electrum wordlist (english): why?

even if only the first three characters are significant/considered, the english wordlists differ quite a bit, in terms of population(2048 words vs 1626) as well as content(other language versions probably do too?). Any reason why?   I am comparing…
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How are the other inputs chosen with MyMonero?

Riccardo Spagni said in an interview somewhere (I will edit this if I find the right one) that MyMonero uses a different input selection algorithm than the official CLI and GUI wallets. How are the other inputs selected in MyMonero, and why is a…
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Can I avoid Javascript poisoning when using MyMonero.com?

I read this from fluffyponyza regarding safety of his site MyMonero.com: There's simply no way I can control and guarantee the JavaScript delivery from the server to your computer, so you can be served poisoned JavaScript. Also, any local…
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Mymonero and monero-wallet seed

Monero wallet and Mymonero use different seed. Mymonero 13 words seed and Monero wallet 25 words seed. Does this mean Mymonero seeds are less secure? What is the size of words set? (Is it the same for both?) Why Monero dev did choose to use the same…
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How private is this transaction sequence?

I buy BTC on Coinbase, let's assume that my BTC wallet address is publicly tied to my real identity. I use ShapeShift to convert the BTC to XMR. I receive the XMR in a wallet I've never used before on MyMonero I send the XMR to someone else using…
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