U should be able to adjust the minimum fee in the settings screen

It gave a warning message at 250 sats and wouldn't accept anything lower

@jdogresorg "error(s) minimum fee is below minmum of 250 satoshis!" Spelling error is in the error message. Call me a bug squasher :)

Hrm it should be 100 I think… if you want to create an issue for it I’ll add that to the next release

Hey guys, happy new year!

It’s been a long while since I opened free wallet.

Got a pop up that says a new version (2.0.4) is available for download.

Is this good? Or ignore?

Nevermind, I found it up there saying it’s good! 👍 thanks @davesta

🕊
Running a small giveaway on X and building a Telegram group around a new card series.

If you’re curious — feel free to join:
👉 X giveaway: https://x.com/yorlov8/status/2007001264325013595
👉 Telegram group: https://t.me/+cehyDYMCcLIzNzIy

Early supporters matter.
The first 21 buyers from the first dispenser will later receive all other cards in the series for free.

It should be interesting.
This could grow into something bigger.

🕊 Rare Pigeons — special edition drop

I’m running a small community drop for MADUROPIGEON, a special edition card from the Rare Pigeons collection, inside my Telegram channel.

To participate, you need to join the Telegram channel and post your XCP address there within the next 24 hours.

⏰ Deadline: 18:00 CET tomorrow

The supply will be fixed based on the number of participating channel members + 5 for me, so it’s a one-time thing.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to join:
👉 Telegram channel: https://t.me/cehyDYMCcLIzNzIy

Be part of the Rare Pigeons collection 🕊

🕊 7 hours left — MADUROPIGEON drop reminder

There are only 7 hours left to join a small community drop for MADUROPIGEON, a special edition card from the Rare Pigeons collection.

Participation details and address collection are happening inside the Rare Pigeons Telegram channel.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to join — and bring friends if you like.

👉 Telegram channel: https://t.me/cehyDYMCcLIzNzIy

enjoying the pigeon collection, but please no excessive spam here - this is for freewallet discussion

GM and HNY... anyone else have problem with FreeWallet not loading up when running since the latest Windows updates in the last few days? I'm on W11 Pro.

You on most recent fw version? Running windows 11 I assume?

yep, W11 Pro, d/l'd and installed latest FW version last night, same result.

I'll need to do a few system restarts and clean-ups, but as I have so many services running on this system, that may not be until tonight or tomorrow night

Hmmm, so it just doesn't open? No way to access debug data?

yeah, just doesn't open. first time I've had that happen.

Huh, I know of an issue if you try open twice or open right after closing (have to close program in Task Manager)

But first I'm hearing of this

was just curious to see if anyone else had the same from latest W11 updates... MS may have silently disabled a service or library dependency

Happens to me sometimes, Freewallet is open according to taskmanager, but it doesn't do anything. Closing in taskmanager will mostly do the trick

Def sounds like something to write up an issue for in FW GitHub .. probably note the version of windows 11 etc

Not sure if it's the same task manager issue tho if it doesn't open originally

Happen to have another machine with windows 11 to do a double test?

yeah, I have a second box same spec, clean build, not yet operational though... it will come online in the same physical space as this machine, once I shut down, move this one into my office/desk setup, and fire up the new one. will update on that later.

I will check the Task Manager close and run again... I did try that a couple of times yesterday, will give it one more go.

Gotchya, could be a bug with new w11 update. Lmk details and I can write up the issue for you in fw GitHub if you want

hold off till I get the box moved and do multiple restarts/update checks/restarts... that sometimes clears W11 update gremlins

Tried on a Win11 machine. And opened as expected.

Might not be the latest version on Win11

Turns out I had some stuck FreeWallet processes that I missed first time I checked... @davesta I killed those and ran it again, all good, new version working fine.

I bought PEPEKARMA x 2 for 8 XCP each to celebrate. left 1 for anyone else who doesn't have one.

any clues about this error I'm getting at the moment? trying to send BTC to a dispenser.

Counterparty API Error(s)
Electrs error: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='blockstream.info', port=443): Read timed out. (read timeout=10)

the @jdogrresorg scammer in my DMs right away

that is one of the chokepoints in counterparty now... they replaced addrindexrs (indexes address balances).. and they replaced it with electrs which relies on blockstream.info.... this is why a few weeks ago when blocksstream.info went down, it also made counterparty stop parsing

com/crypto-crime-cartel-behind-adam-back-and-blockstreams-attempts-to-constrain-bitcoin/
[16] New Upgrades to the Blockstream Explorer API https://blog.blockstream.com/bitcoin-visibility-at-scale-new-upgrades-to-the-blockstream-explorer-api/
[17] Introducing the New Blockstream Explorer API: Faster, Easier, and ... https://blog.blockstream.com/introducing-the-new-blockstream-explorer-api-faster-easier-and-more-transparent/
[18] Questions about Blockstream's Esplora and Electrs : r/Bitcoin - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/e1pitl/questions_about_blockstreams_esplora_and_electrs/
[19] API.md - Blockstream/esplora - GitHub https://github.com/Blockstream/esplora/blob/master/API.md

Blockstream is a Bitcoin infrastructure company founded in 2014 by Adam Back (CEO, renowned cryptographer and Hashcash inventor) and Austin Hill. The company has raised approximately $651 million across eight rounds, with major funding including a $210 million Series B in August 2021 that valued the company at $3.2 billion.[1]

## Ownership and Control

Blockstream is privately held and controlled by a mix of institutional venture capital firms and angel investors. Key investors include:[1]

- AXA Strategic Ventures (co-lead investor in the $55 million Series A round)[2]
- Baillie Gifford, Khosla Ventures, and Reid Hoffman[1]
- Fulgur Ventures (led the $210 million convertible note in October 2024)[1]
- Kingsway Capital ($125 million raise in January 2023)[1]

The AXA connection has been particularly controversial in the Bitcoin community, as AXA's chairman Henri de Castries also chairs the Bilderberg Group, leading to concerns about institutional influence over Bitcoin development.[3][2]

## The External Dependency Issue

The dependency J-Dog described was introduced in Counterparty Core v10.9.0 (released January 2025) under Adam Krellenstein's leadership. When Counterparty removed AddrIndexRs as a dependency—which had accidentally become consensus-critical in late 2023 causing multiple consensus breaks—they replaced it with reliance on Electrum server APIs.[4]

By default, Counterparty now connects to Blockstream's public API (blockstream.info) when the source address isn't in the Bitcoin Core wallet. While this server is configurable, the default dependency means Counterparty's transaction construction now relies on Blockstream infrastructure, creating the exact chokepoint J-Dog identified. When blockstream.info went down recently, it stopped Counterparty from parsing blocks because this external dependency had become critical to operations.[4]

This represents a centralization risk that contradicts Bitcoin's decentralized ethos, as a privately-funded company with institutional VC backing now controls infrastructure that Counterparty depends on by default.

Sources
[1] Who Owns Blockstream Company? https://canvasbusinessmodel.com/blogs/owners/blockstream-who-owns
[2] Blockstream is now controlled by the Bilderberg Group https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/47zfzt/blockstream_is_now_controlled_by_the_bilderberg/
[3] The main funder of Blockstream is Henri de Castries, chairman of ... https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/5uw6cc/just_as_a_reminder_the_main_funder_of_blockstream/
[4] Releases · CounterpartyXCP/counterparty-core - GitHub https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterparty-core/releases
[5] About https://blockstream.com/about/
[6] Blockstream Shares Key Strategic Update on Growth and ... https://blockstream.com/press-releases/2025-04-28-blockstream-shares-key-strategic-update-growth-expansion-2025/
[7] Blockstream: Founder, Leadership & Team https://wellfound.com/company/blockstream/people
[8] The Return of Counterparty with Adam Krellenstein - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyZZkqzJQc
[9] Blockstream Asset Management Debuts Alongside Two ... https://blockstream.com/press-releases/2025-01-23-blockstream-asset-management-launch-bitcoin-funds/
[10] Kill AddrIndexRs #1764 - CounterpartyXCP/counterparty-core - GitHub https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterparty-core/issues/1764
[11] [PDF] Counterparty https://krellenstein.com/adam/get/counterparty-whitepaper_2024-03-29.pdf
[12] The phoney write-up claimed that Capital A chief executive officer ... https://www.facebook.com/TheStarOnline/posts/the-phoney-write-up-claimed-that-capital-a-chief-executive-officer-tan-sri-tony-/1190217639807426/
[13] Comments on File No. SR-BatsBZX-2016-30 - SEC.gov https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-30/batsbzx201630-137145.htm
[14] Bitcoin is under-attack. But only because it is a threat to the global ... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bitcoin-under-attack-only-because-threat-global-elites-eli-afram
[15] Crypto Crime Cartel: Behind Adam Back and Blockstream's attempts ... https://coingeek.

"This represents a centralization risk that contradicts Bitcoin's decentralized ethos, as a privately-funded company with institutional VC backing now controls infrastructure that Counterparty depends on by default."

Scammers they will fraudulently lock account and take an inactivity fee

what are you talking about sir?

trying to change a description and im getting this

ive tried restarting and i am on the most recent version

i have this in electrum.. not sure if it helps

ok.... so i sort of figured out what it is.
its not letting me change descriptions while my last change description is not settled

at least thats what im thinking

one of those "it sends all the bitcoin back and forth" things that are above my paygrade

i can take a quick look if you want - can you share the txid of that "last change description that is not settled"?

your electrum screenshot shows no pending transactions though

everything is settled now

i came back a few hrs later and i did another one, but i overpaid the fees

so when i immediatly tried again i just got the same error message but then once it cleared i just restarted fw and was good togo

thats why i tricked myself like "i figured it out"

i might be on to something

or im banging on a jukebox thinking im fixing it lol

not sure.... never sure... too redacted

btw... fake jdog HATES me

every time he falls for it

okay cool 👍

i pretend to go with the scam and then send pictures that i would have a VERY hard time explaining to my wife

i essentially just google "black oily dick" and copy pasta whatever is there

then i tell him that because he looked at it he wont get into heaven

LOL

i find there is a ven diagram overlap of scammers and countries with aggressive homophobia

fake jdog why do you never DM me

because you are not blessing him... with earled up rod

ahh the joys of counterparty now relying on a 3rd party services instead of addrindexrs.... *eye roll*

Yeah I saw the API thing... figured

Was searching for a workaround

Tripped over it by accident lol

Good day @jdogresorg. How often does Tokenscan parse project jsons? LFG Collection and pigeons not getting updated

Should be once every 24 hours

Cool, thanks. I'll have a look again later today

Earl Duprod?

Hey having trouble sending out BTC keeps saying invalid address when I have a valid address

Are you using freewallet on mobile by any chance?

Also, not sure if FW desktop supports sending to Taproot addresses...

Haven't tried yet

Yes sir !

Is it better off for me to download and use desktop ?

Yes, use desktop version freewallet.io

Thank you ✨

Still getting valid address and I’m on desktop

I even signed the message so confusing

I see just tried to run on Google Chrome and it I guess chose mobile

How can i find out who owns a dispencer or address on xchain if I wanted to by a asset ?

You need to ask for help with your wallet

Ask the IRS?

Irs who is this clown

If I want to buy from a dispencer and it is expensive ,at least I can inform the seller if I don't receive my asset

Do I look like I give a fukk bout the irs u goofy

Has anyone ever been ripped of buying an expensive asset from a dispenser? I've never heard of one.

You can copy and paste the address is various counterparty telegram chats and ask whos it is.

Okay

Thanks ill try

Hi everyone!Whose dispenser addy is this?

bc1qrsr764lgu8k26qlkfvnn760g3zm8nqa7d0g9yu

sorry @wayway3 I didn't know you were buying XCP, but @niftyboss1 keeps track of these dispensers every day - probably the best guy to check with

Niftyboss1, I will ask him for assistance if I I have any further problems , Thank you mightbemike

🤦

Good day! Is it currently fine to have multiple dispensers selling different assets at different BTC prices?

on the same address?

if so, this would mean if someone paid for the most expensive one, they would receive all of them

each dispenser should be on a different address if you dont want this to happen

https://cp20.tokenscan.io/tx/3112677 https://cp20.tokenscan.io/asset/PENPENCASH This asset was transfered to me but i cannot see it in my wallet or when viewing the address on tokenscan

I forgot to send you the supply

Haha ok that solves that

just sent

I see it coming thank ya

Hey, does Freewallet support native segwit addresses now?

Trying to score a McAfee shirt, but they Scarecity site says

"Bitcoin payments can be made from any Bitcoin/Lightning wallet or exchange EXCEPT (fake)rarepepewallet or freewallet mobile/web. These wallets do not support native segwit addresses."

https://scarce.city/sales/scarce-mcafee-tee

It supports bech32 addresses, but not p2tr yet

Update — they received the funds, confirmed.

For some reason tokenscan has trouble displaying the tx, but it looks ok on blockstream.

Fake J-Dog in my DMs!!! 😂😂😂

Hey guys, I know this is a bit OT, but did anyone had issues with old wallets and electrum? Trying to open something I did not open for very long, electrum does not show any balance

If I import the same seed to freewallet, everything is there

lol I have two devasta and three jdog in dm now

be careful, we never DM here, only post publicly in this chat

electrum will only show btc balances, and just in case you were trying to, do not buy from dispensers using electrum (protocol recently changed on that)

That’s what I am looking for, I have only btc on the address

Tried every combination of options: legacy/bio all the rest, still not showing

And for some weird reason it crashes when I try to open the address tab

huh, not an electrum expert but if you see it in FW and can send it, maybe best to create a new address and test it with a small amount

or use another wallet for specifically BTC stuff

.... is it a legacy address? segwit? taproot?

im assuming you see the correct balance on a bitcoin block explorer too?

Mmm that’s a next level question for me, wallet was created in electrum, but in 2019

Yup

addys that start with "1" = legacy
addys that start with "bc1q" = segwit
addys that start with "bc1p" = taproot

Ok, legacy

hmm, could be the version of Electrum you are using doesn't like or doesnt support legacy?

the sat/vb fees on the most recent FW updates for desktop are really good now, if you see it on a block explorer and see it in FW you can just use FW

also, if you created the address on FW its most likely because the address is derived from the "Counterparty" word list instead of "BIP-39" list

thats my best guess. xcp has the option to choose its own special derivation / word list

That’s what I am thinking…In the end it should be as safe as…

i still think the PK should work though

instead of the 12 word list

if you havent, try importing the PK itself for that specific address

And it’s not an address where I need to consolidate uxos

Well, I have only the 12 words😁

log into FW, choose that address, then view your Private Key for that address, then import to Electrum using the PK instead

keep it safe as always, no share, be safe etc

you can use this FAQ from the user manual if youre confused:

https://davestaxcp.gitbook.io/freewallet.io-user-manual/freewallet-functions/displaying-the-seed-phrase-and-private-key-of-your-address-s

I knew I had to ask someone in here…thanks man, ill try that next or FW will just become my everything wallet

thanks for your patience on us responding, but i think that should work.... again you can always make a new address in electrum and just send it over too

Any idea why the bip39 format does not work in FW?

I click, nothing happens

While if I switch to counterparty, it just says the passphrase is not valid (makes sense)

Give this a read. I think it is exactly what you are trying to do. https://medium.com/@subterranean/retrieving-your-counterparty-assets-stored-on-a-hardware-device-with-only-the-seed-phrase-45d9dcbb5bc7

im assuming with this question you:

- logged out of your main wallet
- logged into a new wallet with a 12 word phrase
- and specifically picked the "BIP-39" option instead of "Counterparty"

if that isnt working, then i would suggest simply importing the private key of the bip-39 address you are trying to use with FW by using the "import private keys" in the "Adress actions" tab

you can read more about it here in the user manual link below, but it will be important to know what address type you are importing

https://davestaxcp.gitbook.io/freewallet.io-user-manual/freewallet-functions/viewing-creating-and-importing-addresses

keep in mind addresses that start with "3" are not supported