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COURSE 2 - 6.1.2. Standard Electrum wallet transaction: air-gapped

QUICK INFO:

  • General principle:

    • 1. In the hot (i.e. connected to the Internet) computer (better if it is a secure one with Tails as OS), set up the transaction in the "watch-only" wallet ("- WO wallet") :

      • "Send" > paste address and set amount >"Pay..." > "Advanced" > set fee >...

    • 2. Then export the ".psbt" transaction to a file > save that file in a USB stick:

      • ... "Finalize" > "Export" > "Export to file" > select destination > "Save"...

    • 3. In the cold computer (Electrum wallet with private keys), import the ".psbt" transaction and sign it:

      • ... "Tools" > "Load transaction" > "From file" > select file > "Open" > "Sign" > paste/write password > "OK" > check that the status has changed from "Unsigned" to "Signed"...

    • 4. Then export the signed transaction (".txn"):

      • ... "Export" > "Export to file" > select location (e.g. USB stick) > "Save"...

    • 5. In the hot computer (any wallet, as long as it is connected to your node or to a trusted node), broadcast the signed transaction:

      • ... "Tools" > "Load transaction" > "From file" > select file (".txn") > "Open" > "Broadcast".

This is how to make a transaction in a standard Electrum wallet, air-gapped:

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