I purchased a major quantity of bitcoin (to me) on coinbase a couple of weeks in the past. Determined to maneuver it into my ledger pockets. I copied the obtain handle from the pockets to Coinbase and clicked ship.
10 minutes goes by it would not arrive within the pockets. half-hour go by. That is bizarre. It is by no means taken that lengthy earlier than. Hour, two hours. I am beginning to really feel bodily sick at this level. What do I do? I used to be anxious that I had had malware redirect the funds despite the fact that I had double checked the handle.
I went on Ledgers web site and checked out their FAQ.
“Why aren’t my cash displaying up in my Ledger pockets?”
* Your cash could not present up if you have not up to date your ledger software program.
I up to date the software program and so they had been instantly there. Whew. Save yourselves this stress / panic. Replace your pockets software program.
Sent in 10 parts. First 5 arrived in 5 min. Last 5 took average of 2 hours.
Coinbase just delayed a transaction of mine for two days. They really don’t want people to withdraw…
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You’re better off using alternate software like Electrum or Sparrow with your Ledger than Ledger Live. Open source, less attack surface, no reporting back to the company.
Always send a test transaction to a new wallet
Can always use blockchain explorer, too.
Same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago lol
This is excellent advice. I can add to this that if you don’t log into your Ledger for a while there could be multiple updates, and getting back into your wallet becomes a non-trivial task.
The lesson should be – don’t use Ledger. Especially don’t use Ledger Live. Carry on.
I did this too, you aren’t alone lol. I then went to update my ledger and bricked it during the boot loader. Was a stressful event needless to say.
I never had that issue. I update my software first. I always send the minimum first, and with that test transaction, I check the address, time and then send the big chunk..
You need to study more how bitcoin works. You could have simply checked your transaction on any block explorer.
Don’t use Ledger Live either. It absolutely sucks.
Check out Sparrow Wallet. It works with your Ledger device.
This is one of many reasons why you shouldn’t use ledger. other than being a shitcoin wallet with closed source firmware that is a black box, it’s also a mouse trap for your privacy and Bitcoin sovereignty.
if you do continue to use ledger consider:
> run your own [bitcoin node](https://bitcoincore.org/). [check the binaries/signatures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0I-ImS_r8o&ab_channel=BTCSessions) of that node software to make sure you downloaded the correct version from the author (signatures should match!).
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> Connect that node to third party open source wallet/client software like sparrowwallet.com so you arent using some garbage like ledger live. Also check this softwares hashes/signatures.
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> connect your node software to your bitcoin client/wallet software which connects to your hardware wallet.
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> bingo you’re more self sovereign and private than you were a day ago.
So, you had to ask ledger for a permission to use your funds. This is not speaking for ledger.
This exact situation happened to me except it was a 6 hour ordeal. Oh my God the horrible thoughts that go through your head. The pure despair made me want to quit crypto after 5 years in. When you press the update button at the top of Ledger Live you assume your using the latest version but No No you have to go to the setting page and download the new version from scratch. Ledger should do more to make this clear as some ppl might end up doing regrettable stuff in the panic. Anyway, I agree with OP, always update your Ledger software before transferring to Ledger Cold storage. That and also learn how to check your wallet balance on the blockchain.
This is why I just keep my coins on ftx and blockfi.
Just use a blockchain explorer to see if your funds have arrived!
Learn how to use a block explorer like https://mempool.space and never worry again.
Edit: also use something other than Ledger Live lol app is trash
I have had coins take 8hrs to go from bityard to my ledger multiple times
My coin are safe on Celsius … no hackers can hack me
Just curious – why did you choose to buy from Coinbase? Did you consider other options?
I think it’s important to provide a counterpoint that open source software is not always superior security for all situations. The downside is that you may have many hands touching the source, possibly un-vtetted contributors.
This will probably get downvoted to hell because it doesn’t fit the popular narrative, but so be it.
Ha. Same for me recently. Installed electrum and was like phew they are there.
Thank you for this helpful reminder, I appreciate it!
Just check block explorer and see the tx.
You didn’t do a test transfer?
Always test transfer
Why not send a test transaction first?
As long as you have your seed phrase it doesn’t matter. The wallet is just like an access terminal. The bitcoin shows up is in the account regardless of whether the wallet works or not.
Your seed phrase is everything.
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Very useful information!
You could have checked the transaction on the block chain
Whenever I shift coins around I always send a tiny test transaction to the new address first. Yes more fees, but also less stress
lmao been there before.. The stress prior and relief after…
1. Always check if your ledger wallet is up-to-date. If not, do it immediately.
2. When sending coin to a new address (i.e. one you have not saved), send a small fraction first to confirm you copied the address correctly. After the test amount has arrived, save and name the address, then send the remained. (lost $500 of IOTX from not checking first)
So what if the government takes down ledgers website, would you be completely ucked in a situation like this?
Do a small amount first as a test.
Could have also been a problem with blocks not being mined and transactions back up.