Starting Bitcoin Core v31.1.0

Bitcoin Core
Block chain and wallet
Starting the node

Everything runs in this tab. Nothing is sent anywhere. The chain is regtest, a private test network, so the coins are not real and there are no peers to connect to.

This one needs a desktop

Bitcoin Core's interface was drawn for a mouse and a big window, and starting it here downloads about 20 MB and holds it all in memory. On a phone it would cost you the download and still be unusable.

Open this page on a laptop or desktop instead. Nothing is downloaded until you do.

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