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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 01:08 am

Title: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 01:08 am
So I xferred bitcoins to my Silk Road address
14K5txMuPXM6kDC3W5ZTmg5qzGA6Z8n5qY
4+ hours ago.  In blockchain.info and block explorer it shows the coins already in there and confirmed!  This address is a year old so is it possible it's corrupt?  I know Silk Road users can send me coins by my name but it looks like transferring to my address is not happening.  This was $300 worth so if someone could help me I'd be very grateful.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: Wilfred A on October 19, 2012, 01:49 am
E-Mail them with an anonymous email or something. I ran into a problem with my last BTC purchase. My dumbass forgot to set the right recipient on the website I used, so it got sent to MTGox instead of my BTC address. All I did was email them off of my tormail, and they straightened it out within a few hours.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: jsmithy123 on October 19, 2012, 01:56 am
last time I did this, it took 24 hours. Don't sweat it yet if blockchain.info shows it is there. It seems SR doesn't sync as often as it could.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 02:01 am
Thanks for the respones guys.

So to be clear, I used bitinstant which sent BTC to an ewallet within an hour.  After I got the BTC into my ewallet, I transferred to my SR address.

The address is correct, blockchain says its in my SR address but SR doesn't see it.  But thanks guys you're making me feel better, i guess it's just slow here on the road.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 04:02 am
50 confirmations and still no BTC guys... this is bad.  its been 7+ hours
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 04:09 am
Okay T0rk, thanks

I'll let you know.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 04:22 am
T0rk, I know it's early but blockchain already shows confirmations for your transaction, my address does not.

I withdrew from my address to an ewallet and it occured very quickly.  It appears receiving is broke / really slow.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 05:02 am
yes 1-2 hours is normal but how can we explain this 8+ hours of still not getting my 23+ BTC?
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 05:43 am
Still haven't seen your transaction, t0rk.

I guess that's sort of a relief.  Maybe this is just gunna take days instead of hours.  that sucks
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: HR 8938 Cephei on October 19, 2012, 05:58 am
Thanks for the respones guys.

So to be clear, I used bitinstant which sent BTC to an ewallet within an hour.  After I got the BTC into my ewallet, I transferred to my SR address.

The address is correct, blockchain says its in my SR address but SR doesn't see it.  But thanks guys you're making me feel better, i guess it's just slow here on the road.


I did the exact same process as this and now it is about to go on three days and I still have no BTC in SR account. I know you guys said not to worry, but three days? Could something be wrong?
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 01:26 pm
BRC still not showing uo
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 04:27 pm
I did bitinstant to easywallet, to SR.

I contacted SR supports but still no reply/
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 04:50 pm
Yes, t0rk, it was.

But it's not just my $300 BTC transfer,
 
t0rk the BTC you sent last night hasnt shown, but its confirmed, neither has various small amounts i sent to my SR wallet showing up.  But I can withdraw from it fine.  I think my SR wallet is corrupt or it's pointing to a different wallet. 

I really hope I didnt lose 300 dollars due to SR's technical issues.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 05:15 pm
Should I try to generate a new SR address or would that ruin everything?

I feel like I have lost my cash.. if i could just get SR support to freaking respond I'd feel alot better.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 05:32 pm
This is in the hands of the SR Support team now.  It should be seen but its not, my guess is my account says to use the address I posted, but it's pointing to another,

This really sucks.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: wsg on October 19, 2012, 07:58 pm
As long as you didn't screw up the address I am sure it will be straightened out. I kinda remember reading about this issue in the past and the recommendation was to always get a new SR address before sending but I am sure you can and will still receive at the old one it just takes time must be a glitch somewhere.  I would recommend that your posts on this matter go in a different category
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 19, 2012, 10:55 pm
Where should I post this?  I really want someone from technical support to read this but they havent read my PMs I sent yesterday.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: anonymarse on October 20, 2012, 03:33 am
i wonder if the delays have anything to do with the amounts? ive only used the bitinstant to sr method twice but both were for relatively low amounts and i received about 7-10 confirmations in about 1 to 2 hours.

Doesn't SR have a built-in coin tumbler? In which case, could it be that larger amounts of BTC take longer to mix before being deposited in one's account?
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 20, 2012, 08:03 pm
Coins still not in my account... Just updating my situation.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 21, 2012, 02:47 am
Ya and I picked a horrible time to make this mistake considering SR support is so busy.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 21, 2012, 06:15 pm
Day 3 still no BTC
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: DaleGribble on October 21, 2012, 06:44 pm
Day 3 still no BTC

Oh no  :( really sorry this happened to you! $300 is a lot of money to lose...
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: sirjoss88 on October 21, 2012, 07:42 pm
is this a problem to allot of people now? don't want to be afraid of buying bit coins :P
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: thesearstower on October 21, 2012, 11:13 pm
I'm having the same problem. Blockchain is giving me tons of confirmations to the right address, but my SR account remains empty. This has happened to me once before, and everything got cleared up. If you're showing blockchain confirmations to an SR address associated with you, you'll be fine. DPR already mentioned that he was behind schedule on support, so I imagine this will get resolved as soon as he's able to get to it.

Just remember: "Serentity Now...."
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: johnny5 on October 21, 2012, 11:29 pm
Whats the story here ? did someone figure out how to intercept bitcoins and steer them into their own wallet ? or has the government shut off  bitcoin transactions. or....... none of the above ?

will have to see what comes of this before I try to get more bitcoins  :o
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: thesearstower on October 22, 2012, 04:05 pm
Coins in hand, as expected. Thanks, support!
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 22, 2012, 04:37 pm
I'm creeping up on the 96 hour mark and still no word from SR support and no BTC.  I'm getting frustrated to say the least.  It's like everyone is being helped except me.  Maybe it's cuz I sent 3 messages to SR support and this is my punishment.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: SquidwardsLeftTentacle on October 22, 2012, 06:56 pm
I have also been having trouble getting bitcoins sent. And, just like you, I sent them to an old address (months old). Perhaps this is the common denominator here?

I sent mine back on 10/20 and the coins still show up as "this transaction is not yet confirmed" in my bitcoin wallet. However, my coins have already been debited from my account.

I sent a message to SR support this morning and have yet to hear back.

Anyway, just letting you know you're not alone.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: psych0naut on October 22, 2012, 10:10 pm
I have also been having trouble getting bitcoins sent. And, just like you, I sent them to an old address (months old). Perhaps this is the common denominator here?

Yes, it is. In fact, today I've sent some BTCs to a freshly generated address and they showed up very quickly.

So I'll quote oinkfat from this topic http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=56120 , about both how to avoid this issue and how it will be probably solved:

DPR credited my account!!!  Let this be a lesson MAKE A NEW ADDRESS BEFORE DEPOSITING COINS
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: SquidwardsLeftTentacle on October 23, 2012, 12:06 am
Ah, thanks for pointing me to that thread, psych0naut.

Lesson learned here as well to always change the address before depositing.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: oinkfat on October 23, 2012, 01:00 am
 Sorry to take so long to update.  But I did indeed receive my coin!  It took ~96 hours but the address was  A YEAR OLD!

So I hope this thread serves future anxious buyers who used an old address and are afraid their coin is gone.  It's not, DPR and SR support are very capable but also very busy!
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: psych0naut on October 23, 2012, 01:23 am
I think that they should directly add, in the account page, before "Please be patient, it may take a few hours for the Bitcoin network to confirm the transaction.", something like "Get a new address before sending your Bitcoins to your SR wallet!"

This way (almost) nobody should have this problem in the first place.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: SquidwardsLeftTentacle on October 23, 2012, 02:36 am
Just wanted to update as well and say I finally received my coins as well.

Hopefully this and the other recent redundant threads about this will help someone in the future who makes the same mistake.
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: bear paw on October 23, 2012, 05:53 pm
im on hour 14 or 15...my btc address was maybe less then a week old.

god i hope i dont have to wait 96 hours :-[
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: B-ran on October 24, 2012, 12:14 am
okay I have one question could anyone please help me! So If I want to do bitinstant directly to my sr wallet, lets say 'pay from' is a cash deposit from CVS and 'pay to' is what? which one do I click on to pay it to. Im confused because why do I need to send the coins to my mtgox account if I can just go straight to my sr wallet. Please any help is much appreciated!
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: bear paw on October 24, 2012, 12:22 am
just send them to your silkroad btc address. people send them to mtgox and then a few others wallets to tumble the coin. tumbleing coins is met to avoid detection from the law but most people send them directly to there sr btc address....

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK NEW ADDRESS FIRST SO IT DOESNT TAKE FOREVER.

so bitinstant to btc address (btc addres being your sr wallet address.)
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: B-ran on October 24, 2012, 12:33 am
ohhh gotya! okay that makes a lot more sense now! okay and under 'pay to' I click on btc address? Thanks you bear paw for your help, seriouslyyyy!
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: bear paw on October 24, 2012, 12:48 am
yep you got it...

then post here with your wait time. wait times have increased this week :'(

i been waiting for 24 hours now but they WILL COME!
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: B-ran on October 24, 2012, 07:00 am
thanks again bear paw. My wait time was about 2 hours until it transferred to my sr account. Not bad at all! way easier than I thought!
Title: Re: Bitcoins aren't showing in my Silk Road address. Shit.
Post by: bear paw on October 24, 2012, 01:32 pm
day two :-\