<p>The recipient doesn't need to have a wallet online to receive Bitcoins.</p>
<p>This is because the transfer of the money is recorded in the blockchain - which every full node (wallets etc) worldwide has a copy of.</p>
<p>Bitcoin wallets don't actually contain money. So they don't literally receive money. The only really important data in a wallet is the secret number known as a private key.</p>

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2021-04-09T19:09:37.003Z
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RedGrittyBrick
<p>You should first check on the transaction (tx) id generated when you sent the funds and then check it on any btc explorer (<a href="https://btc.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://btc.com/</a>) to confirm that it was sent and how many confirmations.</p>
<p>You should use that as a proof that your funds were sent properly.</p>

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Omar Saadoun
<p>I sent someone Bitcoin but they said they didn't receive it because their phone is powered off but I got a complete transaction confirmation</p>

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If my phone is powered off will i still receive my bitcoin
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# If my phone is powered off will i still receive my bitcoin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-09)

I sent someone Bitcoin but they said they didn't receive it because their phone is powered off but I got a complete transaction confirmation

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-09. Score: 3

The recipient doesn't need to have a wallet online to receive Bitcoins.

This is because the transfer of the money is recorded in the blockchain - which every full node (wallets etc) worldwide has a copy of.

Bitcoin wallets don't actually contain money. So they don't literally receive money. The only really important data in a wallet is the secret number known as a private key.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-04-09. Score: 0

You should first check on the transaction (tx) id generated when you sent the funds and then check it on any btc explorer (<https://btc.com/>) to confirm that it was sent and how many confirmations.

You should use that as a proof that your funds were sent properly.


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