<p>Yes.</p>

<p>You can only spend bitcoins from the Address they were sent to. Think of it like cheques - only the person they are written out to can authorise them - not their spouse or child. Bitcoin transactions operate similarly.</p>

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ThePiachu
<p>Newbie here!</p>

<p>I need to confirm something:
I have bought bitcoins and I already see them in the QT client I am using.
I now want to send the bitcoins using a different address than the one I use to receive them.
Do I have to send the bitcoins to another address and only then send them again to the final destination?
Thanks!</p>

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Send coins from another adress
John
# Send coins from another adress

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-30)

Newbie here!

I need to confirm something:
I have bought bitcoins and I already see them in the QT client I am using.
I now want to send the bitcoins using a different address than the one I use to receive them.
Do I have to send the bitcoins to another address and only then send them again to the final destination?
Thanks!

**Tags:** wallet, client, bitcoin-core, address, sending


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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-05-30. Score: 2

Yes.

You can only spend bitcoins from the Address they were sent to. Think of it like cheques - only the person they are written out to can authorise them - not their spouse or child. Bitcoin transactions operate similarly.


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