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<p><strike><strong>Settings/Receiving addresses</strong></strike> <em>[<strong>Window/Receiving Addresses</strong>]</em></p>
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<p>In Bitcoin core, under the menu <em>&quot;Window&quot;</em>, <em>&quot;Receiving Addresses&quot;</em> ...</p>
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<p>... you'll normally see a list of addresses created using the <em>&quot;Receive&quot;</em> button. For example:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EZYS6.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EZYS6.png" alt="list of receiving addresses" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>does imported addresses (watch-only) appear under the <strike>settings</strike> <em>[Window/Receiving Addresses]</em> as an official receiving address</strong></p>
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<p>If you import an address, it will be non-spendable, that is watch-only. I used the console window to run <code>importaddress  &quot;1FeexV6bAHb8ybZjqQMjJrcCrHGW9sb6uF&quot; &quot;watchonly&quot;</code> where &quot;watchonly&quot; was just my choice of label for this - you could put anything there.</p>
<p>Then that non-spendable address will appear in the list of receiving addresses</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Euaoc.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Euaoc.png" alt="list of addresses with a watch-only address at bottom" /></a></p>
<p>This is potentially misleading. The tile says <em>&quot;these are your Bitcoin addresses for receiving payments&quot;</em> but you will <strong>not</strong> be able to spend any money sent to that last address. Even if you gave it some other label like &quot;spendable&quot; or &quot;rainyday&quot;.</p>

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<p>Under these settings in bitcoin core. does imported addresses (watch-only) appear under the settings as an official receiving address or it appears there because imported a wallet to watch.</p>

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Bit coin core Settings/Receiving addresses
Zeata Hazuki
# Bit coin core Settings/Receiving addresses

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-02-05)

Under these settings in bitcoin core. does imported addresses (watch-only) appear under the settings as an official receiving address or it appears there because imported a wallet to watch.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, wallet, address, public-key, wallet-import-format


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-02-06. Score: 3

> **Settings/Receiving addresses** *[**Window/Receiving Addresses**]*

In Bitcoin core, under the menu *"Window"*, *"Receiving Addresses"* ...

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/NfQj3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/NfQj3.png)

... you'll normally see a list of addresses created using the *"Receive"* button. For example:

[![list of receiving addresses](https://i.sstatic.net/EZYS6.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/EZYS6.png)

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> **does imported addresses (watch-only) appear under the settings *[Window/Receiving Addresses]* as an official receiving address**

If you import an address, it will be non-spendable, that is watch-only. I used the console window to run `importaddress "1FeexV6bAHb8ybZjqQMjJrcCrHGW9sb6uF" "watchonly"` where "watchonly" was just my choice of label for this - you could put anything there.

Then that non-spendable address will appear in the list of receiving addresses

[![list of addresses with a watch-only address at bottom](https://i.sstatic.net/Euaoc.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Euaoc.png)

This is potentially misleading. The tile says *"these are your Bitcoin addresses for receiving payments"* but you will **not** be able to spend any money sent to that last address. Even if you gave it some other label like "spendable" or "rainyday".


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