<p>The standard Bitcoin software up to version 0.4.x had a GUI based on wxWidgets rather than QT. For version 0.5 it was merged with the then-separate bitcoin-qt.</p>

<p>The older version allowed you to select an address to be displayed in the overview. If you received funds to an address while it is selected, Bitcoin would automatically generate a new address.</p>

<p>I don't believe this functionality still exists in the QT version. It does however still generate new addresses for change.</p>

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2013-10-31T23:54:29.337Z
2013-10-31T23:54:29.337Z
Meni Rosenfeld
<p>I have head of the automatic bitcoin address generation feature for every transaction. I have done multiple transaction, but I still have the same addresses (I have two addresses). I would like to enable the automatic address generation feature. Where is it? I am using the original bitcoin-qt client.</p>

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2013-06-18T14:28:27.393Z
I'm not sure if the Satoshi (Qt) client has that feature for receiving addresses. But I thought it at least always makes new addresses for change...
Steven Roose
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2013-06-18T15:14:13.157Z
It's about how you use it: every time you give an address to someone to receive a transaction, ask for a new address.
Pieter Wuille
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Where is the bitcoin automatic address generation?
poiuytrez
# Where is the bitcoin automatic address generation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-18)

I have head of the automatic bitcoin address generation feature for every transaction. I have done multiple transaction, but I still have the same addresses (I have two addresses). I would like to enable the automatic address generation feature. Where is it? I am using the original bitcoin-qt client.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, address, privacy, random

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm not sure if the Satoshi (Qt) client has that feature for receiving addresses. But I thought it at least always makes new addresses for change...  
> **username_2**: It's about how you use it: every time you give an address to someone to receive a transaction, ask for a new address.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-10-31. Score: 1

The standard Bitcoin software up to version 0.4.x had a GUI based on wxWidgets rather than QT. For version 0.5 it was merged with the then-separate bitcoin-qt.

The older version allowed you to select an address to be displayed in the overview. If you received funds to an address while it is selected, Bitcoin would automatically generate a new address.

I don't believe this functionality still exists in the QT version. It does however still generate new addresses for change.


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