How to i send bitcoin even though i have 0 unspent transactions

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How to i send bitcoin even though i have 0 unspent transactions

Chriszat opened this issue 4 years ago · 5 comments

I am looking at broadcasting a transaction to the blockchain that will never get confirmed because there is no bitcoin to send

Answer 1 · 2021-02-18T20:22:26.000Z

impossible.
I you want to try how broadcasting works, then use Testnet, and request some free testnet coins.

Answer 2 · 2021-02-18T20:29:15.000Z

I saw an application where you could send bitcoin to an address, but the transaction never gets confirmation on the block chain. So I am trying to recreate the application using python. So I was wondering how one can send a broadcast a transaction to the blockchain that will never get a confirmation. Thanks.

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Answer 3 · 2021-02-18T20:50:32.000Z

Most invalid transactions will get rejected at the pushtx APIs.

You might have to run a Bitcoin daemon to try pushing something invalid, and it'll just get dropped.

You could try to use previously spent inputs and push that, maybe.

Answer 4 · 2021-02-18T20:55:56.000Z

Thank you for you help, but I was wondering if you can help me with a python code example on how to do this, or you can show me some apis to use. I would really appreciate it. Am just looking to learn more. Thank you for your time.

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On Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 9:50 PM Teran McKinney ***@***.***> wrote: Most invalid transactions will get rejected at the pushtx APIs. You might have to run a Bitcoin daemon to try pushing something invalid, and it'll just get dropped. You could try to use previously spent inputs and push that, maybe. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#143 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AK37ETVBEFHDKYLVC66QWSLS7V4SPANCNFSM4X2Y47CQ> .

Answer 5 · 2021-02-18T21:34:35.000Z

So I am trying to recreate the application using python. So I was wondering how one can send a broadcast a transaction to the blockchain that will never get a confirmation.

No, this is not possible. It will be rejected if it is not a valid transaction. And if you have 0 bitcoin you can not make a valid transaction.