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Invalid ripple address #469

Closed brianlong closed 11 years ago

brianlong commented 11 years ago

Bitstamp says "Invalid ripple address" for public address:

rJsSrfDZ5C4z8FigfKvdqLsF2heWt8Cy1w

How are the Ripple addresses validated? Is mine valid?

Thanks

JoelKatz commented 11 years ago

Bitstamp can't make a payment to a Ripple account that isn't funded.

ahbritto commented 11 years ago

Bitstamp can only send 50 XRP or more to an account that is not funded.

JoelKatz commented 11 years ago

Oh, right, I forgot that they send XRP now too.

brianlong commented 11 years ago

Bitstamp also says "The destination must trust this address". However, I cannot trust Bitstamp since the Ripple account is not funded yet.

I am trying to fund the Ripple Wallet with XRP from BTC, so this seems like a Catch-22 and a serious impediment to creating a new Ripple Wallet.

There should be a way to bootstrap a new Wallet with funds from a gateway.

(Thanks for responding)

ahbritto commented 11 years ago

Trust is not needed to send XRP.

This is a Bitstamp issue. Please file a support ticket with them.

JoelKatz commented 11 years ago

You need a small amount of XRP to bootstrap the account. 100 XRP is more than enough. I sent you enough to fund the account and allow you to create a pathway to Bitstamp.

brianlong commented 11 years ago

Thanks for the loan Joel. I have re-paid you to the same address you sent from.

It turns out that it was a vague UI at Bitstamp. I needed to transfer the BTC in to Bitstamp, then sell the BTC to buy USD, then sell the USD to buy XRP. After that, I was able to send the XRP to my Wallet without pre-established trust.

Issue closed.

ghost commented 11 years ago

I have the same problem. I have a ripple wallet and its empty (I have no XRP). I have a bitstamp account with USD in it. When I try to buy 100 XRP and send it my ripple address, bitstamp says "Invalid ripple address"

ahbritto commented 11 years ago

The correct place to get Bitstamp support is Bitstamp.net.

brianlong commented 11 years ago

@mikkelbreum : I currently see this message on bitstamp.net: WE HAVE NO RIPPLES AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT. PLEASE TRY LATER.

Also, make sure you are trying to "Buy" XRP (not "Withdraw"). A withdrawal on bitstamp requires trust, and you cannot create trust with an unfunded account. The bitstamp error message is misleading in this case.

@ahbritto : The Ripple Wallet should have more verbose instructions on bootstrapping a new account. The concepts of trust and IOU are unique and should be explained to the user after a new wallet is created.

rJsSrfDZ5C4z8FigfKvdqLsF2heWt8Cy1w

mozey commented 11 years ago

Anyone on here who can loan me some ripples so I can link the account to Bitstamp?

My ripple account is: r3EbsR2aYcZm5FpVQXue8NBAvkRWED3V5z

JoelKatz commented 11 years ago

@mozey Looks like someone did it.

mozey commented 11 years ago

@JoelKatz Yes, Bitstamp let me buy XRP for USD after being unavailable for about a week. So my account is up and running now. Time to figure out how to do something with it.

PS. How can you see that I've bought XRP?

JoelKatz commented 11 years ago

I can't tell how you got XRP without looking very closely, but I can see your account was funded just by looking at its root node. Ledger state is all public. If you have CURL, you can do this: curl -X POST -d '{ "method" : "account_info", "params" : [ { "account" : "r3EbsR2aYcZm5FpVQXue8NBAvkRWED3V5z" } ] }' http://s2.ripple.com:51234

headshot-g commented 5 years ago

I created an account just to comment on this thread.

I have a Bitstamp account and I ran into the same thing when trying to create my white-list. I just did a workaround I thought would work, and it did. Instead of trying to white-list an empty account and failing (because its empty) I just turned the white-list requirement off, then sent 20 XRP to my Ledger Nano S, turned the white-list requirement back on and made a white-list entry. Now that the ledger was funded, it let me create the white-list without any trust issues or prerequisite requirements not being met. No need to requisition help from helpful and generous internet randoms :)

TLDR: Send yourself 20 XRP with white-list turned off on Bitstamp before you turn it on and attempt to create a white-list exception, its only a problem during white-list creation.