# Please validate the Bitcoin address is correct

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296>\
**Category:** Bitcoin and Lightning\
**Created:** [June 6, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296 "2021-06-06T02:11:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![lasha8706](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5a626/32.png) [@lasha8706](https://community.umbrel.com/u/lasha8706)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296/1 "2021-06-06T02:11:16Z")

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I have problem with opening Lightning Channel, when try open channel with 200k satoshi, have Umbrel 0.3.10 version, using ASINQ address, trying open channel by remotely via Tor Browser says: Please validate the Bitcoin address is correct, I try restart but no action

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**Author:** ![lasha8706](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5a626/32.png) [@lasha8706](https://community.umbrel.com/u/lasha8706)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296/3 "2021-06-06T21:26:01Z")

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my node is 100% synchronised, deposit satoshi and have this problem when try open channel " Please validate the Bitcoin address is correct." i try restart but same problem

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**Author:** ![erinemalone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/erinemalone/32/69_2.png) [@erinemalone](https://community.umbrel.com/u/erinemalone)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296/4 "2021-06-07T03:33:30Z")

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Make sure you’re using the full address with the @ ending in .onion. You might also need to add them as a peer first in Ride the Lighting, then open the channel.

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**Author:** ![lasha8706](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5a626/32.png) [@lasha8706](https://community.umbrel.com/u/lasha8706)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296/5 "2021-06-07T05:29:20Z")

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![peer](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/1X/825513183b7c665c6b282ede488833474354f4ab.jpeg)

I have added peer, but …

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**Author:** ![ectea](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ectea/32/733_2.png) [@ectea](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ectea)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296/6 "2021-09-04T07:39:44Z")

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Might be that the node you are connecting to has a minimum channel size. I ran into a similar error.

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**Author:** ![Yose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7bcc69/32.png) [@Yose](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Yose)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/please-validate-the-bitcoin-address-is-correct/1296/7 "2021-11-06T20:52:49Z")

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Problem solved. If we look closely, we just have to wait for the blockchain to fully synchronize and to start connecting with different peers. On the Lightning Network.