user43718: I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong here. I believe I have followed everything correctly but for some reason its still not working? I am using directions from here: https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-examples
bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 101 < This prints that long list of new satoshis
bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance 
50.00000000
Ensuring that the balance is 50
bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress < Make sure I have a new address to send satoshis to
bitcoin-cli -regtest sendtoaddress mviKj9i2zQmoLVUGkLBMuDhwvAwDmfrAmZ 10.00
Attempting to send satoshis. This returns the transaction ID.
bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 1 < Should confirm it
bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance mviKj9i2zQmoLVUGkLBMuDhwvAwDmfrAmZ
I am expecting this to return 10.00 however it returns 0.00000000
Any ideas on how to fix this?

user46563: If you go through the documentation, the getbalance command can take arguments for an account name, but not an address. I see that you are trying to get the balance for an address. 
On blockchain, each account will be linked to non-zero number of addresses. Money sent to any of these addresses will be shown on the same account. So it doesn't make sense in showing the balance on an address. You command was interpreted as getting the balance on the account mviKj9i2zQmoLVUGkLBMuDhwvAwDmfrAmZ, which is non-existent. Hence, the result of 0.00000000.

43718: <p>I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong here. I believe I have followed everything correctly but for some reason its still not working? I am using directions from here: <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-examples" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-examples</a></p>

<p>bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 101 &lt; This prints that long list of new satoshis</p>

<p>bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance </p>

<p>50.00000000
Ensuring that the balance is 50</p>

<p>bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress &lt; Make sure I have a new address to send satoshis to</p>

<p>bitcoin-cli -regtest sendtoaddress mviKj9i2zQmoLVUGkLBMuDhwvAwDmfrAmZ 10.00
Attempting to send satoshis. This returns the transaction ID.</p>

<p>bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 1 &lt; Should confirm it</p>

<p>bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance mviKj9i2zQmoLVUGkLBMuDhwvAwDmfrAmZ</p>

<p>I am expecting this to return 10.00 however it returns 0.00000000</p>

<p>Any ideas on how to fix this?</p>
 46563: <p>If you go through the <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getbalance" rel="nofollow noreferrer">documentation</a>, the <code>getbalance</code> command can take arguments for an account name, but not an address. I see that you are trying to get the balance for an address. </p>

<p>On blockchain, each account will be linked to non-zero number of addresses. Money sent to any of these addresses will be shown on the same account. So it doesn't make sense in showing the balance on an address. You command was interpreted as getting the balance on the account <code>mviKj9i2zQmoLVUGkLBMuDhwvAwDmfrAmZ</code>, which is non-existent. Hence, the result of <code>0.00000000</code>.</p>
