RE: Step By Step: Getting Your Bitcoin Cash out of a Bitcoin Paper Wallet

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Step By Step: Getting Your Bitcoin Cash out of a Bitcoin Paper Wallet

in cryptocurrency •  7 years ago 

Thanks for this post so much! That tip about WIFC private keys is pure gold!

I tried pulling my pre-fork private key out of Electrum into Electron, but both the WIF and WIFC private keys don't add the right address.. Any ideas? Thanks again!

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      ·  7 years ago 

    Hmmm. Have you tried all the addresses in Electrum? It's possible your funds are on a change address and it the address you thought. Check each public address on the blockexplorers to see what's up.

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        ·  7 years ago 

      Thanks for the tip! I checked every address it lists and there's only one with BCH and it has the exact amount on it. https://blockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/address/39mrXLiKz81FnH8hw4Fcv9fUa8Ro1yrLBH

      Is there some other thing that could be wrong with my private key?

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          ·  7 years ago 

        As long as you have the right private key for the right public address, you should be all set. The only other thing to check is if you Electrum is fully synced and on the correct chain, not a broken sidechain. I had some issues with the early version of Electrum.

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            ·  7 years ago 

          I've done a bit more digging and found that the address is a P2SH 2FA multi-sig address. This would mean that no simple private key would pull in the balance. Instead, I think I need to figure out how to use multiple keys to sign a manual transaction? Does any of this ring any bells? Thanks for your continued help!

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              ·  7 years ago 

            Hmm. Not sure how bitcoin splits work for a multisig address. I recommend connecting with that community to find out more. Not sure which platform they use, but you can probably get help you need there (IRC, Slack, Telegram, etc).

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