Clone this wiki locally To export a private key from your Bitcoin-QT / Bitcoin-core client: Launch your bitcoin client Click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right) Click on 'debug window' Select the 'console' tab If your wallet is protected by a passphrase (i.e you have to enter a passphrase before you can send) unlock it by typing walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600 dumpprivkey [your Bitcoin address here] This will return the private key which will start with the number 5 Once you have your private key if you had to unlock your wallet you can relock it by exiting or typing: walletlock and click 'Create a New Wallet' (or log into a wallet you already created).Once you have created and logged into your new wallet go to the 'My Address' page and click the 'Import Address with Private Key' Button.Enter the private key you exported and in a few moments that address should be added to your wallet and displayed in the list below giving you access to your BTC and any Omni Protocol Properties on that address.

You signed in with another tab or window.Reload to refresh your session.You signed out in another tab or window.how can bitcoin be seizedBitcoin Sign up or log in to customize your list.bitcoin billionaire level 25_ Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top up vote down vote favorite 6 If I want to transfer an address from the satoshi client into a different client, how can I find its private key to do so?bitcoin miner electric billclient bitcoin-core private-key up vote down vote To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client: launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right) click on 'debug window' select the 'console' tab type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600 type: dumpprivkey [your Bitcoin address here] this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards type: walletlock up vote 7 down vote Note: Recent versions of the satoshi client offer a 'debug window' which can be used to export private keys.legit bitcoin cloud mining

This is described in Miguel Moreno's answer to this question, and is easier than the steps I describe below.bitcoin gambling setupTo export a private key from your satoshi client: you need to define a username and password in bitcoin.conf in the same folder as wallet.dat; this only needs doing once; you may have to create the file; add the following lines, changing the username and password to whatever you like: rpcuser=someusername rpcpassword=somepassword run: bitcoin-qt -server and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up if your wallet is encrypted, run: read -s x; bitcoind walletpassphrase "$x" 600; unset x to unlock it for 600 seconds (type your passphrase after hitting return, then hit return again; this 'read; ...; unset' prevents the password being written to your shell's history file on disk, and the '-s' in read prevents your password being displayed as you type it, and improves protection from screen-loggers and the shell log) run: bitcoind dumpprivkey 1my1bitcoin1addres11111 (replace 1my... with the bitcoin address of which you want the private key) if your wallet is encrypted and you want to re-lock your wallet, run bitcoind walletlock Your Answer Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest Name Email discard By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.futuro dei bitcoin

Browse other questions tagged client bitcoin-core private-key or ask your own question.litecoin wallet android appWhile bitcoin core is the original and most recognized bitcoin wallet, it is also extremely bulky and requires a ton of resources to run.bitcoin foundation voteWith the bitcoin core wallet you have to download the entire bitcoin blockchain (over 8 years of bitcoin transactions) and keep it synced to be able to spend your bitcoin.bitcoin multiple psuThe bitcoin blockchain is over 100 GB in size which is too large for most users to store and can still take weeks for some people to download before they can use the wallet.Many people accidentally send bitcoin to their core wallet without realizing how long it will take to sync, then decide they would like to use another wallet.

This guide will help you recover your bitcoins from bitcoin core, then transfer them to a lightweight wallet that is easier to use.If you have sent bitcoins to your core wallet and can’t wait to synchronize the wallet, you can export your private keys and import your coins into a different wallet.For this tutorial I will be moving coins from Bitcoin Core to Electrum.The Electrum wallet only takes a few seconds to sync so it is easy to recover and spend your bitcoins from.Here is a download for Electrum, I will explain how to use it later in the guide.If your bitcoin core wallet is years behind from being synced to the blockchain, you probably will not see your coins in the wallet even if they are stored at your bitcoin address.This can be very scary for new users, but rest assured your coins are safe and recoverable.The first step is to identify which bitcoin public address you need to recover coins from.To do this, click ‘File’ then go to ‘Receiving Address’.Bitcoin core automatically generates your first bitcoin address for you but you can create as many new ones as you want.

Right click on an address to copy it:  1CFizxE8xovgBNad4Tqhpe295cnrANAf4C Once you have your bitcoin address, use a blockchain explorer website to check the balance of the address and make sure your coins are still there.A blockchain explorer will tell you the live balance of your bitcoin address even if bitcoin core cannot display it yet.Here is my bitcoin address on Blockchain.info – As you can see I have 0.02 bitcoin confirmed even though bitcoin core doesn’t show it.Now that I know my bitcoins are safe and I have identified which address they are stored in, I can start the recover process.To export your bitcoin you will need to use the debug console to dump your bitcoin private key.Once you have your bitcoin private key you can import it to electrum and spend your coins.Here is a step by step guide to exporting your private keys from bitcoin core: Click on the ‘Help’ tab and choose ‘Debug Window’ Move to the ‘Console’ tab.From here you can use the bitcoin core command line which has tons of complicated features.

The two commands we will be using are: The first command, ‘walletpassphrase’ is essentially just entering your password to unlock the wallet.When you started your bitcoin core wallet hopefully you encrypted your wallet with a password.That is the phrase needed here.Here is the proper syntax to enter: I have censored my password but if you did it right it should look something like this: The second command, ‘dumpprivkey’ is your way to tell bitcoin core that you want to export the private key of your bitcoin address.To use this command you need to copy your bitcoin public address like we did in an earlier step.Here is the proper syntax: If you have done it right an even longer string of numbers and letters will appear, this is the private key to unlock your bitcoin.It is very important that no one else see this string of characters and you don’t share it anywhere.If someone else gets your private keys they can spend your bitcoin and there is no way to recover them!

I censored a portion of my private key but you can see roughly how long it should be.Now that you have your private key, time to open up Electrum wallet.Choose to restore a wallet or import keys, then create a standard wallet.In the next screen you will be prompted for your recovery seed or private keys.This is where you paste that long string of characters that you exported from bitcoin core wallet.Click next, where you will be asked to create a new password for the wallet.You should be able to spend your bitcoin within seconds!**NOTE:  Once you have recovered your bitcoins by using your private key, it would be best to not use that bitcoin address ever again.You can create new addresses easily so either spend your bitcoin or just send them to another bitcoin address in electrum for safe storage.Now you can go to the ‘Send’ tab to spend your bitcoin.My balance is 0.02 BTC, but I can only send 0.0199 because I have to pay a small fee to bitcoin miners to process my transaction.The string of characters display here is your bitcoin transaction ID.