A future version of Bitcoin might do it, though.
Just to bookend this thread:
Pull #220, Wallet and key import and export
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/220
Topic: Bitcoin client backward compatible w/ older wallet.dat? (Read 3088 times)
Just to bookend this thread:
Pull #220, Wallet and key import and export
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/220
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is it possible to add those keys into another wallet?
It's possible, but Bitcoin doesn't do it. A future version of Bitcoin might do it, though. In any case, it will be possible to manually extract keys from an old wallet and insert them into a new one.
How would I merge the keys from an old wallet.dat into current. If I can launch the client, I can just transfer to address from a new wallet, but is it possible to add those keys into another wallet?
The public/private keys are in there, so it should always be possible to recover them, even if Bitcoin can't do it automatically.
Saw this Twitter status update:
Does the #bitcoin protocol have a version number that allows to upgrade if someone leaves the system for 5 - 10 years?
http://twitter.com/stephanwehner/statuses/16224034316361728
I think what is being asked is, if a client were not upgraded for a very long time, could it still communicate?
Either way, will the future clients be backward compatible as far as being able to access today's wallet.dat?
A lot can happen in 5 to 10 years.
IPv6, various vulnerabilities discovered, encrypted wallet.dat, etc.
(Incidentally, ... isn't the reason most who have left the system for 5 - 10 years due to being incarcerated?)
Does the #bitcoin protocol have a version number that allows to upgrade if someone leaves the system for 5 - 10 years?
http://twitter.com/stephanwehner/statuses/16224034316361728
I think what is being asked is, if a client were not upgraded for a very long time, could it still communicate?
Either way, will the future clients be backward compatible as far as being able to access today's wallet.dat?
A lot can happen in 5 to 10 years.
IPv6, various vulnerabilities discovered, encrypted wallet.dat, etc.
(Incidentally, ... isn't the reason most who have left the system for 5 - 10 years due to being incarcerated?)
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