Topic: Bitcoins TRAPPED in Express Coin Bitcoin Wallet (Read 2850 times)

Printed the password and keys at the beginning of this whole escapade but I remember the password was not with the key for some reason. At any rate I've been through everything in the trash, files, everything. Nothing! FUCK!!!! Finally found the right wallet and how to transfer funds and no password. Well, live and learn. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP 

YES! Found the receiving payments address list box and this is all starting to make sense! Will try later tonight going out now! Thanks Shorena! 

Select ... uh MacOS... does it show a menu bar somewhere? Maybe if you press alt or the CMD key? There should be something called File or similar and Receiving address below that. The same menu should allow you to make a backup, consider making one (encrypted!) after you have send the coins. Just in case.


It will list all your addresses and allows you to generate a new one. It also has a copy button, select an address and hit the copy button to get it into the clipboard.

To send the bitcoins to that address from bitgo you can use their step by step guide here [1].




[1] http://bitgoinc.com/guides/send-bitcoin-to-address-or-email-guide/

Hurray! Turns out it's a Bitgo wallet! I'm actually afraid to touch any buttons at this point! Here's what it looks like:

[Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ZTiOrL2.png)

Can someone tell me how to get funds from Bitgo to my downloaded application Bitcoin Core QT? Here's what it looks like:

[Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/B3F61oe.png)

Thanks! 

 

Enjoy your time in wonderland.

Yes, I thought of that. That's a good idea. It will take a little while. Will let you know if I have any success! Have a nice weekend all! 

I doubt they can delete your account on another site. Check your Mails/SMS from before sept. 25th and see if you can find anything from BitGo. A username, a code etc.

[Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/1FLJ6Nw.png)

I have a vague memory of Bit.Go! But (you won't believe this) some a-hole at EC deleted my account! He knew I was working with you guys to get my coins but he deleted my account!!!. Can I go to BitGo without EC account?

Only blockchain.info has no support for multi sig. And that's the address the funds are currently in.

I think OP had registered in Blockchain.info, a wallet identifier " f54a0bf0-6839-460a-9980-0f08cbd7d175" was emailed to him, now i hope he does remember the password he uses when registering.

One thing I don't see answered: Have you ever created an account at blockchain.info and if yes, can you still access it? And if you can access it, is the 35mYvUjMqiAYeobVhLc85PtHCmZKGeZ9Bi address somewhere in there?

If not, by chance did you look at this link and picked any from those? https://www.expresscoin.com/wallets  If yes, which one?

Some of those support multi-signature transactions. My guess is maybe you created a wallet at BitGo too?

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Go here:  http://imgur.com/

Click on "upload images", then "browse your computer".  Find the image, click "Open", then "Start Upload".  And finally, copy and paste the resulting web address (in your browser's address bar) here.  Then we'll be able to see the image you are trying to post.

Thanks Sgt. Spike and Shorena. Think I went down a rabbit hole. As far as I can remember everything was handled by EC. Now they say they don't know where the coins are. I have pushed every button tried every address since Sept 25 and my eyes are crossed. Don't think this was meant to happen. Lesson learned!    Last idea:  I have a screen shot of my EC bit coin wallet. How do I do I upload it here?

Depends. Do you trust your government? Its nothing they can change. They can either follow the rules of the country they work in or risk to get shut down. I think an exchange that is following the rules is more trustworthy as they have less reasons to scam you.


Dont give up. This might be an expensive lesson but you might as well be able to recover your coins, or (re)gain control over them.


This address is indeed strange/interesting. It is not likely that its made with bitcoin core, which might bring us back to the bc.i account.

A little background: Addresses that start with a 3 are usually multi sig addresses. Most addresses have a private key that allows you to sign a transaction. The private key is related to an address and is all you need if you want to spend bitcoin. Usually we dont have to handle those ourself, we have wallets for that. Either locally or as a service online.
Multi sig addresses can be signed not only by one private key but by several private keys, like a joint account. There are different types, but the most common would be 2 of 3, which means there are 3 possible private keys and to issue a transaction 2 signatures are required. But 1 of 7 is equally possible as 3 of 7 or 4 of 4.
Thus its not something you just just create.
AFAIK blockchain.info does not support multi sig addresses currently. Was it maybe from some other service or from the shop you mentioned?

Everything hinges on this.  WHERE did you get that address (the 35mYvUjMqiAYeobVhLc85PtHCmZKGeZ9Bi)?

A bitcoin address is sort of like a bank account number.  You bought bitcoins and told them to send it to a particular bank account number.  They sent the bitcoins, and now you are asking them where your bitcoins are.  Well, they don't have them, because they sent them to the bank account number you gave to them.  They are now in that bank account number.  You need to remember where or how you created that bank account so you can log in and use the coins.

Here's EC latest response: 

This is the wallet address you provided: 35mYvUjMqiAYeobVhLc85PtHCmZKGeZ9Bi

It looks like you found someone to assist you, great.

Goodluck,

-Justin

Usually exchanges are required to do this by AML/KYC laws. Ask them, but I suspect you will get an answer similar to: sorry, gotta keep that in case the government knocks.
You can avoid this in the future if you trade directly with someone else, e.g. by meeting in person. Prices are usually a bit higher (~ +5%) when meeting in person, but if privacy is a concern it might be worth it.


a few links

- https://bitcoin.org/en/getting-started
dont skip part 1 and take your time on part 2, there is suitable wallet for all skill levels.
- https://bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works

- https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
advanced, but still recommended, read it again after 3 and 6 month and you will understand more every time.