Topic: Blockchain.info LEGACY vs. UPGRADED wallet question? (Read 358 times)
The last question, IIRC It's impossible to recover the legacy wallet in any other wallet because back then, HD wallets didn't exist. I believe blockchain.info used their own code for this.
Hi!
I have 2 Blockchain wallets. One dating back from 2013, one made in 2017.
I am able to access both and was able to send funds from both as well as receive funds on the newer wallet.
UI on both looks indistigishable.
It is my understanding that they did not have hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets back in 2013.
The question relating to this topic are:
1. How do I know if any of my wallets is LEGACY vs. NEW?
2. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet how do I retrieve private keys?
3. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet is the 12 word backup seed the same seed that can be used in Mycelium or Electrum or is it some proprietary seed that they used internally?
Thanks a lot for help!
- If you're still using the same identifier and set of addresses from your legacy wallet.I have 2 Blockchain wallets. One dating back from 2013, one made in 2017.
I am able to access both and was able to send funds from both as well as receive funds on the newer wallet.
UI on both looks indistigishable.
It is my understanding that they did not have hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets back in 2013.
The question relating to this topic are:
1. How do I know if any of my wallets is LEGACY vs. NEW?
2. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet how do I retrieve private keys?
3. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet is the 12 word backup seed the same seed that can be used in Mycelium or Electrum or is it some proprietary seed that they used internally?
Thanks a lot for help!
-Once you're logged in from your browser find settings then click address(screenshot) then scroll down to see the list of imported bitcoin addresses, beside each address there's a more option click that and you should see the private key option (screenshot)
- I can't answer this, I recovered my legacy wallet by downloading a file called wallet.dat then importing that to a newer wallet.
I will try to answer your questions.
1 You distinguish your wallets after you log in, check for the 12 words in the options of the blockchain.info wallet, if you see them, then this is the New HD wallet, if you only have access to a big phrase called a memnonic it is a Legacy old wallet.
2 For this there are guides in google. https://blog.blockchain.com/2014/06/18/tutorial-the-import-export-feature-in-your-blockchain-wallet/
3 It depends on what BIP uses, if it is BIP39 should be compatible with Mycellium wallet, I think it is BIP39.
1 You distinguish your wallets after you log in, check for the 12 words in the options of the blockchain.info wallet, if you see them, then this is the New HD wallet, if you only have access to a big phrase called a memnonic it is a Legacy old wallet.
2 For this there are guides in google. https://blog.blockchain.com/2014/06/18/tutorial-the-import-export-feature-in-your-blockchain-wallet/
3 It depends on what BIP uses, if it is BIP39 should be compatible with Mycellium wallet, I think it is BIP39.
Hi!
I have 2 Blockchain wallets. One dating back from 2013, one made in 2017.
I am able to access both and was able to send funds from both as well as receive funds on the newer wallet.
UI on both looks indistigishable.
It is my understanding that they did not have hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets back in 2013.
The question relating to this topic are:
1. How do I know if any of my wallets is LEGACY vs. NEW?
2. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet how do I retrieve private keys?
3. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet is the 12 word backup seed the same seed that can be used in Mycelium or Electrum or is it some proprietary seed that they used internally?
Thanks a lot for help!
I have 2 Blockchain wallets. One dating back from 2013, one made in 2017.
I am able to access both and was able to send funds from both as well as receive funds on the newer wallet.
UI on both looks indistigishable.
It is my understanding that they did not have hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets back in 2013.
The question relating to this topic are:
1. How do I know if any of my wallets is LEGACY vs. NEW?
2. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet how do I retrieve private keys?
3. If my old wallet is a LEGACY wallet is the 12 word backup seed the same seed that can be used in Mycelium or Electrum or is it some proprietary seed that they used internally?
Thanks a lot for help!
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