Topic: How to claim Bitcoin Cash from paper wallet? - page 2. (Read 23317 times)

Hi, guys!
I have got the BTC paper wallets too. As you know there is a website where you can enter a bitcoin address and check if there are bitcoins on it: blockchain.info
And there is the etherscan.io for the etherium.
I suppose that there should be the similar web service for the Bitcoin Cash currency where you can check the coins by address. Has anyone heard about it? I could not find out the website with this service.

won't you EXPOSE your private key (of the paper wallet) when you make that first move, hence someone can steal your BCH (it's not BCC, pal). My question was ONLY regarding paper wallets. I understand how to move from Electrum.

This is the best and short explication so far.
thanks a lot!

As I understand it:

1. Sweep the entire balance of your paper wallet to a NEW bitcoin address, using a wallet that supports bitcoin - that way you know your BTC is safe and has been moved away from the original paper wallet

2. Sweep the entire balance of the same paper wallet to a new BitcoinCash address, using a (probably different) wallet that supports BCC

3. (optional) move your bitcoin to a new paper wallet

so if my BTC is in paper wallet , i can have the same BCC ?
what i have to do becouse the last 3 post put me agin in confusion
where is better sweep the private key ? and what exactly i have to do for have the same ammount in BCC ?
thx

Its already August 1 when should we expect to see BCC in our wallets? Is there anyone got their BCC? Or we need to wait more? Is the fork started? I am excited to this update but I am worried if anything bad would happened.

BTC wallet will soon holding both BTC and BCC soon, that why no worries at all... by the way this thread is very informative thanks for the post i learn a lot... please keep updating this thread until fork are done... "bookmark"

I think it is not possible to paper wallet may be, you need to have a private key in order to claim the Airdrop. Already many people have transferred their Bitcoin to hard wallet which has a private for getting BCC coins.

I wouldn't do this because then you give the private key of your bitcoin to that exchange. i explained in a previous post what is best.

Hi there,
Im really new and really confused 

In short;
I have BTC on a paper wallet and I want to claim BCC of course, so basically what i have to do its:

Scan my paper wallet with a wallet who support BTC and BCC. and thats it?
(because not all wallets, like blockchain for example, will support BCC)

thanks for all the help!

ok , i understand more better . Thx

It is really not that hard to understand:

BTC => move it to a new adress that you only know the private key of.
BCC => Use same old BTC adress to move your BCC to a NEW adress.

sell or keep.


I prefer not selling due to the market being all crazy right now. just wait till we know that all nodes are staying put and then make a move. Rest assured big wales will do the same if there is a lot of money envolved.

Hello everyone !
THX for the info about this forum !

I already have all my BTCs in paper wallets (so I have private keys!)
After the first of August, after about 3/4 hours from the fork, I will prepare to receive the Bcc.
If I understand the steps described in the forum, is this the procedure i have to follow? (This is a question!)

- For someone ,  I not have to move BTC, being in the paper wallet and so safety .  correct ?
- According to other opinions, it would be advisable to move BTCs to other wallets.    ?

so i see 2/3 option , but i not understand wich one is the best .

N1 :  Elecrtum, that allowing the sweep !
N2 :  Blockchain.info (which does not have the sweep function anymore , actually you can only import the private key, and it will only be observation. Until
        you move the BTC, maybe at the main address, obviously paying the fees.)
        At that time , we say that BTC would be saved  , as they were moved to the main address so  the private keys  will change.
        Now the old  private key , can take the risk to be exposed to the BCC wallet ( may be http://www.electroncash.org/  ) ? .
        IS THIS THE WAY TO NO HAVE RISK FOR THE BTC ??   CORRECT  ??

someone have idea wich wallet is the best for collect the BCC , so one wallet the give to import the private key ( that in my case will be from one paper wallet empty , becouse my BTC before was just iport in Blockchain.info and i have just move in other address , for be sure noone can stolen my BTC )

sorry for thge many question but i am a new user and i am worry to do something wrong and louse my BTC , but in same time i would quik have the BCC , for understand the best things to do ( keep , sell ext ...)

I got this fact: if you have a paper wallet with private keys, you will have an equal number of BTC and Bcash after Aug 1.

What i don't get is how to sweep BOTH your BTC AND Bcash afterwards using THE SAME key.

Say, you swept your BTC (after Aug 1) to Electrum or blockchain.info wallet.
By doing so you presumably exposed the private key to your paper wallet.
It is OK for BTC because it is now all swept into a new wallet, but you still have Bcash associated with the paper wallet.
You have to use THE SAME private key to move it (Bcash), but that key was already exposed, isn't it?
This does not sound safe (after Aug 1), unless you are sweeping to a wallet that would automatically give you both BTC and Bcash.

Just keep your private key to receive BCC, if you don't have a private key right now, just create one and move your balance to that address, after the 1st August, there will be a place to redeem your private key to receive BCC.

Most probably or surely there will upgrades in the traditional wallets to support both the chains. So you can do the transaction smoothly without worrying about the facts that you just said.


Yes, about having BCC address, you will need to create one. This will be probably available through the wallets I believe. The info is however unclear. The bright picture will come up in the first week of August for sure. :-)

You should go to there dude. And you may find your answer for that. But there some ways to claim your bitcoin case, the first  there are some exchange sites what will be ditributed the bitcoin cash to the bitcoin holders.
or you can try to use the electrum wallet that has compatible with the upcoming fork.

For me, I think, all you need
Import your private key to Bitcoin Cash wallet, and transfer everything to new BTC wallet.

Automatically you will get bitcoin cash in accordance with the amount of bitcoin balance (BTC) that you save in the wallet paper just by entering the private key.

You just have to wait until everyhing is clear and then you can import your private keys to a wallet which can give you bcc, it is simple but don't rush it.