Topic: Mistakenly sent BSV to BTC address (Read 249 times)
Thanks everyone. I have successfully recovered the BSV.
... but I'm still not sure how to export the BTC private key into the BSV wallet.
what BTC wallet do you use? different wallet has slightly different technique to export private key If someone could elaborate on the difference between exporting and sweeping private keys that would be helpful. Thanks.
perhaps you mean difference between importing and sweeping private keys importing is adding an address-privkey pair to a wallet
sweeping is transferring funds to an existing wallet address
~ I will be transferring the BSV out of the ElectrumSV wallet immediately if I am fortunate enough to gain access to my funds again.
if that's your intention, I suggest you to import it first then create a transaction out during new wallet creation, select “Import bitcoin addresses or private keys” option
then paste your private key (the one exported from your btc wallet)
Please post the forum link to that user. The website he linked is a scam and saves your private key/seed
The official site is https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ . And even there, it's only recommended to enter a seed phrase on an offline computer that will never go online again.I can't confirm if bip39toolDOTorg is a scam or not, but if it is, I'd like to confirm and tag the account.
In general: when someone sends a link or instructions by PM instead of posting it in public, it's best not to trust it.
Thank you. I thought it might be a scam. I'm not sure if this is how to post a forum link but here is this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=inbox;pmsg=9686790;quote;u=410488. If that doesn't work, let me know. I'll send you the person's username. I will double-check to see if I should enter the private key prior to creating the wallet.
That would be djhomeschool.You'll see it generates a POST with your seed words.
whereas if you generate one at https://iancoleman.io/bip39/? obviously no POST request is send to the server.
Now if djhomeschool actually sent the PM... Idk.
I don't have any BTC in the wallet where the BSV was sent. I just want to get the BSV out of that BTC address and into a BSV wallet. I have received multiple suggestions as to where send the BTC private key to set up the new wallet so far. The first was ElectrumSV, then someone suggested Blockchain.com (but I'm not sure that person understood that I had sent BSV to a BTC address), and now you are telling me to use Coinomi. I have decided to use the ElectrumSV wallet because that was the initial suggestion, unless someone can explain why I should do otherwise. I just need to know the process for entering the BTC private key so that I can get the funds into the ElectrumSV wallet. I will be transferring the BSV out of the ElectrumSV wallet immediately if I am fortunate enough to gain access to my funds again.
I don't think the process is much different than that of importing a private key into a bitcoin electrum wallet?
Furthermore, I am not sure whether to sweep or export the private key. I have heard suggestions for both. Mostly, people are telling me to export the BTC private key. If someone could elaborate on the difference between exporting and sweeping private keys that would be helpful. Thanks.
I don't have any BTC in the wallet where the BSV was sent. I just want to get the BSV out of that BTC address and into a BSV wallet. I have received multiple suggestions as to where send the BTC private key to set up the new wallet so far. The first was ElectrumSV, then someone suggested Blockchain.com (but I'm not sure that person understood that I had sent BSV to a BTC address), and now you are telling me to use Coinomi. I have decided to use the ElectrumSV wallet because that was the initial suggestion, unless someone can explain why I should do otherwise. I just need to know the process for entering the BTC private key so that I can get the funds into the ElectrumSV wallet. I will be transferring the BSV out of the ElectrumSV wallet immediately if I am fortunate enough to gain access to my funds again.
I have the BTC private key.
First: make sure you don't have any Bitcoin left on that address. If there is: move it to a safe new address and mark the old address as "DO NOT USE AGAIN". Don't entrust funded private keys to any Fork wallets.Then: it's probably easiest to sweep the private key into Coinomi: install it on a phone from the App Store or Play Store, and use your Bitcoin SV from there.
According to https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin-sv/ , https://bitcoinsv.io/ is the official website. Be careful for fakes!
Please post the forum link to that user. The website he linked is a scam and saves your private key/seed
The official site is https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ . And even there, it's only recommended to enter a seed phrase on an offline computer that will never go online again.I can't confirm if bip39toolDOTorg is a scam or not, but if it is, I'd like to confirm and tag the account.
In general: when someone sends a link or instructions by PM instead of posting it in public, it's best not to trust it.
Thank you. I thought it might be a scam. I'm not sure if this is how to post a forum link but here is this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=inbox;pmsg=9686790;quote;u=410488. If that doesn't work, let me know. I'll send you the person's username. I will double-check to see if I should enter the private key prior to creating the wallet.
That would be djhomeschool.
Thank you. I thought it might be a scam. I'm not sure if this is how to post a forum link but here is this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=inbox;pmsg=9686790;quote;u=410488. If that doesn't work, let me know. I'll send you the person's username. I will double-check to see if I should enter the private key prior to creating the wallet.
Another Bitcoin Forum user direct messaged me and suggested that I follow these steps....
1. Open the page https://bip39tool.org
2. Where it says "BIP39 Mnemonic" paste in your 12 word mnemonic seed from Atomic
3. Leave your coin setting to BTC on that page
4. In the field "BIP32 Root Key" it will show you a root key, copy that to a txt file (do NOT give this to anybody)
I don't understand why this may be necessary but I would appreciate others' thoughts on the matter.
Please post the forum link to that user. The website he linked is a scam and saves your private key/seed1. Open the page https://bip39tool.org
2. Where it says "BIP39 Mnemonic" paste in your 12 word mnemonic seed from Atomic
3. Leave your coin setting to BTC on that page
4. In the field "BIP32 Root Key" it will show you a root key, copy that to a txt file (do NOT give this to anybody)
I don't understand why this may be necessary but I would appreciate others' thoughts on the matter.
don't paste ANYTHING on that site.
I should be able to create an ElectrumSV Wallet now, but I'm still not sure how to export the BTC private key into the BSV wallet. Do I do this prior to making the default wallet (i.e. manually enter Bitcoin address or private key) or do I enter the BTC private key at some point after I create a standard wallet?
I don't think it matters. You can just import it prior to making a wallet. ( i think?)
Another Bitcoin Forum user direct messaged me and suggested that I follow these steps....
1. Open the page https://bip39tool.org
2. Where it says "BIP39 Mnemonic" paste in your 12 word mnemonic seed from Atomic
3. Leave your coin setting to BTC on that page
4. In the field "BIP32 Root Key" it will show you a root key, copy that to a txt file (do NOT give this to anybody)
I don't understand why this may be necessary but I would appreciate others' thoughts on the matter.
1. Open the page https://bip39tool.org
2. Where it says "BIP39 Mnemonic" paste in your 12 word mnemonic seed from Atomic
3. Leave your coin setting to BTC on that page
4. In the field "BIP32 Root Key" it will show you a root key, copy that to a txt file (do NOT give this to anybody)
I don't understand why this may be necessary but I would appreciate others' thoughts on the matter.
I should be able to create an ElectrumSV Wallet now, but I'm still not sure how to export the BTC private key into the BSV wallet. Do I do this prior to making the default wallet (i.e. manually enter Bitcoin address or private key) or do I enter the BTC private key at some point after I create a standard wallet?
No. The link I was given to download the wallet was https://electrumsv.io/
I think that one should work too, yeah. I'm not sure why it won't download for you.Maybe try another wallet like https://www.exodus.io/
No. The link I was given to download the wallet was https://electrumsv.io/
I sent BSV to a BTC address by mistake. I have learned that I may be able to recover the funds by exporting or sweeping (not sure which one) the BTC private key to a BSV address. Since, I was only transferring the funds from one account to another, I have the BTC private key. It has been suggested to me that I send the BTC key to an ElectrumSV Wallet. I'm not a computer expert and don't know exactly how to do this. Actually, I'm having trouble just downloading the ElectrumSV wallet for windows. I keep getting a failed download message stating that a virus is detected. I have tried to turn off my anti-virus software and changed some internet security settings but have still not been able to download the wallet. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Where are you trying to download the ElectrumSV wallet from? You sure it's the right source?Anyway, once you have it downloaded, it should really not be that hard - you simply import the private key from your BTC wallet into your BSV wallet and it should show your SV balance.
https://bitcoinsv.io ?
I sent BSV to a BTC address by mistake. I have learned that I may be able to recover the funds by exporting or sweeping (not sure which one) the BTC private key to a BSV address. Since, I was only transferring the funds from one account to another, I have the BTC private key. It has been suggested to me that I send the BTC key to an ElectrumSV Wallet. I'm not a computer expert and don't know exactly how to do this. Actually, I'm having trouble just downloading the ElectrumSV wallet for windows. I keep getting a failed download message stating that a virus is detected. I have tried to turn off my anti-virus software and changed some internet security settings but have still not been able to download the wallet. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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