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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 08:13:53 AM

I already buy itcoins, but they are in the category "imported address", when I click on them they tell me that this address is in read only mode and that to spend the funds I have to scan my private key

My guess is you imported an bitcoin address with a public key instead of using the private key. Where did you obtain the address that you imported? If you exported it from another wallet, go back to that wallet and export the privkey.

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 07:55:58 AM

Hi everybody

I have a big problem, I buy itcoins but it asks me to scan the private key. I quote "This address is in read-only mode. To spend the funds in this portfolio, please scan your private key.

Or find that private key? thank you

Private key is a secret key which is associated with your Bitcoin wallet address. And as mention its private key is secret key which can be used to import or export your Bitcoin wallet address to any client. Private keys are the keys which are used one time to reveal associated bitcoin address. Once used it will become deactive within network.

There are very few wallet services who provide user private key is associated with their Bitcoin addresses. Blockchain.Info is good Wallet service which offer private keys of Bitcoin addresses you have in your wallet.

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 05:59:27 PM

Quote from: putoamo63 on November 27, 2016, 05:54:15 PM

It sound like a scam, where did you try to buy those bitcoins?

It is not a scam, the itcoins are on my wallet but impossible to transfer money that to my wallet because I do not know my private key and he asks me for the transfer

Contact the blockchain.info support, maybe they can help you

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Quote from: putoamo63 on November 27, 2016, 05:54:15 PM

It sound like a scam, where did you try to buy those bitcoins?

It is not a scam, the itcoins are on my wallet but impossible to transfer money that to my wallet because I do not know my private key and he asks me for the transfer

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It sound like a scam, where did you try to buy those bitcoins?

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Quote from: jak3 on November 27, 2016, 02:23:32 PM

if you scan a public key then you will get a watch only address and to access its balance you have to scan the private key. you can set one private key in multiple bitcoin wallet all of them will serve only one address

I know my public key, I'm really starting to be lost

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if you scan a public key then you will get a watch only address and to access its balance you have to scan the private key. you can set one private key in multiple bitcoin wallet all of them will serve only one address

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When I say old address itcoins is that every time it changes.

I had to record the first on note and when I was asked to give my address itcoins to receive the funds I gave the one I had noted on note (the first)

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Dude... you need to clarify what you're saying..
So... you bought bitcoin and send your address to the provider . ok.
which address? the one blockchain gave to you or this "old address"?

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:27:36 AM

I created a blockchain account I was asked to verify my email address, give an indication of passwords etc ...

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 08:46:43 AM

I buy bitcoin via bitboat, the worry is that I give to receive my bitcoins an old bitcoins address that I had noted on a note I did not know that changing it all the time.

I have never had a private key

if you gave an old address and you dont have the private key, sorry, but i've lost you bitcoin...
blockchain.info probably generated an address and this address already have the private key.

but this "old address" you have mentioned doest have the private key and it's a watch only.

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When I created the blockchain account, I click on "receive" I forwarded the address to bitboat to be credited with the bitcoins I had ever purchased I had no private key. I

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Quote from: talkbitcoin on November 27, 2016, 09:43:55 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:38:14 AM

How to define it as 2FA? Thank you for answering me as quickly

since you don't know what it is then it means you don't have it, so don't worry about it.

2FA is an additional way of securing your account on blockchain.info which you have to enable separately inside the settings.

just go back to https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/login and log in your account using the "Wallet-ID" and "password"

if you have generated that address with your account there you are going to see it in your wallet and be able to spend from it.

I have just completed the security level and I still have no private key

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 08:46:43 AM

Quote from: ranochigo on November 27, 2016, 08:39:34 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 08:35:22 AM

It is the site blockchain.info that asks me to finalize a transaction because my funds are on an imported address is I would like to put them on my wallet

You imported the address only into Blockchain.info. Transactions cannot be done without a valid signature using the private key that corresponds to the address you are sending the funds from. Where did you get the address from? Do you still have the private key? A private key should start with either 5, K or L.

I buy bitcoin via bitboat, the worry is that I give to receive my bitcoins an old bitcoins address that I had noted on a note I did not know that changing it all the time.

I have never had a private key

Hmm you never had a private key to begin with? Then those bitcoins on that particular address were never yours to begin with!
You should know that the address you own should have its private keys embedded on the app or whatever wallet you are using and you will be able to extract it any time you like. Well in this case it seems that you don't even know what a private key is, then you don't really own whatever bitcoin is in there in the first place.

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:38:14 AM

How to define it as 2FA? Thank you for answering me as quickly

since you don't know what it is then it means you don't have it, so don't worry about it.

2FA is an additional way of securing your account on blockchain.info which you have to enable separately inside the settings.

just go back to https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/login and log in your account using the "Wallet-ID" and "password"

if you have generated that address with your account there you are going to see it in your wallet and be able to spend from it.

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How to define it as 2FA? Thank you for answering me as quickly

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:18:29 AM

Quote from: amacar2 on November 27, 2016, 09:06:30 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:03:30 AM

I bought bitcoins via post money orders, I gave money in cash with my itcoins address and I received the money on my wallet

How you have generated that bitcoin address? I mean have you generated using some services like bitaddress.org and than you have imported that to blockchain.info wallet? If so than i think you have actually scanned bitcoin address while importing so it remain as watch only address, you should have scanned private key when importing before. Hope you have printed out bitcoin address detail.... If not i think your bitcoin will stuck in that address and you will not have access to it.

I generated this itcoins address by creating an account on blockchain.info

then go to blockchain.info and sign in with the credential it gave you (the wallet ID and your password and if you set it your 2FA) and then you have access tho your funds and private keys there not any other place.

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I created a blockchain account I was asked to verify my email address, give an indication of passwords etc ...

But I was never given a private key!

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:18:29 AM

Quote from: amacar2 on November 27, 2016, 09:06:30 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:03:30 AM

I bought bitcoins via post money orders, I gave money in cash with my itcoins address and I received the money on my wallet

How you have generated that bitcoin address? I mean have you generated using some services like bitaddress.org and than you have imported that to blockchain.info wallet? If so than i think you have actually scanned bitcoin address while importing so it remain as watch only address, you should have scanned private key when importing before. Hope you have printed out bitcoin address detail.... If not i think your bitcoin will stuck in that address and you will not have access to it.

I generated this itcoins address by creating an account on blockchain.info

More details please. A regular account does not ask for a private key, it comes with one.

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Quote from: amacar2 on November 27, 2016, 09:06:30 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:03:30 AM

I bought bitcoins via post money orders, I gave money in cash with my itcoins address and I received the money on my wallet

How you have generated that bitcoin address? I mean have you generated using some services like bitaddress.org and than you have imported that to blockchain.info wallet? If so than i think you have actually scanned bitcoin address while importing so it remain as watch only address, you should have scanned private key when importing before. Hope you have printed out bitcoin address detail.... If not i think your bitcoin will stuck in that address and you will not have access to it.

I generated this itcoins address by creating an account on blockchain.info

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Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 09:03:30 AM

I bought bitcoins via post money orders, I gave money in cash with my itcoins address and I received the money on my wallet

How you have generated that bitcoin address? I mean have you generated using some services like bitaddress.org and than you have imported that to blockchain.info wallet? If so than i think you have actually scanned bitcoin address while importing so it remain as watch only address, you should have scanned private key when importing before. Hope you have printed out bitcoin address detail.... If not i think your bitcoin will stuck in that address and you will not have access to it.

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Quote from: shorena on November 27, 2016, 08:56:10 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 08:46:43 AM

Quote from: ranochigo on November 27, 2016, 08:39:34 AM

Quote from: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 08:35:22 AM

It is the site blockchain.info that asks me to finalize a transaction because my funds are on an imported address is I would like to put them on my wallet

You imported the address only into Blockchain.info. Transactions cannot be done without a valid signature using the private key that corresponds to the address you are sending the funds from. Where did you get the address from? Do you still have the private key? A private key should start with either 5, K or L.

I buy bitcoin via bitboat, the worry is that I give to receive my bitcoins an old bitcoins address that I had noted on a note I did not know that changing it all the time.

I have never had a private key

Then you never bought bitcoin. An address does not generate itself[1]. Its derived from the private key. Where did you get the address from?

[1] yeah, there are exceptions like burn addresses

I bought bitcoins via post money orders, I gave money in cash with my itcoins address and I received the money on my wallet

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