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pooya87

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Quote from: t00nces22 on February 14, 2021, 06:48:36 AM

I have two keys. One appears to be the first type of hash and the other is the second hash.
Again, I need to get the hash where I can beat it up with passphrases until I can unlock it.

I'm assuming by "hash" you mean "string" because you don't need a hash. Private keys are numbers that are encoded using the common encoding methods I posted above and the resulting "strings" look like the examples with a specific starting character.
If you already have a string that looks like the first and second cases that start with letters 5, L or K then there is no passphrase needed. These strings ARE your private keys. Import them in Electrum as explained in previous comment.

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Quote from: t00nces22 on February 14, 2021, 06:48:36 AM

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It seems the first hash is your public key and the second one your private key. If so, you are good. To get access to your Bitcoins you need to import the private key into a wallet. I recommend Electrum wallet. Download and install it and follow the step-by-step tutorial[1] to import your private key.

[1] https://bitcoinelectrum.com/importing-your-private-keys-into-electrum/

t00nces22

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Quote from: TryNinja on February 13, 2021, 07:37:03 PM

Is your paper wallet a private-key (weird big string) or a backup seed (list of words)? How did you generate it?

You should be able to download Electrum (ELECTRUM.ORG), optionally verify the file signature for extra security (quick guide here) and import the private-key or seed to restore the wallet.

I don't remember how it was generated. I generated it after BTC took a big hit and stuck it in a safety deposit box. I need to be able to put the hash where I can try several different passphrases to try to unlock it. I don't remember which one I used, but there are only so many I would have used.

Quote from: bitcoinermatt on February 13, 2021, 08:04:35 PM

If your wallet has a private key (long string), you can go on Blockchain.com and import the wallet there by entering the private key (If it has a QR code, you can scan it.) then, import the wallet from there using the private key and you will now be able to withdraw from this wallet's balance.

How do I import the key to a place I can try to open the coin with pass phrases?

Quote from: pooya87 on February 14, 2021, 01:23:52 AM

To clarify your private key can look like any of the following:
Base58 uncompressed private key (note the first character)
5Kb8kLf9zgWQnogidDA76MzPL6TsZZY36hWXMssSzNydYXYB9KF
Can be imported in any wallet that has the import option

Base58 compressed private key (note the first character it can also be K)
L53fCHmQhbNp1B4JipfBtfeHZH7cAibzG9oK19XfiFzxHgAkz6JK
Can be imported in any wallet that has the import option

Hexadecimal private key (note the length is 64 and characters are 0-9 and a-f)
E9873D79C6D87DC0FB6A5778633389F4453213303DA61F20BD67FC233AA33262
Has to be converted to a base58 (WIF) private key like the 2 examples above before the wallets accept it. To do that you could use this open source tool: https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org (run offline)

Base58 encrypted private key using BIP38 (note the first 2 characters)
6PRW8vhrsbZJdZDtVCKtfnPoN7ecWKraUagCDg7M9APkNGMxx3fbwMkysT
In this case you also must have the password that were used to encrypt this key and some wallets don't accept this type so it has to be decrypted first before you can import it in a wallet. You can use the bitaddress.org tool to decrypt it.
Password used here is "123" in case you want to test decrypting in that tool.

I have two keys. One appears to be the first type of hash and the other is the second hash.

Again, I need to get the hash where I can beat it up with passphrases until I can unlock it.

Thank you to all three of you.

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Quote from: TryNinja on February 13, 2021, 07:37:03 PM

Is your paper wallet a private-key (weird big string) or a backup seed (list of words)?

To clarify your private key can look like any of the following:
Base58 uncompressed private key (note the first character)
5Kb8kLf9zgWQnogidDA76MzPL6TsZZY36hWXMssSzNydYXYB9KF
Can be imported in any wallet that has the import option

Base58 compressed private key (note the first character it can also be K)
L53fCHmQhbNp1B4JipfBtfeHZH7cAibzG9oK19XfiFzxHgAkz6JK
Can be imported in any wallet that has the import option

Hexadecimal private key (note the length is 64 and characters are 0-9 and a-f)
E9873D79C6D87DC0FB6A5778633389F4453213303DA61F20BD67FC233AA33262
Has to be converted to a base58 (WIF) private key like the 2 examples above before the wallets accept it. To do that you could use this open source tool: https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org (run offline)

Base58 encrypted private key using BIP38 (note the first 2 characters)
6PRW8vhrsbZJdZDtVCKtfnPoN7ecWKraUagCDg7M9APkNGMxx3fbwMkysT
In this case you also must have the password that were used to encrypt this key and some wallets don't accept this type so it has to be decrypted first before you can import it in a wallet. You can use the bitaddress.org tool to decrypt it.
Password used here is "123" in case you want to test decrypting in that tool.

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If your wallet has a private key (long string), you can go on Blockchain.com and import the wallet there by entering the private key (If it has a QR code, you can scan it.) then, import the wallet from there using the private key and you will now be able to withdraw from this wallet's balance.

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Is your paper wallet a private-key (weird big string) or a backup seed (list of words)? How did you generate it?

You should be able to download Electrum (ELECTRUM.ORG), optionally verify the file signature for extra security (quick guide here) and import the private-key or seed to restore the wallet.

t00nces22

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Years ago I sent one BTC into a paper wallet and I would like to get it back out where I can access it. I don't remember how to check the hash and how to send it back where I can cash it out (not that I want to at this point) but I would like to get it into an active wallet where I can use it to trade. Any guidance would be appreciated... And I mean that. If you can help me, I'll send you $20 LTC or ETH or BTC.

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