[Tutorial] Export private key from blockchain.info for bitcoin cash!

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Quote from: Tonnes on August 03, 2017, 05:22:10 PM

First of all, I didn't write this all, but none less, if it works than that's the only thing that counts! Grin

(source will be mentioned at the end of this tutorial)

Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this tutorial. Great.

I am taking the same steps as you described, however I end up with BCC balance of 0. According to blockchair I should have a couple of BCC left as trade of of the hard fork.

Couple of questions (Mnemonic Code Converter):
1) Do you need to change the default 15 words Mnemonic to 12?
2) Do I need to change the default coin from BTC to BCC?

I tried a couple variants, but still end up with zero balance.

Any help, much apriciated.

PS. Before I came across this tutorial I tried just to import the private key provided by Blockchain itself, however electron-cash is than saying: No inputs found. (note that inputs need to be confirmed)

bettlee

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I can confirm that method worked so I have the BCC/BCH in the exchange sent out from my Electron wallet and the other BTC intact in blockchain.info but in a different address from the starting one :-)

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Quote from: Tonnes on August 16, 2017, 08:06:19 AM

The best thing to do is sending your bitcoins to another address on your blockchain.info and after that moving the bitcash from electron to hitbtc

Thanks again, I was thinking that may be the way to go.

Tonnes

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The best thing to do is sending your bitcoins to another address on your blockchain.info and after that moving the bitcash from electron to hitbtc

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Quote from: Tonnes on August 16, 2017, 06:32:10 AM

My recommendations go to hitbtc.com an online exchange

Thanks, I hadn't come across that exchange.

I have a question - If I transfer the BTC from Electron Wallet to HitBTC exchange and I still have BTC under the same blockchain.info wallet will it transfer both, Should I move the blockchain.info BTC to another wallet before sending BTC out of Electron?

Tonnes

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My recommendations go to hitbtc.com an online exchange

bettlee

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Great Tutorial - thanks a lot, the process worked fine for me.
I now have the same amount in BCH in my Electron Wallet.

Just not sure what to do with it now though - can you trade it at this point?

Are others transferring it to a safer wallet, if so which one do you trust?

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This is a good, thorough tutorial for people struggling to claim their BCH. OP you did a good job, on behalf of the community, thank you.

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Thank you very much for sharing this information.

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Quote from: Diezal32 on August 09, 2017, 09:10:56 AM

Not really but I used the one from the electroncash.org site which others have had success with, plus my bitcoins are already moved to other wallets so worst case they can only get to the bitcoin cash. I think it's unlikely because the transactions I'm seeing for bitcoin cash exactly match my transactions I made for my main bitcoins. So either somehow my transactions took place on both blockchains or I'm dong something wrong. The latter seems more plausible because it seems others haven't had an issue with transactions occurring on both blockchains.

Hi Diezal,

I was having the same problems and took a closer look at what was happening. I think the issue has to do with it being an 'Imported Address'. The Private Key that is provided by BlockChain.info for my wallet was displaying a completely different wallet address when entered into Electron Cash.

Luckily I had a paper backup copy I made years ago and my Private Key was completely different to the one they had provided. I entered this into Electron Cash and Bingo. All my BCC is sitting there.

I hope this helps anyone running into the same problem. Had me worried for days.

I have also been experiencing the same issue, my BCC/BCH balance being zero after making a BCH wallet with the private key retrieved through this tutorial. Just a few minutes ago, I finally figured it out and it was as simple as entering "0" not "1" for Address column. I had only one address at the time of the fork. I had imported one paper wallet before, which I eventually archived before the fork took place.

Reference:
https://github.com/OmniLayer/omniwallet/wiki/Exporting-Private-Key-from-Blockchain.info-and-Importing-to-Omniwallet.org

LegitMinner

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awesome tutorial! thank you a lot! it worked fine! make sure to click to generate 12 words not 15 ad default!

Diezal32

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I still can't really figure it out. Tried a bunch of different things, however, it keeps bringing me back to this transaction which appears to show my BCC being transferred to a new address on 8/7 which is the date I transferred my BTC from my blockchain.info wallet to other wallets.

https://blockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/transaction/243370650

If that's actually a valid transaction on the blockchain for BCC, I'm not sure how I would ever figure it out at this point.

Thanks all for trying to help.

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Quote from: Diezal32 on August 09, 2017, 09:10:56 AM

Not really but I used the one from the electroncash.org site which others have had success with, plus my bitcoins are already moved to other wallets so worst case they can only get to the bitcoin cash. I think it's unlikely because the transactions I'm seeing for bitcoin cash exactly match my transactions I made for my main bitcoins. So either somehow my transactions took place on both blockchains or I'm dong something wrong. The latter seems more plausible because it seems others haven't had an issue with transactions occurring on both blockchains.

Hi Diezal,

I was having the same problems and took a closer look at what was happening. I think the issue has to do with it being an 'Imported Address'. The Private Key that is provided by BlockChain.info for my wallet was displaying a completely different wallet address when entered into Electron Cash.

Luckily I had a paper backup copy I made years ago and my Private Key was completely different to the one they had provided. I entered this into Electron Cash and Bingo. All my BCC is sitting there.

I hope this helps anyone running into the same problem. Had me worried for days.

Tonnes

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Quote from: elite3000 on August 09, 2017, 08:07:58 AM

Are you sure the program you linked is secure? You know, if they transfer your recovery stuff through the internet they might be able to get your blockchain.info account and steal all your coins.

Hey!

The first Bip39 generator is an html file that could be viewed openly for any weird reference in the source code.
The wallet that was mentioned, was referred on the official website of bitcoin cash: bitcoincash.org (after clicking go to wallets section and you wil see it mentioned)

Tonnes Wink

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Quote from: Diezal32 on August 09, 2017, 07:46:31 AM

Hi Tonnes - Thanks for following up.

To be more precise I had all my BTC on blockchain.info as of July 25th. Didn't do anything until Aug 7th. On Aug 7th, I moved all my BTC to a completely new wallet, not even on blockchain.info anymore. I assume that would mean my BCC/BCH (Bitcoin Cash) would still remain in my legacy wallet as of July 25th, but when I go through setting up the electron cash wallet, it shows that my BCC balance is zero and it shows my transfer done as of Aug 7th, which I thought wasn't possible.

It almost seems like by transferring my BTC, my BCC was transferred as well and I'm simply not able to figure this out for some reason. The steps don't seem overly complicated and I'm fairly technical, so I can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong, or if by transferring my BTC on aug 7th, I somehow lost my BCC eventhough I understand they're 2 different blockchains that shouldn't communicate with each other.

any advice would be appreciated. Thanks again.

You should still have the bitcoins in your legacy wallet (your wallet until 7th of August)

"I assume that would mean my BCC/BCH (Bitcoin Cash) would still remain in my legacy wallet as of July 25th, but when I go through setting up the electron cash wallet, it shows that my BCC balance is zero and it shows my transfer done as of Aug 7th, which I thought wasn't possible."

Did you obtain your wallet from electroncash.org?

Diezal32

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Not really but I used the one from the electroncash.org site which others have had success with, plus my bitcoins are already moved to other wallets so worst case they can only get to the bitcoin cash. I think it's unlikely because the transactions I'm seeing for bitcoin cash exactly match my transactions I made for my main bitcoins. So either somehow my transactions took place on both blockchains or I'm dong something wrong. The latter seems more plausible because it seems others haven't had an issue with transactions occurring on both blockchains.

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Are you sure the program you linked is secure? You know, if they transfer your recovery stuff through the internet they might be able to get your blockchain.info account and steal all your coins.

Diezal32

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Hi Tonnes - Thanks for following up.

To be more precise I had all my BTC on blockchain.info as of July 25th. Didn't do anything until Aug 7th. On Aug 7th, I moved all my BTC to a completely new wallet, not even on blockchain.info anymore. I assume that would mean my BCC/BCH (Bitcoin Cash) would still remain in my legacy wallet as of July 25th, but when I go through setting up the electron cash wallet, it shows that my BCC balance is zero and it shows my transfer done as of Aug 7th, which I thought wasn't possible.

It almost seems like by transferring my BTC, my BCC was transferred as well and I'm simply not able to figure this out for some reason. The steps don't seem overly complicated and I'm fairly technical, so I can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong, or if by transferring my BTC on aug 7th, I somehow lost my BCC eventhough I understand they're 2 different blockchains that shouldn't communicate with each other.

any advice would be appreciated. Thanks again.

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Quote from: TryNinja on August 08, 2017, 07:48:48 PM

Yes. If someone is asking you for your private keys, it is indeed a scam attempt. But OP is not doing that.

He is only teaching users on how to export private keys from Blockchain and even telling you to use Electron Cash - where he don't have access to your private keys - so you can spend your BCC safely.

I would only call this a scam if OP was telling you to send him those keys (which he is not).

Quote from: warningsigns on August 08, 2017, 08:14:44 PM

OP is simply giving instructional assistance in deriving private keys from a blockchain wallet.

Ok, to you two and Tonnes, I'll rescind my accusation and delete the original post. Sorry for my overreaction. There have been several threads where people claim to be scammed using the exact same process...however in those scenarios I'm assuming they were asked to send the private keys and pass phrase to an individual or a link that was not solely controlled by the exchange.

If you haven't seen these threads recounting theft I'll be happy to share them with you. My intent is only to protect others from becoming the subject to the same unfortunate circumstance.

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Quote from: Celendion on August 05, 2017, 02:00:15 PM

If I send my bitcoin to blockchain now, will I receive bitoincash? Or it only applies to people who store bitcoin from the first

This is a scam. If you give your private keys to ANYONE they will be able to move your coins where every they want. You will get robbed.

Seriously, ignore this shit!

This guy is an idiot. Crying and howling scam when there is no scam being perpetrated. OP is simply giving instructional assistance in deriving private keys from a blockchain wallet.

You can detect idiots easily. No need to meet them face to face.

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Quote from: Celendion on August 05, 2017, 02:00:15 PM

If I send my bitcoin to blockchain now, will I receive bitoincash? Or it only applies to people who store bitcoin from the first

This is a scam. If you give your private keys to ANYONE they will be able to move your coins where every they want. You will get robbed.

Seriously, ignore this shit!

Yes. If someone is asking you for your private keys, it is indeed a scam attempt. But OP is not doing that.

He is only teaching users on how to export private keys from Blockchain and even telling you to use Electron Cash - where he don't have access to your private keys - so you can spend your BCC safely.

I would only call this a scam if OP was telling you to send him those keys (which he is not).

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