That is still not enough reason to not have such a useful feature though. Not to mention that privacy is not a solid reason (it is not like security related reasons).
Maybe the developers of Trust Wallet know that their software is badly configured and makes the change from a not fully spent UTXO move to an address different from the one whose private key you imported. Something like that is possible, I think. That would then be a security risk. Instead of spending time fixing it, it would be easier for them to remove the option of importing a single private key. 
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one could argue that they don't allow importing individual private keys to help in preventing address reuse for privacy reasons.
That is still not enough reason to not have such a useful feature though. Not to mention that privacy is not a solid reason (it is not like security related reasons). Many users have paper wallets they want to import and there is no privacy related issues there.Another case could be someone who just wants to expose a single key from their deterministic cold wallet instead of importing the seed phrase and expose all of it which is also a privacy issue since it will link all those addresses together as they are sent to their servers while syncing.
When you want to import a bitcoin wallet on trustwallet, there is only one option which is secret phrase.
They are either using "secret phrase" and "private key" interchangeably and this guide is about how to import a recovery phrase, or you can do both. Or, it depends on the network. Perhaps it works on Ethereum but not on Bitcoin. There is an old video that shows the private key import process, but again it's for Ethereum, not Bitcoin.
Right. Trustwallet doesn't allow importing a bitcoin private key. When you want to import an ethereum wallet on trustwallet, there are three options. Phrase, keystore and private key.
When you want to import a bitcoin wallet on trustwallet, there is only one option which is secret phrase.
@Perfectbaby
Creating new wallets is easy and free. You don't ever have to use that wallet with a staked address to receive bitcoin. Leave it for that purpose only. My staked address also belongs to a wallet I only created for that purpose.
How to Import a Wallet via Private Key
According to the article, you can only import private keys on the mobile app and for single chains.
Here is the confusing part:
They are either using "secret phrase" and "private key" interchangeably and this guide is about how to import a recovery phrase, or you can do both. Or, it depends on the network. Perhaps it works on Ethereum but not on Bitcoin. There is an old video that shows the private key import process, but again it's for Ethereum, not Bitcoin.
Creating new wallets is easy and free. You don't ever have to use that wallet with a staked address to receive bitcoin. Leave it for that purpose only. My staked address also belongs to a wallet I only created for that purpose.
Trustwallet doesn't allow you to import a bitcoin private key. To import a bitcoin wallet in trustwallet, you need a seed phrase.
I don't use Trust Wallet, so I wouldn't know. I did a quick search on it, though, and this is what I found:How to Import a Wallet via Private Key
According to the article, you can only import private keys on the mobile app and for single chains.
Here is the confusing part:
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Open Trust Wallet and then tap on Settings.
In the Settings screen, you will find here Wallets.
Tap on the “+” sign on the upper right then choose Add existing wallet.
Select Secret phrase
Select the network, in this example – Ethereum.
Choose Private key and paste in your private key. Optionally, you can edit the Wallet name field.
Select Restore wallet
In the Settings screen, you will find here Wallets.
Tap on the “+” sign on the upper right then choose Add existing wallet.
Select Secret phrase
Select the network, in this example – Ethereum.
Choose Private key and paste in your private key. Optionally, you can edit the Wallet name field.
Select Restore wallet
They are either using "secret phrase" and "private key" interchangeably and this guide is about how to import a recovery phrase, or you can do both. Or, it depends on the network. Perhaps it works on Ethereum but not on Bitcoin. There is an old video that shows the private key import process, but again it's for Ethereum, not Bitcoin.
That doesn't work anyway, but however I won't import my seedphrase to any other wallet than Electrum. I understand the security aspect of it and the implication of doing that.
Yes very correct, thanks for the guide and have learnt my lesson never to import in any other place other than Electrum
It relates to Eletrum seed phrase version is not BIP39 that is common with other Bitcoin wallet softwares. BIP39 was developed 2 years after Electrum.Yes very correct, thanks for the guide and have learnt my lesson never to import in any other place other than Electrum
You can not import Electrum seed phrase to most of other Bitcoin wallet softwares.
Electrum Seed Version System
My bad, I imported seedphrase generated from trustwallet to Electrum and it works, but trying the other way round saying invalid numeric.
Since it sounds like you entered your Electrum recovery words in a closed-source piece-of-shit wallet like Trustwallet, I would consider your Electrum wallet now as potentially compromised. If you have funds in your Electrum wallet, I'd create a new Electrum wallet safely and move the funds from the old to the new Electrum wallet.You shouldn't type your recovery words in less trustworthy software than Electrum itself.
That doesn't work anyway, but however I won't import my seedphrase to any other wallet than Electrum. I understand the security aspect of it and the implication of doing that.
You shouldn't enter your seed phrase in another wallet, even if that's as secure as electrum.
With entering your seed phrase into another wallet, you open a new attack vector for hackers and you increase the chance of getting hacked.
With entering your seed phrase into another wallet, you open a new attack vector for hackers and you increase the chance of getting hacked.
Yes very correct, thanks for the guide and have learnt my lesson never to import in any other place other than Electrum
You shouldn't type your recovery words in less trustworthy software than Electrum itself.
You shouldn't enter your seed phrase in another wallet, even if that's as secure as electrum.With entering your seed phrase into another wallet, you open a new attack vector for hackers and you increase the chance of getting hacked.
My bad, I imported seedphrase generated from trustwallet to Electrum and it works, but trying the other way round saying invalid numeric.
Since it sounds like you entered your Electrum recovery words in a closed-source piece-of-shit wallet like Trustwallet, I would consider your Electrum wallet now as potentially compromised. If you have funds in your Electrum wallet, I'd create a new Electrum wallet safely and move the funds from the old to the new Electrum wallet.You shouldn't type your recovery words in less trustworthy software than Electrum itself.
@hosseinimr93 you are very correct, just tried it out and it doesn't work instead I successfully imported using seedphrase.
Or you're mentioning the way he pointed out for the sparrow wallet?
There's no such thing called main address, you can generate unlimited number of addresses for a seed and the first 20 set of addresses created by Electrum as default but you can always create more whenever you want.
@hosseinimr93 you are very correct, just tried it out and it doesn't work instead I successfully imported using seedphrase.
Or you're mentioning the way he pointed out for the sparrow wallet?
There's no such thing called main address, you can generate unlimited number of addresses for a seed and the first 20 set of addresses created by Electrum as default but you can always create more whenever you want.
I think the only way to import private keys to trustwallet is only from when the address is not bitcoin rather Ethereum or binance smartchain, all these allows you to import on trustwallet using private keys but private keys to bitcoin address in trust app doesn't work that way.
@hosseinimr93 you are very correct, just tried it out and it doesn't work instead I successfully imported using seedphrase.
I knew someone that used passphrase on Unstoppable wallet but he has a coin stucked. He could not also see it on Trustwallet. He had no option than to use the private key of the address. He got the private key from Iancoleman but no option to use Trustwallet again for it. Trustwallet was useless for him. The guy later had to use Metamask and manually had to paste the coin smart contract to spend it. I have forgotten some parts of what happened but Trustwallet was so useless. @hosseinimr93 you are very correct, just tried it out and it doesn't work instead I successfully imported using seedphrase.
I have heard Also that the sparrow wallet is also compatible with it but i am not sure.
You can import your electrum wallet file in Sparrow and it will generate your wallet fine, but you can't import a seed phrase that has been generated by electrum in sparrow.The only way I think you can import an electrum generated wallet into something like trustwallet will be actually using the private key of that address
Trustwallet doesn't allow you to import a bitcoin private key. To import a bitcoin wallet in trustwallet, you need a seed phrase.@hosseinimr93 you are very correct, just tried it out and it doesn't work instead I successfully imported using seedphrase.
I have heard Also that the sparrow wallet is also compatible with it but i am not sure.
You can import your electrum wallet file in Sparrow and it will generate your wallet fine, but you can't import a seed phrase that has been generated by electrum in sparrow.The only way I think you can import an electrum generated wallet into something like trustwallet will be actually using the private key of that address
Trustwallet doesn't allow you to import a bitcoin private key. To import a bitcoin wallet in trustwallet, you need a seed phrase. Can this seedphrase be imported on trustwallet app and I can get my fund stored into the first address I staked. However, if this seedphrase is allowed to import in any app then fine for me.
Like I first posted, Electrum seed phrase is not supported on most BIP39 wallet but you can import BIP39 seed phrase on Electrum. As far as I know you can only import Electrum wallet on Bluewallet.But you can import seed phrase that you generated on BIP39 wallet on another BIP39 wallet.
Worth knowing that Trustwallet is a close source wallet and not a reputed bitcoin wallet.
Anyway thank you so much for the clarification.
The only way I think you can import an electrum generated wallet into something like trustwallet will be actually using the private key of that address, either through those tools that can convert the seed phrase into private keys
Using an external tool to do this may compromise the safety of the wallet. Besides, there is really no need to use one as you can export the private key of any of the wallet's addresses directly from Electrum itself. (on mobile, just tap on the address from the addresses list, tap on Tap to show private key then enter your wallet's password). Then you can import it into any other wallet app you
Can this seedphrase be imported on trustwallet app and I can get my fund stored into the first address I staked. However, if this seedphrase is allowed to import in any app then fine for me.
go through Link if you have time..
Secondly, Trust wallet uses BIP39 seed which means you can import it on Electrum (not advisable though) but doing the opposite is not going to work.. why??
The seed might look like it's Bip39 but Electrum does not generate a BIP39 type of seed instead they use seed version....
You can read to understand btter : https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/seedphrase.html
I created an Electrum wallet to stake my bitcoin address on this forum but after creation I go the address section and saw series of addresses, I then copied the first address. I am assumed that is the main address, maybe if I decided to import my wallet in other wallet app that is not electrum would the first address show up or it would be randomly filtered out the one with fund inside. If so would it affect me in time to come?
You don’t have anything to worry about because, the address there are all main address as you put it, you can choose just any of them and with the seed phrase all the addresses will be recovered anytime you want. The Main reason why you see many address addresses on that wallet is because electrum just like numerous wallets now are HD wallets that generate multiple private keys and address from one single seed phrase.
So if ever Funds are sent to the staked address you can recover using the seed phrase but with electrum seed phrase a bit custom seed phrase you would need to make use of electrum wallet it self or the blue wallet which is actually compatible with the seed phrase. I have heard Also that the sparrow wallet is also compatible with it but i am not sure. The trustwallet though is not compatible with it, but its seed phrase (BIP 39 format) can be imported to electrum.
The only way I think you can import an electrum generated wallet into something like trustwallet will be actually using the private key of that address, either through those tools that can convert the seed phrase into private keys, but this is not necessary no need to use trustwallet
Can this seedphrase be imported on trustwallet app and I can get my fund stored into the first address I staked. However, if this seedphrase is allowed to import in any app then fine for me.
Like I first posted, Electrum seed phrase is not supported on most BIP39 wallet but you can import BIP39 seed phrase on Electrum. As far as I know you can only import Electrum wallet on Bluewallet.But you can import seed phrase that you generated on BIP39 wallet on another BIP39 wallet.
Worth knowing that Trustwallet is a close source wallet and not a reputed bitcoin wallet.
Each address has private key. The private key is important in signing bitcoin message which you used to stake your address on this forum. You can use any of the addresses as long as you have the seed phrase. The seed phrase can generate the keys needed for the signing.
Most BIP39 wallets are not compatible with Electum seed phrase. But you can import BIP39 seed phrase on Electrum wallet.
Although , you can import Electrum seed phrase on Bluewallet which is the only BIP39 wallet that I know that supports Electum seed phrase import. Yes it would work.
Can this seedphrase be imported on trustwallet app and I can get my fund stored into the first address I staked. However, if this seedphrase is allowed to import in any app then fine for me. Most BIP39 wallets are not compatible with Electum seed phrase. But you can import BIP39 seed phrase on Electrum wallet.
Although , you can import Electrum seed phrase on Bluewallet which is the only BIP39 wallet that I know that supports Electum seed phrase import. Yes it would work.
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