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Title: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 12:55:58 PM 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Omura on November 27, 2016, 01:01:30 PM Where are you trying to buy bitcoins?
Sounds like a scam because you should never give away your private key, a BTC address should be enough for them to send BTC to you. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 01:13:53 PM 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: KenR on November 27, 2016, 01:14:03 PM 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 01:20:50 PM 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 It is a wallet blockchain.info it is safe normally i even download the app on phone no worries Title: Re: Private key? Post by: clickerz on November 27, 2016, 01:27:03 PM Where are you trying to buy bitcoins? Sounds like a scam because you should never give away your private key, a BTC address should be enough for them to send BTC to you. I think its a red flag on me, since why would they ask a private keys in the first place? Private keys should be a secret and it is only you as possible must owned and store it.Giving your private keys to other person is just like giving keys to the burglars. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 01:27:42 PM When I have send bitcoins address (because this is an imported address) to "my wallet" they tell me
"This action requires a private key for the address itcoins ....... please scan the QR Title: Re: Private key? Post by: KenR on November 27, 2016, 01:33:20 PM When I have send bitcoins address (because this is an imported address) to "my wallet" they tell me Yes, that makes sense because I just found out that is a mandatory step for imported addresses.How else would you import an address without a private key otherwise ? "This action requires a private key for the address itcoins ....... please scan the QR Quote from their FAQ page : Quote Import / Export Multiple Private Key Formats - Mini private keys, Wallet Import Format, Base58, Base64 and Hex. Watch Only - Watch Only addresses allow you to view transactions at an address without storing the private key in your wallet. Brain Wallet - Generate A private key from a passphrase. Import From QR Code - Scan A private key using a webcam. Import Wallet Files - Vanitygen, blockchain.info and multibit .key files supported. Export Encrypted or Unencrypted. JSON RPC Import - Import / Export using the bitcoind JSON RPC API Paper Wallets Sign Message - Sign a message to prove you own a bitcoin address. Verify Message - Verify the owner of a bitcoin address. Import Bitcoin-Qt Wallet - Import keys from a wallet.dat file. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 01:35:22 PM 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
Title: Re: Private key? Post by: BitcoinHodler on November 27, 2016, 01:36:16 PM Private key is like your password for your email address. you can give your email to others and they send you email but in order for you to send email you need password to log in.
so here when you imported your bitcoin address (starting with 1 or 3) into your wallet it only imported the "address" which is a public thing and you can only see the balance. if you want to spend your coins, you need your private key. also be careful what you are using, if it is a real wallet and you are sure about security of it (downloaded from right source,...) then import your private key and spend the coins otherwise first make sure and then do it. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: KenR on November 27, 2016, 01:37:42 PM 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 Did you even read my comments above? That answers all your questions.Stop spamming with multiple posts.Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Omura on November 27, 2016, 01:39:08 PM When I have send bitcoins address (because this is an imported address) to "my wallet" they tell me "This action requires a private key for the address itcoins ....... please scan the QR Sounds like you have a watch only address, I think you can find the QR code on your phone app. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: ranochigo on November 27, 2016, 01:39:34 PM 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.Title: Re: Private key? Post by: dothebeats on November 27, 2016, 01:42:55 PM You have the app yet you cannot do transactions using that app? What, have you imported a watch-only address? Upon downloading a wallet app, it comes with a private key already, even blockchain.info app has that. It might have been that you are using a wallet that is watch-only and cannot be used to spend coins, only receive coins and you cannot do anything to those coins being received, hence the term "watch-only".
Are there already coins in the address? Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 01:46:43 PM 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 have never had a private key Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 01:54:23 PM You have the app yet you cannot do transactions using that app? What, have you imported a watch-only address? Upon downloading a wallet app, it comes with a private key already, even blockchain.info app has that. It might have been that you are using a wallet that is watch-only and cannot be used to spend coins, only receive coins and you cannot do anything to those coins being received, hence the term "watch-only". Are there already coins in the address? Yes I have more than 200 euros on my wallet Title: Re: Private key? Post by: shorena on November 27, 2016, 01:56:10 PM 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 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 02:03:30 PM 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 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: amacar2 on November 27, 2016, 02:06:30 PM 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.Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 02:18:29 PM 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: shorena on November 27, 2016, 02:20:41 PM 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.More details please. A regular account does not ask for a private key, it comes with one. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 02:27:36 PM 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! Title: Re: Private key? Post by: talkbitcoin on November 27, 2016, 02:28:00 PM 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.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. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 02:38:14 PM How to define it as 2FA? Thank you for answering me as quickly
Title: Re: Private key? Post by: talkbitcoin on November 27, 2016, 02:43:55 PM 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. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: dothebeats on November 27, 2016, 02:55:38 PM 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 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. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 03:07:34 PM 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 03:15:57 PM 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: rapazev on November 27, 2016, 03:28:40 PM 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"? I created a blockchain account I was asked to verify my email address, give an indication of passwords etc ... 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. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 07:09:16 PM 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) Title: Re: Private key? Post by: jak3 on November 27, 2016, 07:23:32 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
Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 07:27:12 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: putoamo63 on November 27, 2016, 10:54:15 PM It sound like a scam, where did you try to buy those bitcoins?
Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Mike1313 on November 27, 2016, 10:59:27 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Omura on November 27, 2016, 11:42:52 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 Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Digitalbitcoin on January 09, 2017, 01:09:27 PM 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. Title: Re: Private key? Post by: Stroto on January 09, 2017, 01:37:49 PM 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. |