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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Altcoin Discussion => Topic started by: frga13 on April 16, 2013, 07:04:08 PM



Title: Bytecoins private keys
Post by: frga13 on April 16, 2013, 07:04:08 PM
How to export private key from bytecoin-qt wallet?
Is there a vanity gen for bytecoins? or/and online wallet?


EDIT: If anyone interested
You can't create vanity address for Bytecoin with Vanitygen (at least for now)
There is no online wallet for Bytecoin (at least for now)

If you want to export private key from wallet (bytecoin-qt) use command:
dumpprivkey yourBTEaddress

If your wallet is encrypted then you must use:
walletpassphrase <passphrase> <time in seconds to keep wallet open>
and then
dumpprivkey yourBTEaddress

For importing bytecoin address in wallet use command:
importprivkey yourPRIVATEkey "address label"

PS commands are entered into Bytecoin-qt console (Help => Debug = Console tab)

I know that this is well known for "bitcoiners" but this is the new generation of cryptocoiners   8)


Title: Re: Bytecoins private keys
Post by: frga13 on April 16, 2013, 09:37:11 PM
How to export private key from bytecoin-qt wallet?
Is there a vanity gen for bytecoins? or/and online wallet?

You shouldn't need a vanitygen for bytecoin, just use vanitygen.

and then what? just replace 1 for 8?  8)


Title: Re: Bytecoins private keys
Post by: frga13 on April 16, 2013, 10:26:55 PM
I saw it for namecoin and bitcoin testnet...

what about bytcoin? which switch is it?


Title: Re: Bytecoins private keys
Post by: Remember remember the 5th of November on April 16, 2013, 10:46:32 PM
I don't think Vanitygen can switch the prefix for private keys. It can only do so for public keys i.e address. To create an address starting with 8, try -X 18, but it will likely not be valid for importing.

More info right here https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_address_prefixes


Title: Re: Bytecoins private keys
Post by: frga13 on April 16, 2013, 11:22:51 PM
I don't think Vanitygen can switch the prefix for private keys. It can only do so for public keys i.e address. To create an address starting with 8, try -X 18, but it will likely not be valid for importing.

You are right.
I generated address (vanitygen -X 18 8Frga) but when I tryed to import private key in qt it said Invalid private key...