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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Altcoin Discussion => Topic started by: Qualitat on January 25, 2018, 05:44:35 PM



Title: Sending Bitcoin to Bitcoin Cash address, restore without private key
Post by: Qualitat on January 25, 2018, 05:44:35 PM
Hello everybody

I need help.

I use blocktrail.com for accept payment in my site by bitcoin cash.

Steps: 1. Generate bitcoin cash address 2. Sending bitcoin cash to generated address

One of customer sent bitcoin (BTC) to bitcoin cash address, and the address is available. Look at https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/address/35HSWxagkcWxsEgDh3EWE6A1n3THyM1mqC/transactions

Question. How can I get these bitcoins?

I haven't got private key from bitcoin cash wallet, but I have got restore-file "Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Data Sheet". I guess that file can be use to restore only bitcoin cash wallet.

Any ideas?

Thanks


Title: Re: Sending Bitcoin to Bitcoin Cash address, restore without private key
Post by: AdolfinWolf on January 25, 2018, 05:48:49 PM
I need help.

I use blocktrail.com for accept payment in my site by bitcoin cash.

Steps: 1. Generate bitcoin cash address 2. Sending bitcoin cash to generated address

One of customer sent bitcoin (BTC) to bitcoin cash address, and the address is available. Look at https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/address/35HSWxagkcWxsEgDh3EWE6A1n3THyM1mqC/transactions

Question. How can I get these bitcoins?

I haven't got private key from bitcoin cash wallet, but I have got restore-file "Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Data Sheet". I guess that file can be use to restore only bitcoin cash wallet.

Any ideas?

Thanks

I am not sure exactly how the blocktrail.com wallet works, but if i were you i'd indeed try to restore the bitcoin cash wallet, then see if you can get the private key from the adress that way, and import it in a bitcoin-compatible wallet such as Electrum (https://electrum.org/#home) Or bitcoin Core (https://bitcoin.org/en/download).

( Bitcoin cash and bitcoin adresses/private keys are derivated/generated exactly the same way. Although i guess their seed derivation could be different,?)

You mean this recovery tool right? https://recovery.blocktrail.com/

EDIT: also, are you sure that is a bitcoin cash adress? looks like a segwit adress to me..?