Bitcoin Forum
June 14, 2024, 09:29:01 AM *
News: Voting for pizza day contest
 
   Home   Help Search Login Register More  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: [HELP] Import web wallet to Bitcoin core.  (Read 1001 times)
Rboxer (OP)
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 43
Merit: 0


View Profile
August 02, 2014, 06:02:03 AM
 #1

Hi buddys,

Anyone know how to import a web wallet from Blockchain to Bitcoin core.

Thanks
Envrin
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Activity: 318
Merit: 251



View Profile
August 02, 2014, 06:21:58 AM
 #2


Do you have the private keys (preferably in WIF format)?  If so, it's easy.  Just type:

bitcoind importprivkey WIF_KEY false

Except for the last private key you import.  For that one, change "false" to "true".

Rboxer (OP)
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 43
Merit: 0


View Profile
August 02, 2014, 07:06:52 AM
 #3

Yes i have the private key. in AES format

And where i type bitcoind importprivkey WIF_KEY false ?
btchris
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Activity: 672
Merit: 504

a.k.a. gurnec on GitHub


View Profile WWW
August 02, 2014, 05:30:08 PM
 #4

Yes i have the private key. in AES format

And where i type bitcoind importprivkey WIF_KEY false ?

You'll need them in unencrypted format. The easiest way to get them is to log into Blockchain, go to Import / Export, then Export Unencrypted, and finally choose Bitcoin-Qt format. The private keys are the text that come after each "priv" element, and usually start with a 5 (but might start with an L or K).

If you're running the "normal" graphical version of Bitcoin, you can go to the Help menu, choose Debug window, and then click the Console tab. You can type the importprivkey commands into this window. For an example, type in: help importprivkey

Edited to add: it's much safer to simply send your Bitcoin from Blockchain to you desktop wallet. The problem with exporting/importing is that you're dealing with unencrypted keys, which might get saved to the browser's cache for example, and might get later stolen by malware. It may sound far-fetched, but as they say, "better safe than sorry."
Rboxer (OP)
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 43
Merit: 0


View Profile
August 03, 2014, 10:51:06 PM
 #5

Ok thank you for your kind help Smiley
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!