How to move my wallet from blockchain.info to an other provider?

[rkandrades]

Hi...

I am facing a lot of problems with one of my wallets in blockchain.info.

I would like to know how to move it to an other provide bringging all my bitcoins and still receiving my faucet referral earnings normally.

Is it simple?

To what new wallet provider should I move? What are the best ones?

Thx.

[jacee]

Hi...

I am facing a lot of problems with one of my wallets in blockchain.info.

I would like to know how to move it to an other provide bringging all my bitcoins and still receiving my faucet referral earnings normally.

Is it simple?

To what new wallet provider should I move? What are the best ones?

Thx.

You will need to export your private keys and import it to another client that supports importing of private keys.
You can try Electrum, bitcoincore or Multibit.

[Rude Boy]

It is not recommended to use any online wallet. Especially blockchain.info. Even bitcoin.org too removed blockchain.info from their web wallet page.
Choose yourself a wallet -> https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet  and import private keys of blockchain.info wallet to the selected wallet

[rkandrades]

Of course cold wallets are the safest way to keep bitcoins.

The problem is that I don't want to download 20GB of transactions to my notebook...

I do prefer a online wallet for now.

[Rude Boy]

Of course cold wallets are the safest way to keep bitcoins.

The problem is that I don't want to download 20GB of transactions to my notebook...

I do prefer a online wallet for now.

try multibit HD, bither,electrum. You don't need to download whole blockchain.

[rkandrades]

Of course cold wallets are the safest way to keep bitcoins.

The problem is that I don't want to download 20GB of transactions to my notebook...

I do prefer a online wallet for now.

try multibit HD, bither,electrum. You don't need to download whole blockchain.

I will try electrum then.

What to you think about BitGo? Is it a good option?

[Rude Boy]

Of course cold wallets are the safest way to keep bitcoins.

The problem is that I don't want to download 20GB of transactions to my notebook...

I do prefer a online wallet for now.

try multibit HD, bither,electrum. You don't need to download whole blockchain.

I will try electrum then.

What to you think about BitGo? Is it a good option?

yeah! That too a good option, if you use bitgo extension (bitgo doesn't have  software other than browser extension). I've tried bitgo web wallet only.

[zodiac3011]

Every online web wallet service has an option to export the private key somewhere in many format (don't really remember what is correct) so find out what's the right one. However using online wallet is never a safe choice. I suggest using bitcoin core, electrum or multibit which is less vulnerable than online service

[kydranel]

i was wondering, can i have multiple accounts on one block chain? u know like some strategies on this bitcoin series.

[mocacinno]

Everybody is suggesting electrum... Altough it is a great choice (i'm using electrum and multibit HD myself), i don't think they have the option to import private keys... At least not from the GUI, maybe there's a python script that allows you to do this, but i'm not really aware of one.

I think their keys are always generated from the seed, so no "outside" keys can be imported...

There would be 2 options:
- use bitcoin core (and download the full blockchaing). It allows you to import your private keys. It might not be 100% safe, since you exported your keys from a website!
- download electrum, just run it, generate a seed, generate new keys and addresses, and transfer the bitcoins you have in blockchain to the new address. This is the safest option imo, unless your address from blockchain is known as a tipjar, or a public address that receives frequent coins... In that case you're more or less stuck with the first option.

[zodiac3011]

Everybody is suggesting electrum... Altough it is a great choice (i'm using electrum and multibit HD myself), i don't think they have the option to import private keys... At least not from the GUI, maybe there's a python script that allows you to do this, but i'm not really aware of one.

I think their keys are always generated from the seed, so no "outside" keys can be imported...

There would be 2 options:
- use bitcoin core (and download the full blockchaing). It allows you to import your private keys. It might not be 100% safe, since you exported your keys from a website!
- download electrum, just run it, generate a seed, generate new keys and addresses, and transfer the bitcoins you have in blockchain to the new address. This is the safest option imo, unless your address from blockchain is known as a tipjar, or a public address that receives frequent coins... In that case you're more or less stuck with the first option.

it does have the option to import and even export. I used to export my key from the blockchain and add it to electrum. and you can do vice versa too!

[mocacinno]

Everybody is suggesting electrum... Altough it is a great choice (i'm using electrum and multibit HD myself), i don't think they have the option to import private keys... At least not from the GUI, maybe there's a python script that allows you to do this, but i'm not really aware of one.

I think their keys are always generated from the seed, so no "outside" keys can be imported...

There would be 2 options:
- use bitcoin core (and download the full blockchaing). It allows you to import your private keys. It might not be 100% safe, since you exported your keys from a website!
- download electrum, just run it, generate a seed, generate new keys and addresses, and transfer the bitcoins you have in blockchain to the new address. This is the safest option imo, unless your address from blockchain is known as a tipjar, or a public address that receives frequent coins... In that case you're more or less stuck with the first option.

it does have the option to import and even export. I used to export my key from the blockchain and add it to electrum. and you can do vice versa too!

I believe you, but i'm looking at the official windows portable electrum 2.5.1.
If i go to wallet => private keys, i have the option to sweep or to export them... If i sweep them, i'll just send the coins to an electrum address, right? The keys aren't imported, just used to transfer all the coins? It's just the automatic version of making a wallet, and sending the coins over?

I might be mistaking, i've never had many coins on webwallets, and i transferred them to electrum and multibit hd a while ago...

[zodiac3011]

Everybody is suggesting electrum... Altough it is a great choice (i'm using electrum and multibit HD myself), i don't think they have the option to import private keys... At least not from the GUI, maybe there's a python script that allows you to do this, but i'm not really aware of one.

I think their keys are always generated from the seed, so no "outside" keys can be imported...

There would be 2 options:
- use bitcoin core (and download the full blockchaing). It allows you to import your private keys. It might not be 100% safe, since you exported your keys from a website!
- download electrum, just run it, generate a seed, generate new keys and addresses, and transfer the bitcoins you have in blockchain to the new address. This is the safest option imo, unless your address from blockchain is known as a tipjar, or a public address that receives frequent coins... In that case you're more or less stuck with the first option.

it does have the option to import and even export. I used to export my key from the blockchain and add it to electrum. and you can do vice versa too!

I believe you, but i'm looking at the official windows portable electrum 2.5.1.
If i go to wallet => private keys, i have the option to sweep or to export them... If i sweep them, i'll just send the coins to an electrum address, right? The keys aren't imported, just used to transfer all the coins? It's just the automatic version of making a wallet, and sending the coins over?

I might be mistaking, i've never had many coins on webwallets, and i transferred them to electrum and multibit hd a while ago...

I am using the install version of electrum and at the same section you described I got the import option. So I think somehow the portable one is unable to do this...

[ikydesu]

Hi...

I am facing a lot of problems with one of my wallets in blockchain.info.

I would like to know how to move it to an other provide bringging all my bitcoins and still receiving my faucet referral earnings normally.

Is it simple?

To what new wallet provider should I move? What are the best ones?

Thx.

Export you private keys, and use electrum or multibit, i prefer to electum. Some useful thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=594570.0

[mocacinno]

I am using the install version of electrum and at the same section you described I got the import option. So I think somehow the portable one is unable to do this...

That's probably it... Sorry to spread confusion, i've never had the installed version (only portable).

[zodiac3011]

I am using the install version of electrum and at the same section you described I got the import option. So I think somehow the portable one is unable to do this...

That's probably it... Sorry to spread confusion, i've never had the installed version (only portable).

that's totally fine. Now you know it you can switch to that and export the priveate then hide it somewhere if you like

[mocacinno]

I am using the install version of electrum and at the same section you described I got the import option. So I think somehow the portable one is unable to do this...

That's probably it... Sorry to spread confusion, i've never had the installed version (only portable).

that's totally fine. Now you know it you can switch to that and export the priveate then hide it somewhere if you like

Well, the portable version does allow you to export your keys, just not importing new ones... It allows you to sweep private keys tough
I've written down the seed on a piece of paper, that's safe enough for the amount of coins i'm holding

[medUSA]

I think their keys are always generated from the seed, so no "outside" keys can be imported...

You are correct. Electrum do not allow importing private keys into HD wallets. If any one want to import private keys into Electrum, he would have to create another new wallet file. So, running 1 Electrum installation loading 2 different wallet files.

[jt byte]

If you want to use again web wallets then i would suggest coinbase,
But they do not offer to import neither export the private keys.
Only transfer the balance to the coinbase address and you are good(not better/best)

[Yerm]

i suggest electrum,but dont keep ALL of your coins on the wallet i tend to only keep around 5% of my coins on my wallet, the rest in a paper wallet