Quote from: cryptapus on May 20, 2017, 03:23:36 AM

Quote from: cragv on May 19, 2017, 09:54:39 PM

Big thanks to Learminer for his help here and in Telegram! For anyone else in future, he put me onto this git repository: https://github.com/bitcoinjs/bs58check (and suggested I download the github repo, make a new file (e.g. app.js) and then simply include the demo code from the github page).

Quote from: cryptapus on May 19, 2017, 12:17:57 PM

Quote from: cragv on May 19, 2017, 12:03:36 AM

...it appears my private key is stored in unencrypted Base58 format (58 character private key, starts with '6') and I need to convert it to Bitcoin-qt format.

Hi,

Please try to import the private key in Electrum_uno. It seems to usually do a good job picking the correct format... Also, what is the first character of the string of the private key? Don't post more than the first character obviously.

And my sincere thanks for checking in with this gem, cryptapus, I really appreciate it! I'd forgotten about Electrum_uno. It's been awhile since I've been in a crypto mindset. I'll absolutely give this a go if Learminer's method falls through (I've already made headway on that one, though won't get to finishing the process until I'm back at a computer later today. Big work weekend here! Thanks again

EDIT: cryptapus, THANK YOU!! I just did it by Sweeping the wallet and pasting its public key in the Address box and putting the private key in hexadecimal format in the Private Key box (after simply pasting it in base58 format didn't work) and FINALLY, I'm staring at the balance in the wallet! YES!! Cheesy

Thanks again guys.

EDIT 2: cryptapus, I can see the two transactions but the wallet is in 'watching mode':

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How would I get this to an active mode so I can send the UNO to another address? I tried finding my way with the console but I'm struggling a bit, here. Thanks for any advice you can offer here. -C.

Ah, I think you probably imported your public key.... Try to create a new wallet and import the string of digits that begins with "6", I think that's your private key in base64 format. If that fails, go to the paperwallet generator and click on the "Wallet Details" tab. Then enter the "6" string in the box and "View Details". You can there get the private key in base58 WIF format (either compressed or not will work) that can be imported in either Qt or electrum.

Edit: you can tell if it's base64 format if it has any of these characters: "/+=O0I" Base58 is missing them and is used for WIF since these can be mistaken when writing them by hand.

Heh, thank you

I feel silly! Will give that a spin soon as I can this afternoon. Ta!