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Re: Bitcoin Core generates wrong private key?
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daniela1968
on 18/02/2021, 10:43:53 UTC
⭐ Merited by LoyceV (2)
4. Open console and dump priv key for that address

How are you exporting the private key? Did you run dumpprivkey YOUR_ADDRESS?

Can you try creating a new Bitcoin Core wallet, and then importing that private key into the new wallet using importprivkey, and see if the new wallet shows a different address?

Alternatively it's possible that in Electrum you pasted the private key without putting p2wpkh: in front of it. If you don't do that then you might generate an address starting with a "1" or "3" instead of native segwit's bc1.

Hi, i am sorry to side rail this but i think this is part of the solution to my problem. I have been have problems with Blockchain,com verification emails. I have some cold storage paper wallets that i was looking to import there but with all the problems i am leary about this. I have a new computer so am just downloading the newest bitcoin QT however need help please to import my private keys from the paper wallet one the core has fully loaded . Is this possible?
I see all your instructions above but am really not very tech savy , could you give me a little more detail to this please. thanks