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PLEASE HELP!!! Did I lose my BTC? (Coinbase-Electrum transfer 72h wait)
by
Kittn2
on 11/11/2021, 06:31:12 UTC
⭐ Merited by o_e_l_e_o (4) ,OmegaStarScream (4) ,ETFbitcoin (1)
Apologies for the desperate title, but I'm sure you can understand how I feel right now.

My situation is as follows:

>> I have an account with Coinbase I have been using for a while as a wallet
>> Recently lost faith in them because they suck.
>> I am switching to Electrum
>> I buy my bitcoins from LocalBitcoins, as it's safer
>> Some days ago I bought BTC from LB
>> LB don't allow sending to Electrum
>> I thought what the hell, I'll send to CB first and then move it all at once
>> Transaction from LB to CB goes smoothly
>> Transaction from CB to Electrum is delayed for 72h
>> This is because they wanted extra info and I didn't wanna do it, since I am leaving them anyway
>> 72h is no biggie, so I wait
>> Transfer was gonna go out (according to CB) at 2:11 PM
>> I get a text with a confirmation number, but I'm not anywhere near my computer so I can't check what that's about
>> As soon as I get home, I check, and my BTC on CB were converted back to my local currency (SEK)
>> Couldn't convert it to BTC tho
>> Next morning, email says my transaction went through
>> I look in Electrum, no BTC
>> The transfer from CB to Electrum DID happen
>> HOWEVER after the CB deposit, there is a withdrawal of the same amount appearing in my Electrum history
>> WTF just happened, my Electrum is up to date and everything.
>> Blockchains shows my coins bounced from Electrum to another address
>> Did I lose my coins? How did it happen?
>> I read about people who had similar problems with CB and Electrum transfers when asked to wait 72h but got their coins eventually
>> HELP

Relevant info:

CB address:  3DbKSoRVUGPC5YryCQu68CSNp8phyugTaa
Electrum address:  bc1q99v9gq7ev4qunk60a3u2ckdl79tjjrgf8z7zw3

Sorry for the long post! If you need more info, just ask.

Sincerely shitting bricks,
Me