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Board Electrum
Merits 7 from 3 users
Re: PLEASE HELP!!! Did I lose my BTC? (Coinbase-Electrum transfer 72h wait)
by
NeuroticFish
on 11/11/2021, 09:37:07 UTC
⭐ Merited by o_e_l_e_o (4) ,pooya87 (2) ,hosseinimr93 (1)
It's definitely not a fake version. I updated, installed, uninstalled. What factors could be involved? I'd like to know if it is indeed compromised and how that could happen. I've had it installed from the official source for years now and this has never happened. I update it frequently. It's unlikely it was Electrum, in my opinion. It just boggles my mind.

If you are sure you've downloaded it from electrum.org and verified the download ( https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/ ) then it's not fake.
It has happened that people got tricked into installing fake Electrum as (fake) update, but that was long ago.
But if you didn't verify the version, you simply don't know for sure.

However, if your money got stolen, most probably the wallet is compromised, hence you should no longer use it. There's also the possibility that your computer is compromised.
If it's not a fake Electrum, give it a thought how did somebody got to get a copy of your seed.
Then, after cleanup/you know the computer is safe, generate a new wallet. Maybe consider acquiring a hardware wallet.