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Re: 4 Bitcoin sent to an unknown address?
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granttw13
on 22/11/2024, 01:30:08 UTC
Thank you!  I read about change address, and am hoping that is the case, but I do not see my coins on the blockchain.com wallet.  So to recover these funds, I should download electrum wallet and import my seed phrase?  Is this safe?
Yes, Electrum is safe.

Electrum official site: https://electrum.org/
Alternative. Bluewallet: https://bluewallet.io/

You can use this guide but do not add passphrase if the wallet does not have it:

On desktop Electrum:
Name your wallet. Click on standard wallet -> I already have a seed -> input the seed phrase and click on 'option' which is below the space you input the seed phrase -> 'check  ✔️ extend the seed with custom words' and select BIP39 seed to proceed. After you click on next, input the passphrase and select the script type. I guess it would be native segwit.

Native segwit bitcoin addresses starts from bc1
Legacy starts from 1
p2sh-segwit starts from 3.

On mobile Electrum:
Name your wallet. Click on standard wallet -> I already have a seed -> input your seed phrase. At the upper right corner, you will see 'Electrum'. Click on it and select BIP39. Scroll down and check ✔️ extend seed with custom words. Input the passphrase in the space below it to continue. Read what I wrote above for the script type. I guess it is native segwit which its bitcoin address starts from bc1.

Restoring it on Bluewallet might be simpler for you:

If it is Bluewallet, after you click on import wallet, you will see three dots (...) at the upper right corner, click on it and check (✔️) passphrase to continue.

So I used my seed to open my wallet using bluewallet, and I do not see those 4 bitcoin in this wallet either, it is the same balance as the blockchain.com wallet, still missing 4 BTC!