This method worked as well. I don't understand why uncompressed WIF keys worked 15% of the time, but others didn't. As I replied to hazukison above, I have offered 1BTC for solution while being in panic mode. I don't take my words back, but would you agree to receiving 0.1 instead, considering the solution didn't require much research? Let me know if you think it's fair/unfair. I don't want anybody to feel mistreated and really appreciate both of you trying to help me out of a very unpleasant situation.
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Re: Lost access to bitcoins on paper wallets generated via bitaddress.org
It worked on test paper wallets. I need to check if it works with all my other 200 wallets. Meanwhile the thread is closed. I will contact contributors a bit later to arrange rewards.
Not sure we helped greatly but glad you've sorted it. Drop me an address and I can send you that 0.004614 I swept from your original post.
You did! I panicked when my original method that worked in the beginning didn't perform on other wallets (importing Private Keys WIF51 characters base58, starts with a '5') so the stress blurred my mind and I couldn't think straight, it didn't occur to me to use WIF compressed keys, and the only wallets that import I had were blockchain.info and electrum, that didn't work for either of them.
I know I started this thread offering 1BTC to whoever finds a step by step solution, but it was also my panic mode. I don't take my words back, but considering the solution was easy, would you agree to receive a smaller compensation, let's say 0.1 btc? I would gladly send the same amount to achow101 since his solution worked too and you guys both replied around the same time. Do you think that would be fair/unfair?
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uidge
on 17/08/2017, 23:29:52 UTC
It worked on test paper wallets. I need to check if it works with all my other 200 wallets. Meanwhile the thread is closed. I will contact contributors a bit later to arrange rewards.
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Re: Lost access to bitcoins on paper wallets generated via bitaddress.org, BOUNTY 1B
Where can I import/swipe it? Electrum does not recognize them.
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Lost access to bitcoins on paper wallets generated via bitaddress.org
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uidge
on 17/08/2017, 22:45:52 UTC
HELP NEEDED
I have generated a bunch of BIP38 encrypted addresses with the tab "BULK WALLET" of bitaddress html under the same password on the machine that is not connected to the internet. Then I transferred some coins on the first 3 of them to run a test of sweeping them into electrum wallet.
I have decrypted all 3 wallets and used Private Keys (WIF51 characters base58, starts with a '5') to sweep them into Electrum. The first one swept well, but then the others would not sweep. Electrum says that they are empty. I tried importing them into blockchain.info wallet but it also says that they are empty.
I spy only an unconfirmed transaction from today at that address. Electrum might not be able to sweep unconfirmeds with CPFP, only sweep confirmed TXs.
I have generated a bunch of BIP38 encrypted addresses with the tab "BULK WALLET" of bitaddress html under the same password on the machine that is not connected to the internet. Then I transferred some coins on the first 3 of them to run a test of sweeping them into electrum wallet.
I have decrypted all 3 wallets and used Private Keys (WIF51 characters base58, starts with a '5') to sweep them into Electrum. The first one swept well, but then the others would not sweep. Electrum says that they are empty. I tried importing them into blockchain.info wallet but it also says that they are empty.
This same public address is displayed on "Wallet Details" tab in bitaddress.org when I decrypt private key.
PRIVATE ADRESS: 6PnSSP9UiDEjFfRW2R2hsu9Wuk4xviMdsitF1vVahTdK2vRoCQfvFesjih PASSWORD: 3,452s.Km;x%D7I(K) I don't care if the coins will be moved away, but I really need to figure out how to get access to my wallet.
Can anyone help please?
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