{"id":1262,"date":"2017-08-20T04:09:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T04:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkcrypto.org\/blog\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2020-05-10T23:22:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T11:22:34","slug":"sweeping-your-bitcoin-paper-wallet-for-bitcoincash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talkcrypto.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/20\/sweeping-your-bitcoin-paper-wallet-for-bitcoincash\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweeping your Bitcoin paper wallet for Bitcoin Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a paper wallet, and you haven’t yet claimed your free Bitcoin Cash then read on. There maybe easier ways but I wanted to experiment with the Bitcoin ABC Wallet. You can download the latest release from https:\/\/www.bitcoinabc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

It is recommended to install this onto a new machine that hasn’t previously had any bitcoin wallet client installed. This is because of the potential conflict of the data directory.<\/p>\n

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Once installed, the next step is to let the software do it’s thing. ie download the blockchain. For me it took about 4 days!<\/p>\n

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Once done, I then had to run a very simple command. Navigate to Help > Debug window and type in<\/p>\n

> importprivkey TypeYourPrivateKeyHere<\/pre>\n
What happens next is that you have to wait some more. Bitcoin-Qt will re-scan the entire blockchain. This time it only takes a few hours. After it has finished, you should see your expected balance, ie the equivalent number of how ever many bitcoins you had appear as bitcoin cash.<\/p>\n
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If you have a mobile wallet and have a seed (12\/18\/24 words) as a backup, download this code: https:\/\/github.com\/iancoleman\/bip39<\/a>. What it does is convert BIP39 mnemonic phrases (the 12\/18\/24 words) to addresses and private keys. You then have to take each private key and run the importprivkey command as noted above.<\/p>\n
It takes about 2 hrs per private key. It’s not hard work but you do need patience.<\/p>\n
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