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Okay cool. I did try doing something similar before, by taking what appeared to be the private key out of the wallet.dat file and importing it elsewhere, and it
by throwaway_btc1 10y ago
Okay cool. I did try doing something similar before, by taking what appeared to be the private key out of the wallet.dat file and importing it elsewhere, and it showed my balance, but it wouldn't let me transfer the coins without 'proof of work'. I read online and I was lead to believe that I needed something more than just the private key for original mined coins in order to transfer them.
And I won't be rich, unfortunately. I only left it on for only a week and mined a single block, back when you could actually do so from your home computer. If only I had left it on for a couple of months back then I would be rich, though. This will only help me dig out of debt and maybe make a downpayment on a house.
- c0nducktr 10y agoAs far as I know the private key should be enough, I wonder if it was an issue with the client you were trying to import them to. Anyway, one block is still pretty good as far as getting free money goes! Best of luck recovering them.
- throwaway_btc1 10y agoI'm certainly not complaining, assuming I eventually can get these coins sold, and preferably not in the middle of a downturn. Not really looking forward to taxes taking a chunk out of it, but whatever. I'm just glad I don't have to stare at a ~$220/coin for months on end and saying to myself "If only I had sold when it was $1k a coin..." like I did two years ago.
- aminorex 10y agoLong term capital gains tax is 15% in the u.s.
- pokemon-trainer 10y agoUse the dumpprivkey command on the old wallet. Install a new wallet on your new pc. Use the command importprivkey. Then you can transfer the coins to an exchange, assuming the website you pasted your privkey into before didn't steal them.