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I want to move from one software wallet to another
243 sats \ 15 comments \ @theonceler 12h bitcoin
I want to move my current seed to a new software wallet. Is this a simple process? Are there any guides anywhere to help guide me? I currently use a hardware wallet on wasabi and want to move to a wallet like sparrow but I don’t want to have to create a new seed and transfer it that way.
Any help appreciated.
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120 sats \ 4 replies \ @trosso19 12h
You should be able to export the xpub from your hardware wallet and then import that into any software wallet. I used the same hardware wallet with both electrum and sparrow.
What hardware wallet specifically? I can walk through the process for a coldcard mk4 but am not familiar with other hardware devices.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Skipper 12h
@theonceler follow the comment above, use xpub. Do NOT type your seedphrase anywhere.
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @theonceler OP 12h
Coldcard mk3
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Skipper 12h
Look for an option to export "XPUB", and import that thing to sparrow.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @trosso19 11h
For mk4 you insert an SD card, then on the coldcard go to Advanced > MicroSD Card > Export Wallet > Sparrow
This will write a file called something like sparrow-export.json onto the SD card. Move the SD card to your computer, open sparrow, select import wallet, then pick the file from the SD card.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 3h
Sparrow wallet have very good documentation page: https://www.sparrowwallet.com/docs/ Did you read it?
I don’t want to have to create a new seed and transfer it that way.
I suppose you have all your sats into just that single wallet. I would not recommend to have everything in one place. Always use the 3 leveles stashing: hold, cache, spend. Please read more details here in this very important guide: https://darth-coin.github.io/beginner/be-your-own-bank-en.html
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom 11h
Yes, very simple. Just get a new wallet, say restore a wallet, and just import your seed phrase that you want to use.
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @OT 12h
Just enter the seed from wasabi to sparrow. If you don't see all your UTXO's they could be on another account as I think wasabi moves coins between accounts when you coin join.
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120 sats \ 6 replies \ @Skipper 12h
Rule number 1 – never type your seed on a internet connected device.
He should import his xpub to sparrow, and use the OFFLINE hardware wallet to sign the transactions.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @OT 11h
If he started with a Wasabi wallet then the seed has already been connected to the internet.
Verify the Sparrow PGP keys and release and you're all good.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Skipper 8h
If he started with a Wasabi wallet then the seed has already been connected to the internet.
He NGMI
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @theonceler OP 8h
Lol. How would the seed be connected to the internet? It was created offline and was never connected to a computer.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 6h
Where did you generate the seed? On a hardware wallet or Wasabi?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kruw 11h
Wasabi supports Coldcard, Ledger, Trezor, Jade, and Bitbox devices. There shouldn't be any migration necessary, the user can just open Sparrow and use his device there. The caveat is that he needs to configure a full node and Tor on Sparrow first in order to match the privacy of Wasabi.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @theonceler OP 9h
Can you explain the privacy part to me? Why is wasabi more private by default?
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