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Bitcoin Private Key Lookup
Use our Bitcoin private key lookup tool to Check your Private key to see if it appears in any public data breach. Check all connected addresses related to your private keys and see if they are flagged on any scam report websites. This will help you decide if you need a new address to stay anonymous.
A Bitcoin private key is generated by using a cryptographically secure random number generator to produce a 256-bit random number, which is then converted into a string of characters that represents the private key; essentially, a Bitcoin wallet software generates a random number and transforms it into a usable private key through mathematical calculations, ensuring its uniqueness and security
The Best and most secure way to check if a Bitcoin private key is valid is to import it into a Bitcoin wallet like Electrum or Bitcoin core wallet and then try to sign a small transaction. Valid Bitcoin private keys will import successfully and display the public address.
Bitcoin Private Key Lookup
Validate Bitcoin private keys, Check related addresses and Balances of each. Generate Bitcoin private keys and addresses from mnemonic phrase
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What is a Bitcoin private key
A Bitcoin private key is a cryptographic key that allows an individual to access and control their Bitcoin holdings. In the context of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, a pair of cryptographic keys is used: a public key and a private key. Use our private key lookup to generate public key from private key
Can you Recover a private key
Unless you have a backup of your seed/ mnemonic phrase for your wallet, or the password to your wallet file if using a desktop wallet. Its almost impossible to generate the private key for your wallet address. Use our Bitcoin private key checker / private key lookup tool to validate.
Search Your Addresses
A private key can hold more than crypto coins. It is advisable to check how many addresses you own with your private key and track all your asset balances. Use our above bitcoin private key lookup tool
List of Leaked private Keys
If you have a wallet file from a Bitcoin wallet application like Bitcoin core, Electrum etc. There are recovery softwares that help guess the password for the wallet file. Check our list of recovered private keys
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The first thing to do when you create a new crypto wallet is to save the recovery info. If your crypto wallet holds more than one crypto, copy and save the 12-word mnemonic phrase on a piece of paper. This can be used to restore a wallet with all the assets inside. An example is Exodus wallet, which you can use on both PC and Mobile.
For Bitcoin wallets like Bitcoin Core or Electrum, Copy your private keys and save them locally. It’s not advisable to save your private keys to an online storage. When using Private key lookup tools, use them offline, load the lookup tool, and then disconnect the internet. An easier way to check your private key as discussed earlier is to import it into a wallet and check public addresses and balances. If you need any help importing a private key, contact us
Bulk Bitcoin Balance Checker
If you have several Bitcoin addresses you need to keep track of their balances, Here is a tool that will help you check the bulk balances of the addresses. This tool only checks Bitcoin addresses. Creating a Bitcoin address can be done without a wallet. If you need bulk Bitcoin addresses, you can generate many addresses with private keys easily.
To keep track of their balances, use balance checkers like Bulk Bitcoin Balance Checker. The tool checks public addresses for assets. If you only have a private key, use our Bitcoin private key lookup tool to get public addresses. To generate bulk Bitcoin addresses with private keys, Check Bitaddress. Generate your public and private keys safely.
Mnemonic to private keys
A mnemonic phrase carries a 12-word recovery for any crypto wallet. With this, you can restore your wallet with all the crypto addresses inside. mnemonic phrase can restore Addresses and private keys of all the crypto coins on the wallet. Use our private key lookup tool to validate your mnemonic phrase then import the mnemonic phrase to a wallet. Almost all crypto wallets can be restored using a mnemonic phrase. Check our next topic on how to import a mnemonic phrase to a wallet.
Many wallets support wallet recovery with mnemonic phrases. Guarda wallet gives an option to import a wallet with a mnemonic phrase. After importing, the app calculates and generates all supported crypto coins and adds them to your wallet. a mnemonic phrase gives you full access to the crypto coins meaning you can create and verify new transactions
Import Mnemonic to wallet
Here is a simple guide on how to import a mnemonic phrase to a wallet. To do this, you can choose any supported wallet like Exodus, Atomic, Guarda, etc. The 12-word secret recovery phrase is the key to your wallet and controls access to all your funds, so it should be kept safe. Our private key lookup tool can also verify the mnemonic phrase. Also, you can just use a wallet to import and verify the addresses.
How to restore a wallet using the secret recovery phrase
In this guide, we will use the Exodus Desktop wallet
- After downloading Exodus, when you open the wallet for the first time, you will have the option to restore an existing wallet in Exodus with your 12-word secret recovery phrase.
- Type your secret recovery phrase in the correct order with no capital letters. When you have entered all 12 words, b) click the arrow to the right or press enter.
- After a few seconds, Exodus will open with a prompt that says Restore Complete. Click OK and wait a few minutes while Exodus rescans the blockchains and displays your balances.