reddit - BTC or BCH? The bitcoin.com wallet HD derivation path treats BTC like the real bitcoin! - by dscotese

[nandibear]

BTC or BCH? The bitcoin.com wallet HD derivation path treats BTC like the real bitcoin! by dscotese at reddit

If BCH is the real bitcoin and BTC is the alt coin, shouldn't the Bitcoin.com wallet use /m/44'/0'/0' for BCH and /m/44'/145'/0' for BTC? I know, I know, that would mean that when you start using the bitcoin.com wallet, you'd have to realize that it uses "BTC" to mean what everyone else uses "BCH" for and "BCH" for what everyone else uses "BTC" for. Still, at least people who started using wallets to hold BCH on the 145' path would still have access to the right HD addresses when they restore their wallet using BIP39 to the bitcoin.com wallet. As of now, that is impossible, and it's probably preventing a lot of users from getting (or, should I say, KEEPING) the bitcoin.com wallet once they learn that you can't get at your BCH holdings by restoring your wallet to bitcoin.com's wallet because it's hidden by the inaccessible derivation path /m/44'/145'/0'.

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reddit: reddit.com/r/btc/comments/9deoaq/btc_or_bch_the_bitcoincom_wallet_hd_derivation/

[gaurav1497]

can anyone please help me out i by mistake tranferred my bitcoin to bitcoin cash of my own account address how can i retrieve it

[Ciaran]

can anyone please help me out i by mistake tranferred my bitcoin to bitcoin cash of my own account address how can i retrieve it

Hey gaurav1497,

Sorry to hear that has happened, could you please contact our support team at wallet@bitcoin.com, we will be happy to walk you through the steps and help you recover your Bitcoin Core.