kayan1
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Blockchain.info, does recovery phrase recover all wallets?

Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:52 pm

Hi,

I need some help understanding blockchain.info.

1.

Under the Default wallet, I can generate multiple addresses and also see the Extended Public Key (xPub). If I go to the BIP39 mnemonic converter https://iancoleman.github.io/bip39, and input my backup phrase, it shows all the addressed I generated in the default wallet, and also shows my Extended Public Key (xPub).

But:

If I add a new wallet by clicking "Add", and create addresses under it, I do not see these addresses on the bip39 page:
https://i.imgur.com/0LZcxWq.png
This wallet also has a different xPub that is not on the bip39 page:
https://i.imgur.com/WDlXZHz.png

Can someone please explain this?

2.

The wallet recovery backup phrase, does it only backup the default wallet (and all addresses in it)? Or does it backup all wallets within blockchain.info ? (I am talking about wallets created using the "Add" button, https://i.imgur.com/0LZcxWq.png, NOT another account with a different email).

The reason I'm confused, as I stated above, if I input the recovery phrase in the BIP page, it only shows the xPub and addresses associated with the default wallet only.

If someone help please?

Thank you!

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Re: Blockchain.info, does recovery phrase recover all wallets?

Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:03 am

I don't use the Blockchain wallet much any more, but you should check to see if it is giving you a second BIP39 seed for the additional wallet.
If not, I think it must be using the original seed to generate it.
All the Blockchain.info client facing code is open source, so you may want to check there for the answer as well.
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Re: Blockchain.info, does recovery phrase recover all wallets?

Sat Sep 02, 2017 5:15 am

I don't use the Blockchain wallet much any more, but you should check to see if it is giving you a second BIP39 seed for the additional wallet.
If not, I think it must be using the original seed to generate it.
All the Blockchain.info client facing code is open source, so you may want to check there for the answer as well.
Thanks.

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Re: Blockchain.info, does recovery phrase recover all wallets?

Sun Sep 03, 2017 3:18 pm

i'd recommend hardware wallets
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Re: Blockchain.info, does recovery phrase recover all wallets?

Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:59 pm

i'd recommend hardware wallets
Can you say why please.

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