BitCoin Core Wallet – Dumping Your Private Keys

​Bitcoin Core does not have a GUI for displaying private keys.  There is probably a good reason for that.  What is it?

1. launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up
2. click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
3. click on 'debug window'
4. select the 'console' tab
5. type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600
6. type: dumpprivkey [your Bitcoin address here]
7. this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards
8. type: walletlock

Research Links

• How can I export the private key for an address from the satoshi client?