How do I receive bitcoin to a Legacy address?

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Many wallets and exchanges support sending to native SegWit (Bech32) addresses.

However, you may occasionally wish to send bitcoin from a platform that does not yet support sending to native SegWit addresses. For such cases, Blockchain.com wallet offers you the option to receive to a Legacy address instead of a native SegWit address.

This option is currently available in the web wallet, but it is coming soon to the Android and iOS mobile apps.

 

To generate a Legacy address:

  1. Log into your wallet via web-browser.

  2. Navigate to Settings - Wallets & Addresses




  3. Select Bitcoin and click on Manage button on the right of the DeFi Wallet to which you would like to receive Bitcoin to.

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  4. Select Legacy

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  5. Click Add Next Address
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  6. A new Legacy address will now be displayed under Unused Addresses. Copy this address and provide it to the sender or input it on the platform from which you are withdrawing.

 



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