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Add your Ledger Hardware Wallet to 21bitcoin

Verify your Ledger Hardware Wallet with 21bitcoin

Updated over 3 weeks ago

To add a BitBox02, proceed as follows:

  1. In your 21bitcoin app, tap on the ‘₿ tab’ in the navigation bar,

  2. Now tap on ‘Manage wallets’ and

  3. Then tap on ‘Add New Wallet’,

  4. Now tap on ‘Private Wallet’.

In the drop-down menu at the top, you can select whether you want to add a Single Address or an xPub Wallet.

How to find the xPub in Ledger Live

  1. Go to the account for which you want to get the xPub and click on the wrench icon in the top right-hand corner

  2. In the window that opens, click on ‘ADVANCED’

  3. Copy the xPub (it is a long sequence of letters and numbers starting with ‘xpub’) and send it to your smartphone

Enter a name for the wallet and copy the Bitcoin address or your xPub into the line ‘Bitcoin Address’ or ‘xPub...’. Alternatively, you can also scan the QR code of the address using the ‘QR Code’ button.

Then tap on ‘Continue’, read the information on ‘Verify Wallet Ownership’ and then tap on ‘Continue’ again.

You now have two options for verifying your wallet ownership.

1. 2FA Signature

This is the easiest and quickest way and we recommend that you verify your wallet using a 2FA signature if this is technically possible for you.

Tap on ‘2FA signature’. You will then see your wallet details. If everything is correct, tap on ‘Confirm’ and complete the two-factor authentication.

2. Digital Signature (for Single Adresses only)

Tap on ‘Digital signature’. You will then see your wallet details. If everything is correct, tap on ‘Confirm’.

Next, we will send you an email. From here we will proceed on your computer.

Make sure that your Ledger Hardware Wallet is connected to your computer and unlocked and that you are on the home screen of your Ledger Wallet and in Ledger Live.

Next, open the Bitcoin application on your Ledger Hardware Wallet (Instructions on how to install the Bitcoin application on your Ledger Hardware Wallet: Install, uninstall and update apps).

Now open the email from 21bitcoin and click on the link.

Note: To avoid possible problems, please use Google Chrome, Edge or Opera web browser for the following steps.

Next, click on Ledger. The following dialogue box will appear in your browser window:

You are now ready to proceed with your Ledger Hardware Wallet:

Once you have confirmed the signature on your Ledger Hardware Wallet, you will see a success message in your browser window:

Congratulations! You have successfully signed your address and can use it in your 21bitcoin app to send Bitcoin.

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