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Migrate BTC From BlueWallet to Gem Wallet

How to Migrate your Bitcoin (BTC) from BlueWallet to Gem Wallet​

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This guide shows a live BlueWallet for educational purposes. We will migrate a BTC address that is on BlueWallet to Gem Wallet.

BTC on BlueWallet BTC Address on BlueWallet

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Choose the OS of the device you are using.

Step 1 - Get BlueWallet Recovery Phrase​

In order to migrate your BlueWallet to Gem Wallet, you need to get your Recovery Phrase. You can follow this official guide from BlueWallet on how to backup or export a wallet.

Get Recovery Phrase on BlueWallet Secret Recovery Phrase on BlueWallet

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Always make sure that your Recovery Phrase is secure, do not share it with anyone.

Step 2 - Launch Gem Wallet​

Launch Gem Wallet app and tap on Import an Existing Wallet. Choose the specific blockchain you are trying to restore.

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For this example, we will restore a Bitcoin Wallet which is what BlueWallet currently supports.

Initial Gem Wallet Screen Import a Wallet Screen

Step 3 - Type/Paste Recovery Phrase​

Manually type in or paste your BlueWallet Recovery Phrase. Afterwards, tap on Import.

Enter the Recovery Phrase Successfully Migrated BlueWallet to Gem Wallet

Congratulations, you have successfully migrated a BlueWallet to Gem Wallet.

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Gem Wallet uses the same wallet encryption of BlueWallet. This allows anyone to safely restore the Recovery Phrase of BlueWallet to Gem Wallet. The migrated wallet will have the same BTC address from BlueWallet.