Everything you need to know about importing private keys into Exodus to send funds to your wallet.
Exodus Desktop supports importing private keys for most assets.
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A few notes about importing your private key into Exodus
Important notes:
Importing a private key into Exodus does not directly add the key. Instead, it creates a transaction that moves funds from the private key's address to your Exodus wallet address. This incurs a network transaction fee.
Instead of importing the private key, you can also consider sending the funds to your Exodus wallet as a regular transaction. This approach achieves the same result and incurs a similar network fee.
When importing assets that run on another network, be sure the address holds enough of the network's main asset to cover the transaction fee.
Additional notes:
Compressed and uncompressed private keys are supported
Encrypted (password-protected) private keys are supported for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
How do I import a private key into Exodus?
In Exodus Desktop, you can import private keys for most assets.
Importing a private key is not supported on Exodus Mobile and Web3 Wallet.
Importing a private key into Exodus creates a transaction that transfers funds from the private key's address to your Exodus wallet address, which incurs a network transaction fee.
Navigate to the asset you want to import.
For assets that run on multiple networks, you first need to select the same network for the private key you're importing. a) Click the drop-down menu, then b) select the correct network.
If you don't select a network from the dropdown for assets that run on multiple networks, you will not be able to see the option to import a private key.
a) Click the menu icon, then b) click Move Funds.
For some assets, the option will appear as Move Funds (WIF). This distinction exists because Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash support importing encrypted private keys. For Ethereum-based assets, however, the WIF format is not applicable.
a) Paste the asset's private key or scan a QR code. If you have multiple portfolios enabled, b) select the portfolio to import into. c) Finally, click Move Funds.
That's it! Your wallet will create a transaction that moves funds from the private key's address to your Exodus wallet address.