I used an old wallet address. Is my coin lost?

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I was stupid enough to use an old exported QR code from my Electrum to send bitcoins to, and now I realized the address apparently has changed. The trader advises me the coins have been sent, so they are most likely lost in the ether -- or is there any chance this will get to my wallet eventually? I'm asking this because my Electrum is still syncing and I'm suspecting the coins might be climbing the blockchain-ladder to arrive in my account later?

Fission Chips

Posted 2019-02-20T16:40:27.620

Reputation: 13

Whats the transaction id? if you sent to an address generated by your electrum seed, then you have no problem.david 2019-02-20T18:08:34.330

Answers

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If the address a wallet shows changes, that's OK. When you look at a wallet's receiving address at different times, unless it's a poorly designed wallet, it'll show different addresses. To increase anonymity, addresses shouldn't be reused, and therefore your wallet has multiple addresses. Don't worry, they'll come sooner or later (but make sure to be using the same Electrum wallet file).

MCCCS

Posted 2019-02-20T16:40:27.620

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Thanks a lot, you have successfully reduced today's alcohol intake. The amount is considerable.Fission Chips 2019-02-20T17:18:16.903

1@FissionChips regarding the synchronization problem you might want to upgrade to the latest version via electrum.org. Old versions have trouble syncing.Abdussamad 2019-02-24T11:18:48.987

Thank you MCCCS and @Abdussamad, the problem has solved updating Electrum. Sorry for coming back so late.Fission Chips 2019-03-26T16:37:09.560

Glad to hear that your problem is solved!MCCCS 2019-03-27T12:14:42.427