How to Import BTC from Coinbase Wallet to MEW Mobile
MEW Mobile now supports BTC!
Founded in 2015 shortly after Ethereum’s mainnet launch, MyEtherWallet (MEW) began as a simple web-based interface for Ethereum and has grown into a suite of products supporting dozens of blockchain networks and ecosystems. Over the past decade, we've weathered multiple bear markets and launched beautiful, user-friendly mobile and browser wallets built for both beginners and experts. Now, you can manage your BTC in MEW Mobile app.
Use this guide to help import Bitcoin from your Coinbase Wallet into MEW Mobile, where you can hold it, swap it to ETH, stablecoins, or any other token, and put it to work earning you some crypto instead of just sitting there!
To start managing your Bitcoin in MEW, first you’ll need to get your recovery phrase from your Coinbase Wallet.
Open up your Coinbase Wallet. Unlock your wallet then click on the wallet dropdown at the top left of the app.
Click ‘Add & manage wallets’.
Select ‘Show recovery phrase’ at the bottom.
Select the wallet you want to import into MEW Mobile.
Note: Only BTC from this wallet will be available in MEW at this time. MEW Mobile is only importing the key to the BTC account(s) you will select, protected under multiple layers of cryptographic and biometric security. MEW is NOT importing or saving your entire Coinbase Wallet phrase. Your Coinbase Wallet phrase and your existing MEW Mobile phrases are separate, and you should continue to keep them both secure.
After you click ‘Allow’, your secret phrase will appear for anyone to see! Make sure you're alone and that no one can see your phone screen.
When your secret phrase is displayed on screen, it’s recommended that you write it down on paper. Never screenshot your phrase, because screenshots live on your phone and are vulnerable to being hacked.
Once you have your phrase written down and safe, head back to the MEW Mobile app. You'll see these new options when you click on ‘Explore Bitcoin on MEW’ from the wallet home screen or switch to the Bitcoin network in the top left corner. Select ‘Move your Bitcoin to MEW’.
You can import your Coinbase Wallet BTC account to MEW or you can send BTC from your Coinbase Wallet to your MEW Mobile wallet. Select ‘Import my BTC wallet’ to manage your BTC directly in MEW.
(Click ‘Send BTC to myself’ to copy your MEW BTC address and then paste it into your Coinbase Wallet to send BTC.)
Scroll down to see the ‘Import my BTC wallet’ button then select it.
Select ‘Import using a Secret Recovery Phrase’.
Check all the boxes after reading them carefully, then click ‘Continue’.
Enter your recovery phrase then click ‘Import’ at the top right.
Select the accounts you want to import then click ‘Finish Importing’.
Your Bitcoin wallet will start being imported into MEW Wallet. This process should take about a minute.
Once your Bitcoin wallet is done importing, click ‘Continue’.
You should now be able to see your Bitcoin wallet in your MEW Mobile app! You can swap your BTC to ETH and stake it, or swap to any other token on different EVM networks and use those tokens in various DeFi protocols.
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