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PSA: If you ever had channels with LNBIG in the early days (2018-2021), read this!

If you think you still have sats in such channels that you couldn't recover (e.g. your node broke down, no channel backup), there now might be a way.

You only require your seed.

Try running `chantools sweepremoteclosed` on the latest version (v0.13.6): https://github.com/lightninglabs/chantools/releases/tag/v0.13.6

There are over 2.5k channels and over 10 BTC unspent! Big thanks to LNBIG for providing the data necessary and MrDonty for the idea/initiative.

Please RT for visibility!

More info on how to run the command:

https://github.com/lightninglabs/chantools/blob/master/doc/chantools_sweepremoteclosed.md

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sedited 11mo ago

Thanks! I might actually have something there.

₿² 11mo ago

Trying to update my raspiblitz to see if i can recover some other zombie channels with random nodes not having much luck so far 😞 Thanks for all you do!

Jack K 11mo ago

I definitely have lost coins from my blixt wallet connection to my own node 😑

Are there any guides on how to use chantools? I’ve just been waiting for a wallet to implement this. I have very little command line experience.

DarthCoin ₿⚡️ 11mo ago

I think you will have to use this method

https://github.com/lightninglabs/chantools/blob/master/doc/zombierecovery.md

Jack K 11mo ago

I managed to force close the channel from my node, but I could never get the Blixt wallet back online and the funds are stuck in a timelock address. No clue how to sweep.

DarthCoin ₿⚡️ 11mo ago

if the channels are already closed, you just have to restore the seed into blixt and the sweep will be started

https://blixtwallet.github.io/faq#restored-funds

Jack K 11mo ago

Ok thanks I will try again. This was about a year ago and I was unable to even seen the funds before. Is this a newer feature?

DarthCoin ₿⚡️ 11mo ago

If you have only funds in onchain wallet without any channels open / pending to close, then you can use this procedure to import the wallet into Sparrow

https://blixtwallet.github.io/faq#restore-external

DarthCoin ₿⚡️ 11mo ago

Here I just wrote another quick guide with "tips and tricks" about Blixt.

I hope will be helpful for you.

https://stacker.news/items/882167

Jack K 10mo ago

It seems I get stuck at 100% sync but is never fully finishes. These are funds that haven’t been swept because of a force close.

DarthCoin ₿⚡️ 10mo ago

check the lnd logs. Will always tell you what is going on

Jack K 10mo ago

Is there any sensitive data in the logs? I don’t see it throwing anything major, but I have quite limited knowledge.

When I try to rescan wallet it just says blixt needs to restart, even if I totally close the app on my phone

DarthCoin ₿⚡️ 10mo ago

not really, just look for errors about syncing blocks and rescan addresses

The Daniel 🖖 11mo ago

Wow!