I bought Bitcoins from the ATM and it gave me a receipt with a QR code. and now after one year i wanted to scan it into my wallet, but ink on paper faded and it can`t be scaned..... so im wondering if i can enter the private key manualy by keyboard?
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Your QR code contains your private key, but yes you can recover with the private key directly if the QR code is now physically damaged.
I do not see that option for blockchain.info (which you stated you are trying to use in your comment):
https://blockchain.info/wallet/import-wallet supports QR codes Bitcoin-Qt (wallet.dat) and blockchain.info (wallet.aes.json) files.
Try one these methods instead (or choose another wallet which you prefer):
http://themerkle.com/how-to-recover-your-bitcoins-from-blockchain-info-using-electrum/
https://multibit.org/en/help/v0.5/help_importingPrivateKeys.html
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Help:How_to_import_private_keys_in_Bitcoin_Core_0.7%2B
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yes QR code is damaged, but private key that is writen bellow QR code it`s still readable. so where can i enter this key manually in my blockchain wallet Commented May 31, 2016 at 19:52
No need to re-invent the wheel for importing or sweeping paper wallets for mobile wallets such as airBitz, Blockchain, and Mycelium. The Jaxx wallet also supports sweeping paper wallets under (Tools)->(Transfer Paper Wallet). These wallets should allow one to type a paper wallet's private keys if QR codes can't be scanned.
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1Actually the latest version of the Jaxx wallet says "coming soon" where this manual-key-entering functionality is supposed to be. So, no. Currently it is QR only. Commented Nov 28, 2017 at 14:23
importpivkeywould work on Bitcoin-Core if your private key is WIF encoded.