<p>An address cannot 'belong to someone', but you could be in possession of the private key which allows you to spend from it. So if you have the private key (ie, you have access to the wallet that created that address, or a backup of it), then you can claim any coins held at that address. </p>

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2020-12-18T13:27:37.130Z
This is like saying: "A safe does not belong to anybody, but you could be in possession of its key that allows you to take money from it".
nibbana
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chytrik
<p>Thats a Legacy Key, long Time ago they where the only ones wich you could Verify Transactions.
Soon they gonna Veanish complete and the bech32 Keys will be Master.</p>

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TrashPoet
<p>1CK6KHY6MHgYvmRQ4PAafKYDrg1ejbH1cE I believe is an old block chain address of mine</p>

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2019-04-29T12:15:08.657Z
Unless you are the pool manager of Slush Pool, it seems very unlikely.
Ugam Kamat
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How do I find out if an address belongs to me
Jamie Gonzalez
# How do I find out if an address belongs to me

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-29)

1CK6KHY6MHgYvmRQ4PAafKYDrg1ejbH1cE I believe is an old block chain address of mine

**Tags:** wallet-recovery

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Unless you are the pool manager of Slush Pool, it seems very unlikely.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-29. Score: 2

An address cannot 'belong to someone', but you could be in possession of the private key which allows you to spend from it. So if you have the private key (ie, you have access to the wallet that created that address, or a backup of it), then you can claim any coins held at that address.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: This is like saying: "A safe does not belong to anybody, but you could be in possession of its key that allows you to take money from it".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-04-30. Score: 0

Thats a Legacy Key, long Time ago they where the only ones wich you could Verify Transactions.
Soon they gonna Veanish complete and the bech32 Keys will be Master.


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