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Collects technical details on the process of creating new addresses.

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How to generate a bulk wallet offline with python, java or c++?

I want to generate, say 100000 key pairs (address/private key). It should be done offline, without using websites/javascript , with a program on the command line. Of course, the software should use the best way to generate randomness. There is such…
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What to do if my BitCoin Address is only 33 digits?

I noticed that BitCoin addresses usually are equal to 34 digits and/or characters. I decided to get an extra address and was a bit hesitant to use it since it's 1 digit or character short, is this usable or should I just get another address instead?
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how to create Bitcoin address , p2sh segwit and Bitcoin segwit address on python console from pubkey?

i am new on python, i know it how to create Bitcoin address , p2sh segwit and Bitcoin segwit address on python console ? i use https://github.com/richardkiss/pycoin and command-line (base) C:\Users\MM>ku…
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Bitcoin address security

I understand bitcoin addresses are randomly selected from such a large pool that the statistical chances of someone discovering your address is very low. In light of the above is it still not possible? i.e. if I have a large holding of bitcoin in an…
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Generating private key/bitcoin address based on a "password"

Since the private key is basically a random large number, would I be able to pick a password and have that converted into an address? For example: pick "mysecretpwd". Have it sha256ed, obtain a large integer that is the private key from which I can…
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Print all states of getting from a random 256 bit private key to a corresponding encoded BTC address

I wonder if it is possible to print what's going on under the hood regarding the process of getting from a random binary number to a BTC address. It will look something like this: Input: a random 256 binary number Output: print() Printing all…
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Is a Bitcoin address guaranteed to be unique?

I may have misread this but apparently every time you generate an address it is not checked against any other addresses generated? The reason being the sheer scale of the amount of possible addresses that could be generated makes the probability of…
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How can I conveniently generate new addresses for my public key?

I generated a private key using dice, then wrote a script to konvert that private key to its corresponding public key in its secp256k1 elliptic curve format (a 65-byte number beginning with 04). Now, I read that there is a very large number of…
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What is the significance of version byte and address checksum in version 1 Bitcoin address

Pay to public key hash is used in version 1 bitcoin address. Bitcoin address is calculated by sha-256 -ing the public key followed by ripemd160- ing the result. The result can then be encoded in base 58 after 3 more steps as shown in…
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Can any one seed potentially generate every single Bitcoin address?

Since you can generate multiple addresses from a single seed, I'm wondering what would happen if you continued to generate addresses forever? Would you eventually derive every possible address? Or would you only be able to generate some subset of…
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Generate Bitcoin Address JS Step-By-Step "Invalid Address" Error

I am following the process for bitcoin address creation as outlined in Mastering Bitcoin, however, when I try to reference this address in my bitcoin-cli, which is set to regtest, it responds with an invalid address error. I am attempting to write…
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How does bitaddress.org ensure unique address?

You can use this service offline (as it's done with JS) so how can they possibly ensure a unique address is generated?
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Is it possible to get a service provider , which provide stable, not-changeable BTC address.

My new employer prefers Bitcoin as the way of salary payment, but the address keeps changing, is it possible to get a non-changeable on, or is there is any other way to transfer bitcoins from one person without entering new address every time?
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How do cryptocurrency exchange services generate disposable / sub-addresses?

I am developing my cryptocurrency exchange service. The first problem - how to distinguish clients from each other? It seems to me that other services have solved this problem by generating something like a one-time address for each client - and…
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Can someone create a Bitcoin address that is identical to another except the last letter is lowercase where mine is capital

The reason I ask is an online casino was set to pay me $1,000 via Bitcoin and showed me the address they claim to have paid, which is identical to mine except the very last letter is capital and on mine it's a lower case. Is it possible to create…
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