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Re:Show HN: Coin Spin – Randomly guessing BTC addresses by runbathtime on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @09:17AM (#27591207)
How long would it take you to guess one? 100 years? Does the app actually check to see if you have guessed?
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Re:Show HN: Coin Spin – Randomly guessing BTC addresses by anm89 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @11:00AM (#27592529)
This video gives a good intuition for that question

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S9JGmA5_unY

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Re:Show HN: Coin Spin – Randomly guessing BTC addresses by coinspin on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @09:21AM (#27591239)
It would take longer than that to try all combinations. The app logs a message but doesn't attempt to sweep the wallet or anything.
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Re:Show HN: Coin Spin – Randomly guessing BTC addresses by runbathtime on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:13AM (#27591865)
It is mind blowing that we can't guess private keys easily, although probably depends on how the wallet is made. Good idea for an app.
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