Quote from: DannyHamilton on September 09, 2016, 03:11:55 PM

Quote from: 2_Thumbs_Up on September 09, 2016, 01:28:06 PM

Well, there is unlikely, and then there is so incredibly unlikely that we might as well just call it impossible. An address collision when using properly written software falls in the second category.

Fixed that for you.

There have been MANY address collisions using poorly written software, and weak "brainwallets".

Such as poor PRNGs for Android (and many others):
https://bitcoin.org/en/alert/2013-08-11-android

And brain wallets like:
e.g. "correct horse battery staple":
https://blockexplorer.com/address/1JwSSubhmg6iPtRjtyqhUYYH7bZg3Lfy1T

and "satoshi nakamoto":
https://blockexplorer.com/address/1JryTePceSiWVpoNBU8SbwiT7J4ghzijzW