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Re: Vanitygen: Vanity bitcoin address generator/miner [v0.22]
by
LoyceV
on 02/02/2019, 17:08:52 UTC
⭐ Merited by dbshck (4)
Are Vanitygen less safe than random Adresses since they were bruteforced?
No.

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if Vanitygen would always start a bruteforce from 0000000
It doesn't.

Think of it this way: instead of generating 1 random private key, you generate a billion random private keys. Then, you choose the one address you like, and use the private key that belongs to it. In the end, you still end up with a random private key.