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Re: BitCrack - A tool for brute-forcing private keys
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almightyruler
on 17/02/2019, 02:55:42 UTC
so I have a 1080 TI I would like to try at this. How do I generate a current address list? Did this a long time ago on LBC but forgot how.

I don't really understand the question, but you don't need this tools if you just want to generate lots of bitcoin address.

I think s/he is asking how to generate a list of addresses that have been used on the Bitcoin network.

As has been stated here before, for anyone who thinks they can "make a bit" by finding other people's funds: you're wasting your time, because the chances of matching the private key of a funded address by brute force is so small that we may as well call it impossible. Like, really, really, unlikely to happen; not in 100 years, not in 1000 years. (At least with current technology.)

This tool works well for its intended purpose - searching for 'puzzle' keys over a very limited range - but it cannot be used as a general purpose cracker. If cracking of arbitrary wallets was possible, the value of Bitcoin would quickly fall to zero.