Re: There are 2^256 private keys out there: how big is that number?
⭐ Merited by MrFreeDragon (1)
Cheat code to convert 2^x to 10^x: reduce the exponent by 3 or 4 (2^3 = 8; 2^4 = 16)
No. You have to divide 160 by 3 or 4.
I actually use dice in my examples, i.e. 6^62 ~ 2^160.
That's why I sometimes carry a big bag of dice around
Example from my FAQ (in German, sorry)
62 dice rolls in a row (guaranteed to be random*):
4 2 1 5 1 6 4 3 4 4 3 4 1 3 3 5 5 6 3 4 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 6 4 5 6 5 3 2 3 1 5 6 3 1 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 5 6 1 2 1 3 4 6 6 5 4 2 6
Or in binary:
Code:
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
*
https://xkcd.com/221/