If I wrote a computer program that generates private btc addresses and then generated the public address, if that public address has a balance, and if I then imported that private address into a wallet, could I claim the money on that wallet?
Interesting conversation, thanks everyone, now to build the app and try. Lol
Because this task is so computationally infeasible and therefore harmless to try, I'll spare you the morality lecture and just say that I like your methodology. IMHO, getting some code down is the best way to learn about something. Good luck!