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Re: BitCrack - A tool for brute-forcing private keys
by
NotATether
on 08/12/2022, 17:49:00 UTC
Why BitCrack doesn't support new types of adress? (from '3' or 'bc' starting)?
Probably because it's designed to bruteforce the "puzzle transaction" (link), and the puzzle's addresses aren't p2sh nor bech32.

It wouldn't be too hard to code a fast (and optimized) Bech32 converter. It would have very useful applications in general-purpose wallet recovery software - not just for private keys, but say you have a lost wallet but all you remember is part of a password and a single address.