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Re: Generating Private Keys with OpenSSL in Bitcoin’s Early Days – Methods- History
by
bozalic
on 15/03/2025, 14:02:38 UTC
I am insteresting with method. First bitcoin client did this automatically off course.

I am trying to understand how algorithm works.



Quote from: AndrewWeb
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I am eager to learn more about private key generation in Bitcoin’s early days. Do you think Satoshi or early miners used a specific method, or did each individual develop their own approach?

Let’s explore this through historical documentation and technical discussions. Please share any interesting findings you may have.

Thank you!
Back in 2009 Satoshi and early miners used a program called Bitcoin 0.1.0 to generate bitcoin addresses with corresponding private keys.

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