Disclaimer

This project was written in May 2013 for educational purposes.

Modern cryptocurrency wallets should use hierarchical deterministic (HD) keys instead.

Introduction

I'm writing simple code in C using OpenSSL to generate valid bitcoin address - private key pair. I'm using this snippet to generate public key from given hex-form private key: #include <stdi. Mar 02, 2018 The private key is already generated. It depends what kind of wallet do you have. A private key in the context of Bitcoin is a secret number that allows bitcoins to be spent. Firstly, we need to get an extended public key. Open Electrum, click Wallet, then Master Public Key and copy the string. In Electrum 3.x, go to Wallet - Information - Master Public Key instead. Legacy address (p2pkh) Open your favorite text editor, create a file called generate.php, and copy &. Because 256bits is greater than 160bits all addresses can be unlocked by more than one public/private key pair. That's where the 2 96 comes from. But this refers to key pairs behind bitcoin addresses not private keys behind public keys. An address is not the same as a public key. It is the public key run through hash functions. The private key must be 32 bytes and not begin with 0x00 and the public one must be uncompressed and 64 bytes long or 65 with the constant 0x04 prefix. More on that in the next section. Derive the Ethereum address from the public key. The public key is what we need in order to derive its Ethereum address. Jun 06, 2018 The pair of keys includes a public key and a private key. This is the type of cryptography that Bitcoin uses to control funds. A public key can be generated from a private key, but not vice-versa.

btckeygenie is a standalone Bitcoin keypair/address generator written in Go.btckeygenie generates an ECDSA secp256k1 keypair, dumps the public key incompressed and uncompressed Bitcoin address, hexadecimal, and base64 formats,and dumps the private key in Wallet Import Format (WIF), Wallet Import FormatCompressed (WIFC), hexadecimal, and base64 formats.

btckeygenie includes a lightweight Go package called btckey to easily generatekeypairs, and convert them between compressed and uncompressed varieties ofBitcoin Address, Wallet Import Format, and raw bytes.

See documentation on btckey here: https://godoc.org/github.com/vsergeev/btckeygenie/btckey

Donations are welcome at 15PKyTs3jJ3Nyf3i6R7D9tfGCY1ZbtqWdv :-)

Usage

Generating a new keypair

Importing an existing WIF/WIFC

Help/Usage

Installation

To fetch, build, and install btckeygenie to $GOPATH/bin:

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License

Generate Bitcoin Address Key Pair Number

btckeygenie is MIT licensed. See the included LICENSE file for more details.

Read an important announcement about Bitcoin from Bitcoin.com. In this guide we will walk you through setting up your very own cold storage wallet. Before diving into the process, you may be wondering what is cold storage? In simple terms, cold storage refers to keeping your Bitcoin completely offline. Cold storage, also known as a cold storage wallet, is the opposite of a hot wallet where your Bitcoin is kept online. Since Bitcoin is a digital asset, keeping them online increases your risk or attack surface for having your bitcoin stolen when kept online using a custodial service. By keeping your bitcoin in cold storage, your attack surface is greatly diminished. Getting started The first step to getting your Bitcoin into cold storage is creating an offline Bitcoin address. This address will have both a public and private key-pair which never goes online (until you’re ready to spend it). With this guide, we will show you how to make a free cold storage wallet using the paper wallet method. Setting up a paper wallet Setting up your cold storage paper wallet is fairly simple and requires very little technical knowledge. The first step will be to go to the Bitcoin.com paper wallet tool here. Before doing anything else, while on this page you will want to save it locally to your computer. To save a web page to your local machine, press Ctrl-S and save the file as a complete webpage (to your desktop for example). After saving, simply close out the open Bitcoin.com paper wallet tool page. Then disconnect your computer from the internet; don’t worry, you only need it offline temporarily for this task. After disconnecting from the internet, open the saved file (on your desktop). Move your mouse around on the page and/or type some random characters into the text box to create extra entropy (randomness). By doing this, you create a random Bitcoin address that has both a public and private key-pair. Since you saved the file locally and are not connected to the internet, the Bitcoin address you created was done completely offline. [caption align='aligncenter' width='912'] The final paper wallet page should look similar to this example page[/caption] Print the page The next step is making an offline copy of your Bitcoin address which you can later load with Bitcoin for a complete cold storage solution. While on the locally saved paper wallet page, while still disconnected from the internet, click on the Print button. Warning: before printing the page, make sure your printer is also offline (not connected to the internet through wifi for example). Once you are sure, print the page. Congratulations, the hard part is over! You have now created an offline Bitcoin address and made a hard copy of it locally for safekeeping. On the printed page should be the public Bitcoin address and QR code with the corresponding private key and QR code. We strongly recommend that you store the paper wallet somewhere secure, such as a fireproof safe. You can now safely connect back to the internet. How does this work? The Bitcoin.com paper wallet tool is a client-side address generator, which generates public and private Bitcoin key-pairs locally through your browser. The benefit of this technique is you can load the JavaScript locally and trust that the JavaScript did not change after being loaded. The tool is open source and the code can be reviewed at any time. Also, make sure you never share your private key with anyone or online. Adding funds to your cold storage wallet The next step is you want to add bitcoin to the wallet. Just like with any other bitcoin transaction, using a wallet you may have online, scan the public cold storage wallet QR code or copy the address, and send funds to your cold storage. You can check the status of the funds at anytime using a Bitcoin block explorer. Redeeming bitcoin from cold storage When you are ready to spend from your cold storage wallet, you will need to import the private key to a Bitcoin wallet that is online. Any wallet that supports importing private keys will work. For example, if you download the Bitcoin Unlimited wallet (which is a full Bitcoin client) you can import the private key. To do so, simply follow these steps:

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• Open the client and click on Help
• Select the Debug Window and click on the Console tab
• Type in the field “importprivkey ” (replace with your private key and remove quotes)
• Hit enter to import the private key; this will require a rescan of the blockchain which may take a few minutes to sync

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[caption align='aligncenter' width='917'] In this screen, you can see the “importprivkey” command in the Console. Type “help” in the Console to get a full list of wallet commands.[/caption] Another alternative online web wallet that supports importing private keys is Blockchain.info. To import your private key on this wallet, simply follow these steps:

• Open the online wallet
• Click on Settings and then click on Addresses
• Click on Import Address
• Copy and paste the cold storage private key and click Import/transfer
• You can safely archive the old address and transfer the funds to your wallet

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Once you have successfully moved your cold storage funds online, they are ready to spend. Note: Never reuse cold storage wallets. Once you have redeemed them online, follow the process outlined above to create a new one when necessary. Want a cool place to spend your Bitcoin? Check out the Bitcoin.com store!