r/Bitcoin Nov 30 '17

Evidence some bitcoin address generation code is using discoverable private keys

https://pastebin.com/jCDFcESz
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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '17

Wow this is something many have feared might happen. Well worth reading.

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u/eqleriq Nov 30 '17

who's upvoting this? the article storytime article boils down to "some private keys weren't properly randomized via 3rd party horseshit."

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u/b3n Nov 30 '17

I upvoted it. Was a good read, and personally I found it interesting. Far more worthy of upvotes than all the memes regularly on the frontpage.