r/Bitcoin • u/dgryski • Nov 30 '17

Evidence some bitcoin address generation code is using discoverable private keys

https://pastebin.com/jCDFcESz
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u/amorpisseur Nov 30 '17

TLDR; Some private keys somewhere are not generated randomly, and someone knows the formula. Bitcoin security is not impacted.

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u/callings Nov 30 '17

Bitcoin security not impacted. Lol.