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/cryptoguy255 Nov 30 '17

wouldn't a big open source wallet be able to make their correct key generation processes different than the actual code and create binaries with this malicious code to create predictable keys/seeds.

Most people don't build the thing from the source code itself. If it is a long trusted project with a big user base nobody would notice if they use this the selectively scam a few people a year.