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A super-fast Bitcoin private key generator

BTC Leak on June 23, 2020

The good news first. We are going to code a script that outputs random 64 character hexadecimal strings at supersonic speeds, and then we are going to use them to try to bruteforce some Bitcoin addresses. Bitcoin private keys may… Read the full article

Three ways to hack Bitcoin

BTC Leak on June 22, 2020

A properly set up and used Bitcoin address is virtually impossible to hack. The vastness of possible private keys ensures that it is practically impossible to bruteforce one (or several) Bitcoin addresses. Humans are not machines, however, and humans do… Read the full article

Collect unconfirmed transaction hashes from the mempool

BTC Leak on June 11, 2020

For one of our earlier experiments, we needed to collect “all” the transaction hashes over a few days from the Bitcoin memory pool (mempool). In other words, transactions that are waiting to be picked up by miners, but haven’t yet… Read the full article

Double-SHA-256 in Bash and Python

BTC Leak on June 10, 2020

Being able to calculate Double-SHA-256 hashes (often simply referred to as “DSHA256”) is vital for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency applications and codes. Bitcoin mining itself is, after all, and somewhat simplified, only a matter of spitting out insane amounts DSHA256… Read the full article