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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: WoodyHaze on August 28, 2017, 01:13:38 PM



Title: Bitcoin address and corresponding keys
Post by: WoodyHaze on August 28, 2017, 01:13:38 PM
Do all BTC addresses have corresponding public/private keys?


Title: Re: Bitcoin address and corresponding keys
Post by: DannyHamilton on August 28, 2017, 01:45:26 PM
Do all BTC addresses have corresponding public/private keys?

All properly generated bitcoin addresses have a corresponding public key and a corresponding private key.

However, it is possible to generate a bitcoin address without knowing what the public key or private key is.  If you do that, then it will be impossible to determine public key or private key.


Title: Re: Bitcoin address and corresponding keys
Post by: ZenFr on August 28, 2017, 02:16:37 PM
Do all BTC addresses have corresponding public/private keys?
Yes, every BTC adress have a corresponding private key.
Be carrefull : if you make a withdraw to pay something for example, the return of the transaction will come back to an other couple BTC address/private key.