what is "Stealth Address Data" in transactions?!

[pooya87]

i was looking at the transaction in a recently mined block that i came across "Stealth Address Data"
her is the transaction:
https://blockchain.info/tx/fb225c26d4076de62c99bbdb611924c4e457f7df7ec6fa98ee092ea0a870d1be
what is it?

there are more of this on the block!

[1715698673]

1715698673

[1715698673]

1715698673

[1715698673]

1715698673

[louise123]

i was looking at the transaction in a recently mined block that i came across "Stealth Address Data"
her is the transaction:
https://blockchain.info/tx/fb225c26d4076de62c99bbdb611924c4e457f7df7ec6fa98ee092ea0a870d1be
what is it?

there are more of this on the block!

Don't hold me on this but I believe it's a DarkWallet address.
I could be wrong though.
Maybe someone else can shed some light here.

[DarkHyudrA]

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/20701/what-is-a-stealth-address

Most of your answer will be on the first and second answer.

[odolvlobo]

It doesn't have anything to do with stealth addresses. The output uses OP_RETURN, which is an instruction designed to store data in the block chain. I don't know why they label it "Stealth Address Data". It is not an address.

[Jeremycoin]

Maybe, it just an address that use for protecting the main address. So it's just use to receiving Bitcoin, so the sender won't know the real address.

[Kyraishi]

LOL! 

Four different explanations for what happened 
And chances are that maybe non of them is correct 

Maybe we should ask Gavin or Theymos 

[DannyHamilton]

Don't hold me on this but I believe it's a DarkWallet address.

No.

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/20701/what-is-a-stealth-address

Most of your answer will be on the first and second answer.

No.

Maybe, it just an address that use for protecting the main address.

No.

Oh look,  All three silly responders posting nonsense are participating in a Signature Ad Campaign.  No surprise there.

Maybe we should ask Gavin or Theymos 

No.

Four different explanations for what happened 
And chances are that maybe non of them is correct 

There is one that is correct:

It doesn't have anything to do with stealth addresses. The output uses OP_RETURN, which is an instruction designed to store data in the block chain. I don't know why they label it "Stealth Address Data". It is not an address.

Figuring that out becomes easier if you keep in mind that a signature campaign is:

A way for an advertiser to create an incentive for greedy people to fill the forum with thousands of posts of completely useless nonsense.  The advertiser offers a small payment in exchange for the user to add the advertiser's ad to the user's signature space.  The user is required to create a particular number of posts on the forum so that the advertiser feels that the ad will get noticed.  Since the average greedy unknowledgeable user doesn't have enough useful and well thought out things to say to meet the advertiser's quota, they end up just spamming threads all over the forum with useless drivel.  Several of the regular forum users have taken to blocking (using the "ignore" link) all users with a signature ad campaign in their signature.  Therefore, by participating in such a campaign, you significantly increase the likelihood that helpful and knowledgeable users will never see anything that you post here.

[Kyraishi]

Don't hold me on this but I believe it's a DarkWallet address.

No.

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/20701/what-is-a-stealth-address

Most of your answer will be on the first and second answer.

No.

Maybe, it just an address that use for protecting the main address.

No.

Oh look,  All three silly responders posting nonsense are participating in a Signature Ad Campaign.  No surprise there.

Maybe we should ask Gavin or Theymos 

No.

Four different explanations for what happened 
And chances are that maybe non of them is correct 

There is one that is correct:

It doesn't have anything to do with stealth addresses. The output uses OP_RETURN, which is an instruction designed to store data in the block chain. I don't know why they label it "Stealth Address Data". It is not an address.

Figuring that out becomes easier if you keep in mind that a signature campaign is:

A way for an advertiser to create an incentive for greedy people to fill the forum with thousands of posts of completely useless nonsense.  The advertiser offers a small payment in exchange for the user to add the advertiser's ad to the user's signature space.  The user is required to create a particular number of posts on the forum so that the advertiser feels that the ad will get noticed.  Since the average greedy unknowledgeable user doesn't have enough useful and well thought out things to say to meet the advertiser's quota, they end up just spamming threads all over the forum with useless drivel.  Several of the regular forum users have taken to blocking (using the "ignore" link) all users with a signature ad campaign in their signature.  Therefore, by participating in such a campaign, you significantly increase the likelihood that helpful and knowledgeable users will never see anything that you post here.

I though OP_RETURN looks something like this: https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa

Public Note: I don't know if someone try to express love with blockchain, if not i'll be first. I love you very much P., you are my litte sweetheart As I mentioned you, avowal will be available as long as is bitcoin blockchain. Thank you Satoshi !

[dserrano5]

I though OP_RETURN looks something like this: https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa

Public Note: I don't know if someone try to express love with blockchain, if not i'll be first. I love you very much P., you are my litte sweetheart As I mentioned you, avowal will be available as long as is bitcoin blockchain. Thank you Satoshi !

That's a service provided by a centralised entity that has nothing to do with OP_RETURN or the blockchain itself. When blockchain.info disappears, all those messages will disappear as well.

@OP: if you're interested in this stealth stuff, what about STFWing first and asking your questions afterwards?

[odolvlobo]

I though OP_RETURN looks something like this: https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa

Public Note: I don't know if someone try to express love with blockchain, if not i'll be first. I love you very much P., you are my litte sweetheart As I mentioned you, avowal will be available as long as is bitcoin blockchain. Thank you Satoshi !

That is a common misconception. The public note displayed by blockchain.info is not part of the transaction. When you send bitcoins from blockchain.info, you can also attach a public note. This note is stored by the site and displayed along with the transaction. It is not stored in the block chain, so you can only see it on blockchain.info (unless another site scrapes the site).

There are various ways to store arbitrary data in a transaction. The best way is to use the OP_RETURN instruction, which is specifically designed for that purpose.



btw, it is better to link to the transaction rather than the address because subsequent transactions will eventually push the transaction (and the public note) off the first page.

https://blockchain.info/tx/fb28b74b5360c90ce9034aaa5a7d486117dad1cecd27b6c43ca99d1b75823d01

[DarkHyudrA]

Then basicly the transaction the OP mentioned was a transaction that did abosutely nothing other than paying fees?
(since other than the change address, it received only the OP_RETURN as parameter)

And no need to throw stones for my mistake, I just really didn't pay attention to the generated script.

[odolvlobo]

Then basicly the transaction the OP mentioned was a transaction that did abosutely nothing other than paying fees?
(since other than the change address, it received only the OP_RETURN as parameter)

Well, it also sent 0.09405 BTC from 1KN5MQLwJtU23JrE2u4D9jX4NEohqMmW25 to 17cVCf4TjQzcmZjG8n7YcRagcjCckmfvpg

[emelac]

I though OP_RETURN looks something like this: https://blockchain.info/address/1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa

Public Note: I don't know if someone try to express love with blockchain, if not i'll be first. I love you very much P., you are my litte sweetheart As I mentioned you, avowal will be available as long as is bitcoin blockchain. Thank you Satoshi !

That is a common misconception. The public note displayed by blockchain.info is not part of the transaction. When you send bitcoins from blockchain.info, you can also attach a public note. This note is stored by the site and displayed along with the transaction. It is not stored in the block chain, so you can only see it on blockchain.info (unless another site scrapes the site).

There are various ways to store arbitrary data in a transaction. The best way is to use the OP_RETURN instruction, which is specifically designed for that purpose.



btw, it is better to link to the transaction rather than the address because subsequent transactions will eventually push the transaction (and the public note) off the first page.

https://blockchain.info/tx/fb28b74b5360c90ce9034aaa5a7d486117dad1cecd27b6c43ca99d1b75823d01

If you use an OP_RETURN instruction does it show up on blockchain.info?

[DarkHyudrA]

If you use an OP_RETURN instruction does it show up on blockchain.info?

The "whole" transaction script is written in the end of the page with the header "Output Scripts"