Hi. In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a Vanity Address.
First Download vanitygen from
https://github.com/downloads/samr7/vanitygen/vanitygen-0.20-win.zipThe zip will come with several files. There is
for x86 processors,
for 64-bit processors and
for Open CL graphics cards.
Navigate to this folder and Shift + Right Click anywhere. Then click
.
Inside it type the application version you want to use. I'll use the OCL one.
The prefix must start with 1. The longer it is, the more time it will take. It can take from 1 second to 3.3 decillion years.
Cracking a private key is possible with this, but you need to have 3.3E+33 years of free time.
After it got the results, you will see something like this:
Difficulty: 445655
Address: 1YourPrefixandtheaddresscontinues
Privkey: myveryownprivkeyformypersonalbitcoinvanityaddress
I will continue with Bitcoin Core from now on.
Next, block the internet access out of your computer, they copy the privkey.
In Bitcoin-Qt Click on Settings > Debug Window
Select 'Debug Console' and type in
addprivkey myveryownprivkeyformypersonalbitcoinvanityaddress "my very own label"
Your wallet will start re-indexing the blockchain now. It will take up to 2 minutes.
After it disappeared, you should see your new customized address in the 'Receiving Addresses' section.
Happy address generating!
Tips are appreciated: 1Tipo4u5vkaNDjPd5A4wxPxmR4bEp8Bdb