Pretty Addy Giveaway

[LoyceV]

Do you think you can merge-mine the addresses as described here?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=84569.msg17477311#msg17477311
This method can give a dramatic increase in efficiency.

It might work, but it would exchange efficiency for complications. Since it's already complicated enough, and some people actually lost their private key before I found their addy, it's not worth changing vanitygen for this. Especially for short prefixes.
If it works, it could work for large vanity pools, where multiple computers are searching for multiple addresses that pay half a Bitcoin each, but that's outside the scope of this giveaway.

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[HKGolden]

Public key: 04DD775FD4077CEDC7943D270E1AA42FB187C2E3C41F6FF00F99B53453546DC33FFB0B68241A334 3E4C970D044ED3CB12A3E80854F86FFBB306FEBC051B390F676

Prefix: qHKG

Thanks

[LoyceV]

Public key: 04DD775FD4077CEDC7943D270E1AA42FB187C2E3C41F6FF00F99B53453546DC33FFB0B68241A334 3E4C970D044ED3CB12A3E80854F86FFBB306FEBC051B390F676

Prefix: qHKG

May I ask: what does it stand for?
I got you an addy with a number after the prefix. This way it stands out a bit more:
Address: 1qHKG5xn7H3iDfgb1LYQ69quacMqnqBjw (Balance: )
PrivkeyPart: 5J11srdr67BQGCLPHYGWK1cw6CXzDkjYYdvxTYyAMgW6mhTzTqJ

[HKGolden]

Public key: 04DD775FD4077CEDC7943D270E1AA42FB187C2E3C41F6FF00F99B53453546DC33FFB0B68241A334 3E4C970D044ED3CB12A3E80854F86FFBB306FEBC051B390F676

Prefix: qHKG

May I ask: what does it stand for?
I got you an addy with a number after the prefix. This way it stands out a bit more:
Address: 1qHKG5xn7H3iDfgb1LYQ69quacMqnqBjw (Balance: )
PrivkeyPart: 5J11srdr67BQGCLPHYGWK1cw6CXzDkjYYdvxTYyAMgW6mhTzTqJ

HKG = Hong Kong Golden

but 1HKG is not that outstanding so prefer have a 'q' before HKG

Thanks for the number after the prefix too 

[DarkStar_]

How much would it cost for the prefix 1DarkStr generated as a compressed (-F compressed command in Lifeboat) address?

My current vanity isn't compressed, so I'd be interested to see how much it would cost so I can calculate whether it would be worth it for me to save on fees, in the long run. Alternatively, just to lower the difficulty (and cost) by a little bit, how about whichever of these comes first:

Code:

1DarkStr
1darkstar
1Darkstar
1DarkStar
1darkStar

[LoyceV]

How much would it cost for the prefix 1DarkStr generated as a compressed (-F compressed command in Lifeboat) address?

1DarkStr would take 1 day for 50% chance on my system, 1Darkstar 2 months. 1 out of these 4: "DarkStar 1darkstar 1darkStar 1Darkstar" would take 2 weeks for 50% chance.
But I can't do compressed addresses, unfortunately. It requires an AMD card and Windows, which I don't have.

I'm very interested in getting compressed key generation working on my system though, if I manage to do so I'll let you know.

[ngle100]

Let me try this.

Prefix desired: iLoveU
Public key: 04D3D711DEB706681D9F469B5A4B1D973AE6379F1AF2313CBF47EC464C71A8B85271E7C140CA757 67E0ED0C4E232E1AF91EC85F2996B8497B4F0AACB5EEB54D207

[LoyceV]

Prefix desired: iLoveU
Public key: 04D3D711DEB706681D9F469B5A4B1D973AE6379F1AF2313CBF47EC464C71A8B85271E7C140CA757 67E0ED0C4E232E1AF91EC85F2996B8497B4F0AACB5EEB54D207

I got you 1LoveU:
Address: 1LoveU36pvb3iMFJbTcZ7VVRoccVWgMnc2 (Balance: )
PrivkeyPart: 5JFTYozpiF2JERwRSSZcxsaZD4yDhbHhspiJwQJU1wz4TTJ57a4

I can get you 1iLoveU too, but at a price (0.007 BTC) and it will take me a few days. It's too long for a giveaway, but in my opinion the small i right after the 1 doesn't look better than 1LoveU.

[ngle100]

Prefix desired: iLoveU
Public key: 04D3D711DEB706681D9F469B5A4B1D973AE6379F1AF2313CBF47EC464C71A8B85271E7C140CA757 67E0ED0C4E232E1AF91EC85F2996B8497B4F0AACB5EEB54D207

I got you 1LoveU:
Address: 1LoveU36pvb3iMFJbTcZ7VVRoccVWgMnc2 (Balance: http://btc-priceimg.herokuapp.com/balance/1LoveU36pvb3iMFJbTcZ7VVRoccVWgMnc2/00f)
PrivkeyPart: 5JFTYozpiF2JERwRSSZcxsaZD4yDhbHhspiJwQJU1wz4TTJ57a4

I can get you 1iLoveU too, but at a price (0.007 BTC) and it will take me a few days. It's too long for a giveaway, but in my opinion the small i right after the 1 doesn't look better than 1LoveU.

I will take the 1LoveU, thank you 

[MintCondition]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

Prefix: 1MintC
public key: 0484D0A03001396477653D79CA8FA2C14ED72E4F2E2D5A04D1B0095169B3C326259F346D9C58ECE D201E3BDF58C2848D1BC564AE52A37416EC76BC8B106740FE34


Thanks

[DarkStar_]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

addy: 1MintCtNesdc8EiJ2D1sKs75EUYPABD3LX
public key: 0484D0A03001396477653D79CA8FA2C14ED72E4F2E2D5A04D1B0095169B3C326259F346D9C58ECE D201E3BDF58C2848D1BC564AE52A37416EC76BC8B106740FE34


Thanks

It would cost you an infinite sum of bitcoins, as the address 1MintCtNesdc8EiJ2D1sKs75EUYPABD3LX has an invalid checksum, meaning it can never be a valid bitcoin address. There is no private key that belongs to that address.

Even if it is an valid address, it's almost impossible to vanitygen an entire address, as the chance is extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely low to find an exact match. Why do you even want to random string of characters (I assume)?

You can get 1Mint for free, if that's all you want. I can do it right now for you or you can wait for Loyce to come online.

[MintCondition]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

addy: 1MintCtNesdc8EiJ2D1sKs75EUYPABD3LX
public key: 0484D0A03001396477653D79CA8FA2C14ED72E4F2E2D5A04D1B0095169B3C326259F346D9C58ECE D201E3BDF58C2848D1BC564AE52A37416EC76BC8B106740FE34


Thanks

It would cost you an infinite sum of bitcoins, as the address 1MintCtNesdc8EiJ2D1sKs75EUYPABD3LX has an invalid checksum, meaning it can never be a valid bitcoin address. There is no private key that belongs to that address.

Even if it is an valid address, it's almost impossible to vanitygen an entire address, as the chance is extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely low to find an exact match. Why do you even want to random string of characters (I assume)?

You can get 1Mint for free, if that's all you want. I can do it right now for you or you can wait for Loyce to come online.

1MintC. sorry for wrong info of address, can you do this sir?
I already edit my post

[ArcCsch]

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It might work, but it would exchange efficiency for complications. Since it's already complicated enough, and some people actually lost their private key before I found their addy, it's not worth changing vanitygen for this. Especially for short prefixes.
If it works, it could work for large vanity pools, where multiple computers are searching for multiple addresses that pay half a Bitcoin each, but that's outside the scope of this giveaway.

True, the complications may well make it less efficient for this give-away, but I think it would be beneficial to have a program that does this.
Also, I cannot imagine parting with half a bitcoin just to get a fancy address.

[DarkStar_]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

addy: 1MintCtNesdc8EiJ2D1sKs75EUYPABD3LX
public key: 0484D0A03001396477653D79CA8FA2C14ED72E4F2E2D5A04D1B0095169B3C326259F346D9C58ECE D201E3BDF58C2848D1BC564AE52A37416EC76BC8B106740FE34


Thanks

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1MintC. sorry for wrong info of address, can you do this sir?
I already edit my post

I get an invalid base pubkey error when I try your public key. Are you sure you copied it correctly?



Edit: Going to sleep, will generate an address for you in the morning if Loyce hasn't done it yet and you provide a valid key.

[MintCondition]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

addy: 1MintCtNesdc8EiJ2D1sKs75EUYPABD3LX
public key: 0484D0A03001396477653D79CA8FA2C14ED72E4F2E2D5A04D1B0095169B3C326259F346D9C58ECE D201E3BDF58C2848D1BC564AE52A37416EC76BC8B106740FE34


Thanks

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1MintC. sorry for wrong info of address, can you do this sir?
I already edit my post

I get an invalid base pubkey error when I try your public key. Are you sure you copied it correctly?

Edit:
Public key: 04AAE1C6D854E3F1D1AB271D76D2BF1E09912C8B278766F9F6AB41FF6F38576D950C71F820700DA 77B9F659391377F263D92A4F42C38B32FF9E6F33369B0EBD6DC

sorry for inconvenience sir

[LoyceV]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

Prefix: 1MintC

This I can do for free, in seconds.

Public key: 04AAE1C6D854E3F1D1AB271D76D2BF1E09912C8B278766F9F6AB41FF6F38576D950C71F820700DA 77B9F659391377F263D92A4F42C38B32FF9E6F33369B0EBD6DC

Here you go:
Address: 1MintCL1xZmcBeDw2tuCxp4o2KafYcyjvi (Balance: )
PrivkeyPart: 5HtZ4sr3d346SxZtisHGJd8PX1c5ivTdGELMqhaGE1NTUYhgbcu

[MintCondition]

hello sir LoyceV. how much is the cost for this cutom addy?

Prefix: 1MintC

This I can do for free, in seconds.

Public key: 04AAE1C6D854E3F1D1AB271D76D2BF1E09912C8B278766F9F6AB41FF6F38576D950C71F820700DA 77B9F659391377F263D92A4F42C38B32FF9E6F33369B0EBD6DC

Here you go:
Address: 1MintCL1xZmcBeDw2tuCxp4o2KafYcyjvi (Balance: )
PrivkeyPart: 5HtZ4sr3d346SxZtisHGJd8PX1c5ivTdGELMqhaGE1NTUYhgbcu

Thank you very much sir LoyceV! Keep up the good work by helping the community. Kudos!

[titanbct]

Could i have this one ?

Prefix : 1AmiLy   ; if possible with capital A
Address : 19SxjYppA6sxxG2Xpuw8e5bWmn9SZa3qkw


I also have some questions :

1. Is this vanity address as "safe" as a normal bitcoin address ?
2. can the vanity address be used for altcoins instead of bitcoin, for example monera/dash./zcash ...

Thanks in advance!

[ArcCsch]

1. Is this vanity address as "safe" as a normal bitcoin address ?

Not quite, for a normal bitcoin address, while the coins are stored on it only the hash of the public key is public, and the public key itself is only revealed when the coins are spent.
With a vanity address, the public key is made public as soon as the address is generated.
The hash is practically intractable, but ECDSA can be easily cracked using a quantum computer, and may possibly be susceptible to mathematical analysis.
Vanity addresses give more time for such attacks than ordinary addresses.
Since practical quantum computers don't exist yet (or perhaps "the powers that be" have one in the basement, but don't use it for fear of revealing its existence, an interesting conspiracy theory), and no mathematical attacks are known, vanity addresses are probably safe.

2. can the vanity address be used for altcoins instead of bitcoin, for example monera/dash./zcash ...

Only if they use the same address algorithm as bitcoin, be very careful, as if the altcoin uses the same format but a different algorithm, the coins would be burned.

[LoyceV]

Could i have this one ?

Prefix : 1AmiLy   ; if possible with capital A

I can make this for you. Please follow the instructions and give me a public key (You gave me a Bitcoin address).

1. Is this vanity address as "safe" as a normal bitcoin address ?

Simple practical answer: yes.

2. can the vanity address be used for altcoins instead of bitcoin, for example monera/dash./zcash ...

That's possible, but not in this giveaway.

Not quite, for a normal bitcoin address, while the coins are stored on it only the hash of the public key is public, and the public key itself is only revealed when the coins are spent.

So are millions of other addresses that are used over and over again, or used to sign a message.

The hash is practically intractable, but ECDSA can be easily cracked using a quantum computer

No need to spread FUD on this, unless you can tell me where I can buy a quantum computer that can easily crack this...

Since practical quantum computers don't exist yet (or perhaps "the powers that be" have one in the basement, but don't use it for fear of revealing its existence, an interesting conspiracy theory), and no mathematical attacks are known, vanity addresses are probably safe.

There you go You could have said this without the FUD.

To end the FUD now: If you think you can crack an address when the public key is known, why don't you give it a shot at 1JCe8z4jJVNXSjohjM4i9Hh813dLCNx2Sy? This is the richest Bitcoin address, and it has been used to send coins out (Balance: ).