'Leaked' private key contains BTC..

[tobi4255]

I recently stumbled across directory.io.

I found it quite entertaining, and started to horse around a bit..

After a while, I realize that the address 16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM actually contains 0.01~ BTC ! ! !

I did my boldest attempt to claim these, presumably, long-forgotten coins. (last transaction was in 2014)

Without any success though... I ended up questioning the extend of my bitcoin knowledge. In my head, it would be simple to just import the 'leaked' private key in some wallet.

Now I am like 60% sure that it is 'burn' address or something similar..

If anyone here is smarter than I am, and wanna give it a shot for free btc then go nuts:

Public address:
16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM

Supposed private key (No format):
0

64 char hexadecimal:
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

[TheButterZone]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1466392.0

[tobi4255]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1466392.0

Oh wow, cannot believe google did not turn that page up for me when i was typing in phrases like "bitcoin privatekey 0" etc..

That seems like an interesting read.

[Yuuto]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1466392.0

Oh wow, cannot believe google did not turn that page up for me when i was typing in phrases like "bitcoin privatekey 0" etc..

That seems like an interesting read.

Yeah. This is basically what some altcoins used as a technique to distribute the coins. For example, counterparty comes to mind first. You can read more about this at the bitcoin wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_burn

Anyways, did you read up to directory.io because of Vitalik Buterin? He recently posted that on his twitter account for no reason, i guess he wanted to get people panicking about bitcoin. The so called directory isn't a directory at all, the addresses are generated when you actually click each link. There isn't a sextillion addresses and priv keys or w/e on their servers. Don't believe that bullshit. Even if there was, the odds of finding one is astronomical.

[tobi4255]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1466392.0

Oh wow, cannot believe google did not turn that page up for me when i was typing in phrases like "bitcoin privatekey 0" etc..

That seems like an interesting read.

Yeah. This is basically what some altcoins used as a technique to distribute the coins. For example, counterparty comes to mind first. You can read more about this at the bitcoin wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_burn

Anyways, did you read up to directory.io because of Vitalik Buterin? He recently posted that on his twitter account for no reason, i guess he wanted to get people panicking about bitcoin. The so called directory isn't a directory at all, the addresses are generated when you actually click each link. There isn't a sextillion addresses and priv keys or w/e on their servers. Don't believe that bullshit. Even if there was, the odds of finding one is astronomical.

I randomly stumbled upon it, i am not aware of any statement/post Vitalik has made

I read the FAQ in directory.io though, and it does explain how it is a "parlor trick", just like the "worlds credit card pin codes leaked!".. That was what led me to directory.io

It really is fascinating.. Also, probably the biggest number I ever saw was the last page-index

[equator]

So it means that the wallet address and private key which you got are the burned coins, but when seeing the link address it gives that this was used for very big transaction of lot of transaction.s