ssbtoday (OP)
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June 04, 2013, 09:33:24 AM |
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have private key to this address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
how do I spend it?
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ssbtoday (OP)
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June 04, 2013, 09:38:32 AM |
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Where do I use the command
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CIYAM
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June 04, 2013, 09:42:06 AM |
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Where do I use the command
From bitcoin-qt use Help -> Debug Window then click on the Console tab where you can issue the "importprivkey" command (if your wallet has been encrypted you'll need to *unlock* it first). BTW - did you solo mine that 50 BTC back in 2009?
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ssbtoday (OP)
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June 04, 2013, 09:45:19 AM |
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no, I was generating a cold wallet address to put 2 btc into and i got this address. saw it has 50 btc in it
can I use electrum? bitcoin qt takes too long to download.
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Akka
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June 04, 2013, 09:46:06 AM |
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have private key to this address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
Really? You have generated the private Key to this address? Don't forget to post if this actually works. Also Post if it doesn't. I'm curious. Just how likely is it to generate an existing address? I thought it was next to impossible.
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ssbtoday (OP)
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June 04, 2013, 09:47:57 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org? where do I importprivkey in electrum?
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CIYAM
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June 04, 2013, 09:50:07 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org?
Was this a brainwallet based upon a passphrase?
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June 04, 2013, 09:50:14 AM |
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Don't do it, it's stealing
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ssbtoday (OP)
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June 04, 2013, 09:51:37 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org?
Was this a brainwallet based upon a passphrase? Don't think so. single wallet. JimmyFL but the owner hasn't used it for years. finders keepers
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CIYAM
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June 04, 2013, 09:52:42 AM |
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Don't do it, it's stealing In fact it would in all likelihood be stealing from Satoshi himself (which could be considered sacrilege around this forum).
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escrow.ms
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June 04, 2013, 09:57:22 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org? where do I importprivkey in electrum?
click on third icon. then it will show wallet import tab.
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paraipan
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June 04, 2013, 09:57:42 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org? where do I importprivkey in electrum?
Stephen already explained how can you import the private key a few posts earlier. There is no such thing as a bug on bitaddress. You could have found an address collision or simply mined the coins yourself in 2009, I find the later more credible.
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ssbtoday (OP)
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June 04, 2013, 09:58:39 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org? where do I importprivkey in electrum?
click on third icon. then it will show wallet import tab. thanks, I see it now. Your sig address is OK?
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escrow.ms
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June 04, 2013, 10:02:00 AM |
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Bitcoin Address: 1GJmzymuJLmeqzhgbky91286GRhKZQFVYb
says so.. Unless there was a bug on bitaddress.org? where do I importprivkey in electrum?
click on third icon. then it will show wallet import tab. thanks, I see it now. Your sig address is OK? yes
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June 04, 2013, 10:05:21 AM |
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Maybe both the owner of this address (afaik it could be one of the few people with whom Satoshi conversed about bitcoin in 2009) used a similar method with a predictable output to generate an address as ssbtoday with bitaddress: https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/blob/master/bitaddress.org.htmlThis would also mean that other people who used bitaddress at some point (not sure if all versions would be affected and if it is a randomness issue). For now, I refuse to believe a collision occured until OP proves he has access to the coins.
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Cubic Earth
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June 04, 2013, 10:08:26 AM |
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There is no such thing as a bug on bitaddress. You could have found an address collision or simply mined the coins yourself in 2009, I find the later more credible.
It's more likely there was a 'collision' in the pseudo-random number generation that bitaddress.org relies on than and actual address collision. I would guess 1,000,000's of times more likely. That may even be considered a bug. I modify every generated private key by hand to guard against such issues.
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Mahn
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June 04, 2013, 10:09:09 AM |
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Some day, you'll lose your private keys. Some random exploit, virus, perhaps somebody ripping you off; whatever the case, you'll come back to this forum demanding justice and doing everything you can to find the robber, completely outraged. How dare they stealing my coins you'll think. When that happens, I'll link you to this thread and remind you how you once were the robber who stole 50 BTC. Have a good day
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Cubic Earth
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June 04, 2013, 10:14:13 AM |
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Some day, you'll lose your private keys. Some random exploit, virus, perhaps somebody ripping you off; whatever the case, you'll come back to this forum demanding justice and doing everything you can to find the robber, completely outraged. How dare they stealing my coins you'll think. When that happens, I'll link you to this thread and remind you how you once were the robber who stole 50 BTC. Have a good day Well I think we would all like to see them steal at least one satoshi, just to prove that they can.
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