Vanitygen: Vanity bitcoin address generator/miner [v0.22]

[smaxz]

well it shows you the difficulty of the string you are searching for.. the results are random of course but probabilities are etched in stone.

[Indianacoin]

Can anyone help me telling how to create a vanity address for altcoins?
Since each alt-coin has its own first character, there are some random prefix needed to enter.

For example;

vanitygen64.exe -X 48 LTC - Litecoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 55 -k PWn3d - Peercoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 30 -o hole.txt DBone - Dogecoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 71 -i Vertical - Vertcoin

So how do I calculate these random prefix?

[siameze]

Can anyone help me telling how to create a vanity address for altcoins?
Since each alt-coin has its own first character, there are some random prefix needed to enter.

For example;

vanitygen64.exe -X 48 LTC - Litecoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 55 -k PWn3d - Peercoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 30 -o hole.txt DBone - Dogecoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 71 -i Vertical - Vertcoin

So how do I calculate these random prefix?

You only need to calculate the Base58 number that corresponds to the prefix. This may help you: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_address_prefixes

[unamis76]

Can anyone help me telling how to create a vanity address for altcoins?
Since each alt-coin has its own first character, there are some random prefix needed to enter.

For example;

vanitygen64.exe -X 48 LTC - Litecoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 55 -k PWn3d - Peercoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 30 -o hole.txt DBone - Dogecoin

vanitygen64.exe -X 71 -i Vertical - Vertcoin

So how do I calculate these random prefix?

http://btpp.jampa.eu/get_coin_version/?address=

Add an address of the coin you wish to calculate the prefix's Base58 in front of address= on that link and you have the coin version number.

[siameze]

I'd like to see  this done in such a way that one could have their address generated elsewhere, peerhpas even paying for it as a service, without the third party gaining access to the private key. There was some discussion about it, and it's certainly possible, but it seems to require code changes which are beyond my level of C...

Shorena already offers this as a service, it is called split-key vanity generation. The steps are outlined in the OP.

[Indianacoin]

I'd like to see  this done in such a way that one could have their address generated elsewhere, peerhpas even paying for it as a service, without the third party gaining access to the private key. There was some discussion about it, and it's certainly possible, but it seems to require code changes which are beyond my level of C...

So if you are not familiar with the generator and want somebody else to generate your desired vanity for you without any need to trust that person then you can follow these steps:

1. Click here and randomly move your mouse until it reaches 100%

2. Click on "Vanity Wallet" tab and then click "Generate" button where you can see this written -- Step 1 - Generate your "Step1 Key Pair"

3. You will see something like this popping up soon after clicking generate--

Step 1 Public Key:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Copy and paste the above into the Your-Part-Public-Key field in the Vanity Pool Website.
Step 1 Private Key: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Copy and paste the above Private Key field into a text file. Ideally save to an encrypted drive. You will need this to retrieve the Bitcoin Private Key once the Pool has found your prefix.

4. Save both the keys (XXXXX & XXXXX) on a secret place. Its better to write them down on a piece of paper.

5. Post your Public Key (the one I marked with XXXXX) on this thread. Never post this key (XXXXX) or tell it to anyone because this is your main Private Key.

6. Post your desired prefix you want (starting with 1xxxx) and then request someone here to help you finding the appropriate keys with their speedier graphics card.

7. He will need some time depending on the difficulty of finding the key and will send you a private key on your pm.

8. Click here again and do the following steps as told in step 1.

9. After you click on "Vanity Wallet" again you will see this below -- Step 2 - Calculate your Vanity Wallet

10. On the box below this heading -- Enter Your Part Private Key (generated in Step 1 above and previously saved):
you will have to write down your private key you generated earlier (XXXXX).

11. Paste the private key that someone created for you below the box with the heading -- Enter Pool Part Private Key (from Vanity Pool):

12. Click "Add" and then click on "Calculate Vanity Wallet"

13. Copy the WIF format of the Vanity Private Key and import it into your wallet of your choice.

Someone helped me in the generation process earlier and look at my profile address you will notice the vanity I am using without any problems so far.

This "Poloniex Matthew" character you guys are replying to is apparently some troll who is just going from thread-to-thread and re-posting previous comments in the same thread literally word-for-word.  Look at his post history and you will see.  Don't waste your time replying to him.

Lol! Thanks for pointing it out.

[xyzzy099]

This "Poloniex Matthew" character you guys are replying to is apparently some troll who is just going from thread-to-thread and re-posting previous comments in the same thread literally word-for-word.  Look at his post history and you will see.  Don't waste your time replying to him.

[siameze]

This "Poloniex Matthew" character you guys are replying to is apparently some troll who is just going from thread-to-thread and re-posting previous comments in the same thread literally word-for-word.  Look at his post history and you will see.  Don't waste your time replying to him.

Ah thank you. I was mobile and did not notice his history. Reported as spam.

[ObscurePen]

Any one know what to type to get the oclvanityminer64 actually compute the private keys? I typed the command I'd usually do for vanitygen64, but it did nothing... Is there any software to install? Tbh, there isn't an obvious "Download me!" button in the ocl website.

Sorry if this was already brought up and solved before, but I'd prefer not to dig up 120 pages .

[ezeminer]

Any one know what to type to get the oclvanityminer64 actually compute the private keys? I typed the command I'd usually do for vanitygen64, but it did nothing... Is there any software to install? Tbh, there isn't an obvious "Download me!" button in the ocl website.

Sorry if this was already brought up and solved before, but I'd prefer not to dig up 120 pages .

If you are mining to the pool then oclvanityminer would be for that, but you should stick to vanitygen if computing keys for yourself.

But here's the quote from OP

How do I participate in vanity pool?

To do this, use the oclvanityminer program.  Oclvanityminer works much like a familiar bitcoin miner.  It connects to a bounty server, downloads a list of bounties, automatically chooses one, searches for a match, and submits the results back to the server when one is found.  Oclvanityminer periodically reconnects to the bounty server to check if bounties have been claimed, or more profitable bounties have been posted.  An example session:

Code:

$ ./oclvanityminer -u https://vanitypool.appspot.com/ -a 1samr7UZxtC6MEAFHqr1h3Kq453xJJbe4
Searching for pattern: "1satoshi" Reward: 0.100000 Value: 0.000007 BTC/MkeyHr
Difficulty: 51529903411245
Searching for pattern: "1Satoshi" Reward: 0.100000 Value: 0.000007 BTC/MkeyHr
Next match difficulty: 25764951705622 (2 prefixes)
[6.14 Mkey/s][total 62914560][Prob 0.0%][50% in 33.6d]

Note that vanitypool and oclvanityminer are currently under development.

[xhomerx10]

Any one know what to type to get the oclvanityminer64 actually compute the private keys? I typed the command I'd usually do for vanitygen64, but it did nothing... Is there any software to install? Tbh, there isn't an obvious "Download me!" button in the ocl website.

Sorry if this was already brought up and solved before, but I'd prefer not to dig up 120 pages .

 I think you will find the answer to your problem here

It will be considerably faster than vanitygen64 with the one limitation being you can't do regex matching only prefix matching.
I have never heard of anyone using the OCL version only for pool mining.  When you are trying to find very difficult prefixes, faster is always better.  Use the OCL version!

[TheGrimm]

Anyone got this to work with ASIC btc-guild block erupter? Its the only bitcoiner miner I have LOL.

[achow101]

Anyone got this to work with ASIC btc-guild block erupter? Its the only bitcoiner miner I have LOL.

This isn't mining software, and ASICs won't work for this. This is not the application that ASICs are designed for.

[Indianacoin]

Anyone got this to work with ASIC btc-guild block erupter? Its the only bitcoiner miner I have LOL.

ASIC chips are incapable of solving ESDA curves.
In simpler terms, you can only find your vanity address via your CPU (slower) or GPU (faster).


Anyways can anyone help me finding the correct snippet for generating a vanity address for BTCU (Bitcoin Ultra)?
It starts with 'B' btw.

[xhomerx10]

Anyone got this to work with ASIC btc-guild block erupter? Its the only bitcoiner miner I have LOL.

ASIC chips are incapable of solving ESDA curves.
In simpler terms, you can only find your vanity address via your CPU (slower) or GPU (faster).


Anyways can anyone help me finding the correct snippet for generating a vanity address for BTCU (Bitcoin Ultra)?
It starts with 'B' btw.

 Try 25 or 26.  Both should give the B but you might want to test an address first to see which one works.

[007eminem]

How to use Vanitygen in Mac os x?

[cancerbola]

Does any one know what's up with this? https://i.imgur.com/G2lGy9L.png?2

Even when trying to generate a short prefix like 1Tst, it always says something about a "delta" and restarts... I'm using oclvanitygen btw.

[Polyatomic]

I could not get this to work with the open source radeon stack on linux.
I installed radeon-crimson-15.12-15.302-151217a-297685e.zip
Seems to only find matches in safe mode on my rig.

Code:

milton@milton:~/temp/vanitygen$ /usr/bin/time -v ./oclvanitygen -D 1:0 -1 1ABCDE -S -v
Prefix difficulty:            259627881 1ABCDE
Difficulty: 259627881
Device: Hawaii
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (1002)
Driver: 1912.5 (VM)
Profile: FULL_PROFILE
Version: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (1912.5)
Max compute units: 40
Max workgroup size: 256
Global memory: 8021225920
Max allocation: 4244635648
OpenCL compiler flags: 
Loading kernel binary 36a99a0fe623ec427079e545855decb8.oclbin
Grid size: 2560x4096
Modular inverse: 10240 threads, 1024 ops each
Using OpenCL prefix matcher
Pattern: 1ABCDE                                                                
Pubkey (hex): 04bcc0186d64f98580eb5f6c722b7c317ce58761720bd142768ee5ec3439d6a35bc63b47b83ebdf03f87a3fcdf1df2fa3d9d6c4bcb0935eb98e7bf1a00a9e6d3de
Privkey (hex): D23FEFD6084CAC825D063A85532B9D43A5CFBD4A3478C1C38260BDE618F27BCB
Privkey (ASN1): 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
Address: 1ABCDEht5Mg8D8KvaTdALPif8hDgG3qmu2
Privkey: 5KQt8T8X1MeF5Z2NjwceHrvLVbk7PebNo38Kp93oghCPPBvmtgS
Halting...done!
	Command being timed: "./oclvanitygen -D 1:0 -1 1ABCDE -S -v"
	User time (seconds): 0.20
	System time (seconds): 0.20
	Percent of CPU this job got: 22%
	Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:01.83
	Average shared text size (kbytes): 0
	Average unshared data size (kbytes): 0
	Average stack size (kbytes): 0
	Average total size (kbytes): 0
	Maximum resident set size (kbytes): 91700
	Average resident set size (kbytes): 0
	Major (requiring I/O) page faults: 0
	Minor (reclaiming a frame) page faults: 9345
	Voluntary context switches: 417
	Involuntary context switches: 31
	Swaps: 0
	File system inputs: 0
	File system outputs: 0
	Socket messages sent: 0
	Socket messages received: 0
	Signals delivered: 0
	Page size (bytes): 4096
	Exit status: 0

Without -S

Code:

milton@milton:~/temp/vanitygen$ ./oclvanitygen -D 1:0 -1 1ABCDE -v
Prefix difficulty:            259627881 1ABCDE
Difficulty: 259627881
Device: Hawaii
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (1002)
Driver: 1912.5 (VM)
Profile: FULL_PROFILE
Version: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (1912.5)
Max compute units: 40
Max workgroup size: 256
Global memory: 8003790784
Max allocation: 4244635648
OpenCL compiler flags: -DDEEP_PREPROC_UNROLL -DVERY_EXPENSIVE_BRANCHES -DDEEP_VLIW -DAMD_BFI_INT 
Loading kernel binary af7e77b6af14fc4c5fb4342f8879b567.oclbin
Grid size: 2560x4096
Modular inverse: 10240 threads, 1024 ops each
Using OpenCL prefix matcher
[39.37 Mkey/s][total 1468006400][Prob 99.6%]                                   Match idx: 1
CPU hash: 47956086f8a6abd6842beb6de9808be8f40395e4
GPU hash: 64a6a66a53980ec1ea8180d056b7481df24acf17
Found delta: 7954221 Start delta: 73400321
[37.54 Mkey/s][total 1677721600][Prob 99.8%]                                   Match idx: 1
CPU hash: 5f474edbc3b476957fbb91b4573d1bb7d481177b
GPU hash: 64a6a66e9e5625dfe3f4f429cd926d95c4194a01
Found delta: 1102226 Start delta: 20971521
[37.44 Mkey/s][total 1887436800]                                               Match idx: 1
CPU hash: 05142be1e81deccb9c9cb32b5759ae7ddcc34db9
GPU hash: 64a6a66cfe128f9bbc0c1a2c87894ff394e2ad45
Found delta: 2499805 Start delta: 73400321
[37.46 Mkey/s][total 2097152000]                                               Match idx: 1
CPU hash: 6ae839a706481ddae41990448aaf6a57d5b67202
GPU hash: 64a6a66d88f4dd37acac6b99a72ee4de56c76d92
Found delta: 1099274 Start delta: 20971521
GPU idle: 1.01%                                                              
[37.44 Mkey/s][total 2181038080]                                               ^C

With -S

Code:

milton@milton:~/temp/vanitygen$ /usr/bin/time -v ./oclvanitygen -D 1:0 -1 1nix -S -v
Prefix difficulty:              4553521 1nix
Difficulty: 4553521
Device: Hawaii
Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (1002)
Driver: 1912.5 (VM)
Profile: FULL_PROFILE
Version: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (1912.5)
Max compute units: 40
Max workgroup size: 256
Global memory: 8027255232
Max allocation: 4244635648
OpenCL compiler flags: 
Loading kernel binary 36a99a0fe623ec427079e545855decb8.oclbin
Grid size: 2560x4096
Modular inverse: 10240 threads, 1024 ops each
Using OpenCL prefix matcher
Pattern: 1nix                                                                  
Pubkey (hex): 0424aa8da2d660b3bd9d40d5bb3a58c2e4d51a539e69b6b99a8cec89920b1a238861ebe969e4303babbd8a9caaed11117f2c44b8f973e456f95c2b96ec13344ef6
Privkey (hex): 49E8BA6B1BCBAFDD84BF5EE5C60EBAB102AB7FFAD962F38DDD67EA584FC2D67E
Privkey (ASN1): 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
Address: 1nixTZtdryjfp3UuJWMDeZ5kK5dUbe7Ht
Privkey: 5JNqVP4LWSGsDrTPWJDEfbsg8o8d9cZB8Ssa9CwXEQtFqSuihBZ
Halting...done!
	Command being timed: "./oclvanitygen -D 1:0 -1 1nix -S -v"
	User time (seconds): 0.19
	System time (seconds): 0.18
	Percent of CPU this job got: 39%
	Elapsed (wall clock) time (h:mm:ss or m:ss): 0:00.94
	Average shared text size (kbytes): 0
	Average unshared data size (kbytes): 0
	Average stack size (kbytes): 0
	Average total size (kbytes): 0
	Maximum resident set size (kbytes): 92220
	Average resident set size (kbytes): 0
	Major (requiring I/O) page faults: 0
	Minor (reclaiming a frame) page faults: 9321
	Voluntary context switches: 291
	Involuntary context switches: 21
	Swaps: 0
	File system inputs: 0
	File system outputs: 0
	Socket messages sent: 0
	Socket messages received: 0
	Signals delivered: 0
	Page size (bytes): 4096
	Exit status: 0

I'm thinking I may have an incomplete install I had to build the kernel module manually
and kind of package up the binaries, libraries, development headers and then copy to the
root file system. I may of balls something up. Anyway I'm happy with that. Take it easy guys
and maybe I'll see ya round sometime -- teehee

[Moloch]

Does any one know what's up with this? https://i.imgur.com/G2lGy9L.png?2

Even when trying to generate a short prefix like 1Tst, it always says something about a "delta" and restarts... I'm using oclvanitygen btw.

The Radeon driver changed a year ago... use "-S" and it will work (albeit slower)

Or you can search through this thread for a 3rd party who updated the code/driver (if you trust that sort of thing)

[OgNasty]

Does any one know what's up with this? https://talkimg.com/images/2024/01/11/3nn0o.png?2

Even when trying to generate a short prefix like 1Tst, it always says something about a "delta" and restarts... I'm using oclvanitygen btw.

The Radeon driver changed a year ago... use "-S" and it will work (albeit slower)

Or you can search through this thread for a 3rd party who updated the code/driver (if you trust that sort of thing)

This is the Lifeboat Foundation's updated application.  It will work on Windows with the current Radeon drivers if you trust them enough to run it.

https://lifeboat.com/oclvanitygen


If you are running Linux, nonnakip has created this document to help you get the default oclvanitygen working.

https://nastyfans.org/download/oclvanitygen.txt