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December 14, 2022, 11:36:08 AM |
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Hi,
how can i check short crypto adresses?
Like:
LbWKXCVe for LTC 1EEoqxSat3 for BTC 0xF22c60 for ETH
All blockchain Explorers that ive tryed dont work anymore with this short addresses...
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December 14, 2022, 12:10:18 PM Last edit: December 15, 2022, 12:07:34 PM by ETFbitcoin |
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Hi,
how can i check short crypto adresses?
Like:
LbWKXCVe for LTC 1EEoqxSat3 for BTC 0xF22c60 for ETH
All blockchain Explorers that ive tryed dont work anymore with this short addresses...
Mempool.space block explorer offer auto complete when you doesn't type whole address. You'll have look elsewhere for different coin though. And most importantly, those short incomplete address is deemed invalid.
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December 14, 2022, 02:16:40 PM Last edit: May 14, 2023, 02:46:34 PM by NeuroticFish |
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Also walletexplorer.com, while I don't recommend it as a block explorer to use, it's good at finding addresses based on "firstbits". For your bitcoin address it returns this:
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December 14, 2022, 02:47:48 PM |
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Hi,
how can i check short crypto adresses?
Like:
LbWKXCVe for LTC 1EEoqxSat3 for BTC 0xF22c60 for ETH
All blockchain Explorers that ive tryed dont work anymore with this short addresses...
Keep in mind with the shorter ones people with enough computing power can generate them with a little work and time 1EEoqxSat3 followed by the rest of an address can also be 1EEoqxSat3 followed by the rest of another address with less then a months worth of GPU computing power. And with all the GPU rigs not doing much after ETH went PoS there are a lot of them out there not doing much. Also I have noticed at times when using walletexplorer.com, it will give the 1st address of what it finds not all of them. There are a lot of 1nasty addresses but it does not show all of them. -Dave
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Charles-Tim
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December 15, 2022, 01:37:18 PM |
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Is there any good reason to be looking for complete character of an incomplete addresses? If you have your seed phrase or private key, they can generate your complete address anytime that you want it. I have seen people on this forum looking for some missing characters of a private key, or how to decrypt a BIP38 encrypted paper wallet private key, or looking for some missing words of a seed phrase. Those are normal for obvious reasons, which is to be able to access the private key to spend the coins in connection with them. how can i check short crypto adresses?
Is there any good reason you are looking for a way to make the incomplete characters of an address complete?
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December 15, 2022, 01:50:01 PM |
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Is there any good reason to be looking for complete character of an incomplete addresses? If you have your seed phrase or private key, they can generate your complete address anytime that you want it.
In these cases the private key tends to stay hidden under a seal. That's because short addresses/firstbits are useful for collectible items, usually coins, where the space is very limited. And people still want to check whether the collectible they've bought is indeed funded.
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December 16, 2022, 11:39:59 PM |
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Is there any good reason to be looking for complete character of an incomplete addresses? If you have your seed phrase or private key, they can generate your complete address anytime that you want it.
In these cases the private key tends to stay hidden under a seal. That's because short addresses/firstbits are useful for collectible items, usually coins, where the space is very limited. And people still want to check whether the collectible they've bought is indeed funded. The problems are as I said the fact that without 10+ characters of the address it is easy to generate another address with the same visible 1st bits. Even if you have the complete address do you know what is really under that hologram: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5401502And the ever popular you don't know if you can really trust the coin manufactures. When BTC was $400 if some maker made 100 BTC0.1 and ran off with 10 BTC it sucked we all got pissed and went on with our day. Now even at the $17000 price it starts to get into substantial amounts of money. Relying of 1stbits and holograms and so on is just no longer viable. -Dave
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The problems are as I said the fact that without 10+ characters of the address it is easy to generate another address with the same visible 1st bits. Even if you have the complete address do you know what is really under that hologram: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5401502And the ever popular you don't know if you can really trust the coin manufactures. When BTC was $400 if some maker made 100 BTC0.1 and ran off with 10 BTC it sucked we all got pissed and went on with our day. Now even at the $17000 price it starts to get into substantial amounts of money. Relying of 1stbits and holograms and so on is just no longer viable. That's true/correct. I've read already about manufacturers getting silent and having the coins redeeming logic based on their (now offline) website. I think that I've read about the possibility holograms could be taken down and put back again (in some cases). Clearly, addresses created with the same firstbits in order to mislead users is not a possibility to dismiss. Imho collectibles are very nice even if not funded (I tend to like more the DYI ones). Funded collectibles, especially with higher amounts, tend to pose unnecessary risks. So, again, I agree, you're fully right. However, the topic has started with a question, not a debate on how (un)safe holograms and fistbits are. If one indeed has such a collectible, he will still want a tool to see his funds without taking down the hologram. Yes, it may not be accurate, in some cases the wrong address may be returned/checked, but I don't know of better tools.
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December 17, 2022, 11:41:22 AM |
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1EEoqxSat3 followed by the rest of an address can also be 1EEoqxSat3 followed by the rest of another address with less then a months worth of GPU computing power. And with all the GPU rigs not doing much after ETH went PoS there are a lot of them out there not doing much.
Additionally, there's cheap marketplace to rent CPU/GPU such as vast.ai. However, the topic has started with a question, not a debate on how (un)safe holograms and fistbits are. If one indeed has such a collectible, he will still want a tool to see his funds without taking down the hologram. Yes, it may not be accurate, in some cases the wrong address may be returned/checked, but I don't know of better tools.
Not exactly tool, but you could download list of funded/used address and find address based on "firstbits" either using text editor or grep command. $ wget http://addresses.loyce.club/Bitcoin_addresses_December_16_2022.txt.gz $ gzip -dk Bitcoin_addresses_December_16_2022.txt.gz $ grep "1EEoqxSat3" Bitcoin_addresses_December_16_2022.txt 1EEoqxSat3Tg6LkwEYxwHgQUtmHVn8uKwc
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December 17, 2022, 02:53:51 PM |
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Hi,
how can i check short crypto adresses?
Like:
LbWKXCVe for LTC 1EEoqxSat3 for BTC 0xF22c60 for ETH
All blockchain Explorers that ive tryed dont work anymore with this short addresses...
Hi bro you can check on https://www.walletexplorer.com/This is an explorer website that will give you information what are your seeking. And I am using it from almost 2020 and it helped me a lot in many ways. You will also learn many things in your life cause more you seek more you learn.
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.... Yes, it may not be accurate, in some cases the wrong address may be returned/checked, but I don't know of better tools.
Sorry I didn't put it clearly, it's not that there are no better tools, it's the fact that there are no tools or even a way to be sure. If you can't see the full address and the private key so you can verify that the private key is actually, for that address, while making sure nobody else has seen / still has the private key then you no longer have BTC. You have a lottery ticket that may or may not have BTC in it when you finally scratch it off. Look a handy thread that not enough people read: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3315347.0-Dave
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December 18, 2022, 09:47:17 AM |
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Not exactly tool, but you could download list of funded/used address and find address based on "firstbits" either using text editor or grep command. $ wget http://addresses.loyce.club/Bitcoin_addresses_December_16_2022.txt.gz $ gzip -dk Bitcoin_addresses_December_16_2022.txt.gz $ grep "1EEoqxSat3" Bitcoin_addresses_December_16_2022.txt 1EEoqxSat3Tg6LkwEYxwHgQUtmHVn8uKwc
To be more thorough, you shouldn't only check currently funded addresses, but all addresses: http://alladdresses.loyce.club/all_Bitcoin_addresses_ever_used_in_order_of_first_appearance.txt.gz (it's a slightly larger download (27 GB)). I've just checked for 1EEoqxSat3, and it only shows 1EEoqxSat3Tg6LkwEYxwHgQUtmHVn8uKwc. For Litecoin and Ethereum you can download the full data too (if you're patient enough).
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.... Yes, it may not be accurate, in some cases the wrong address may be returned/checked, but I don't know of better tools.
Sorry I didn't put it clearly, it's not that there are no better tools, it's the fact that there are no tools or even a way to be sure. If you can't see the full address and the private key so you can verify that the private key is actually, for that address, while making sure nobody else has seen / still has the private key then you no longer have BTC. You have a lottery ticket that may or may not have BTC in it when you finally scratch it off. Look a handy thread that not enough people read: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3315347.0-Dave Well this thread is more about classic scams you can get with many other goods you can purchase online unfortunately. But what you said above is interesting, for you the acceptable limit of a shortened address should be 10 characters at least. Address strings shorter than that are such risky? I mean 7+ characters is not enough according to you? Are there some figure (stastistics) about that somewhere?
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December 18, 2022, 12:45:28 PM Last edit: December 18, 2022, 01:10:13 PM by LoyceV Merited by vapourminer (2), ABCbits (2) |
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But what you said above is interesting, for you the acceptable limit of a shortened address should be 10 characters at least. I see no point in shortening anything. It requires trusting a third party, while I'm using Bitcoin so I don't have to. Address strings shorter than that are such risky? I mean 7+ characters is not enough according to you? Are there some figure (stastistics) about that somewhere? I did a quick check of currently funded addresses. These are the most common "firstbits": 533 13vs7FtkinfdQEr 178 1MRQMyG8NXuWy8Q 114 111111111111111 100 18mUfVHHPB719p5 69 15PoAPLdagVwbrm 51 16r4jPvxVavBnYn 51 15DBQVf9USmepuX 42 1GQbCRKfSpv61Aw 41 19nbKmgGAMztCiY 40 19UjqqjXmQxyyn4 38 19yZWbp6CkYbRgy 38 13vs7FtkinfdQFN 36 1B4fGbLPqKwVYMU 36 14WCuwmL7JVDe53 35 1GameWinnerSide 26 1ML7gn8oxMfpSap 26 19wBDoN7rJ9UcW2 26 19QStptbvStgmpk 26 16r4jPvxVavDRkq 25 16fVWdPe5SnALYv 25 13xUrWtr33gisFr 24 1Nt1B3HD3MghPqr 24 1AJKvZsPX16GigP 24 16VFGgrSaoLKvPr 24 16QBpnaoAz1Xs6b 23 16m7JGEPqL3RW2d 23 13vs7FtkinfdQFM 22 1EQGLCYgGwiiRBx 22 16aF7KsfBdmjvgu 22 16Jswqk47s9PUcy 22 157sXYpQRKuWSRu 21 18bNsPWJ9aGbamJ 21 183jdoiA97a8qfk 21 14hoiMjKhVBwrTG 20 1BXPA1djHX35pz9 20 1B4e3UJDK5Vkeiy 20 14Cnk6Qyt9G4Zfh 19 1uskvGBAmMzGa4p 19 1PtAc9fhdJHPBqM 19 1FpRnXcCcX3ywVE 19 18bNsNXERj1h3KD 19 16fpd575R9oiyV2 19 161pAYwTvhzRy5d 18 1KsWsi7jHXte1sN 18 1DagSW5akR6P1P4 18 1BXPA1djHX35pyz 18 1BEV752mACUZvEA 18 1BERYJqWFpuYkQR 18 18QcRiTePyNthuY 18 1888b6fTnxeNqZ1 18 17KTE2wt487iCPX 18 17KGeeW7k4JTzv5 18 147ShXWnUXq3WSg 18 13wvPzKvNwJH9bb 17 1wCaSFw7UjGQFJ3 17 1CKeWxvmG6T3dFd 17 18bNsPCTrsW4fSH 17 17JFawv7Wre64YK 17 16WFtzRtaYpWtyt 17 15JWVCDKAWGF5KB 17 14r57Eaj5d5kSbE 17 147mhhaBkDCAEEW 17 147SoGcj4pHywAg 16 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EK 16 1MhGPYe5d4ccYmB 16 1K9DUB7Bx813oWe 16 1HKTxLaqcbH5Gcq 16 1DbWv9gqxSEdDd5 16 1BRsWDnXk6N5vbr 16 1AXGKL9ZWaxBUBa 16 1A7kaBckgecsfbC 16 18W1PkAxT3giXpu 16 16PkuZhrvF2zyqr 16 147UrgQxdJD25hX 16 13BuDc2d1EfmeCL 16 12rRrC5QCh1Ncp2 16 12Bx3iADamGzzvB 15 bc1qghzja3vxyzp 15 1Jgn6DUbsEpZAnh 15 19rZPxyNUcvPN7e 15 18bNxYyP6tSEmov 15 18bNsPKbaMQgENH 15 17W7Xt5cDCkQYdP 15 16WKqFnuw4dKhYx 15 12rQMgNAMF6URj8 15 12pkttrsneitCKz 14 bc1qysgu4uneqzp 14 bc1qtanrvt8jywc 14 bc1qjkjy6y7eer0 14 bc1qgs8z5x3ezsq 14 bc1q8ena4prt3sx 14 1viSGjrKU19VsHe 14 1QFKJvAyJ1EBJ1i 14 1L46E6NN7tN34xZ 14 1Fb17hBohEnoGGd 14 1DVPaHHW7BMj9k3 14 1CaWpN2KwQzjtJ9 14 1BDCgV8ZgmTFz8H 14 1AEJUzcZoCJ85Ra 14 19a2X2rrBbCgWKf 14 18J2aaSW9btXnJx 14 188888888888888 14 15NoSD4F1ULYHGW 14 13xMkEYshcCWH1E 14 114MiTMoanBtHJe 13 bc1qz3l4l4gag7j 13 bc1qymlykkjex0r 13 bc1qyl66nv06t06 13 bc1qvvme2zmdrds 13 bc1qpms8f82hkv9 13 bc1qp0zms4q8agv 13 bc1qmzdh66t2dk9 13 bc1qldcu87xr9le 13 bc1ql2yzwqsmelt 13 bc1qjfd5sy2g848 13 bc1qj3k3mvzl0xt 13 bc1qfng24nqthrc 13 bc1qed498rk2e9n 13 bc1qdztlktdghjm 13 bc1qd8uxf384kyn I think many of them are burn addresses, but that can be done to any other "firstbit" address too. Update: I checked the same for all addresses ever used (including empty ones), and only 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EK has an empty address: 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw3jHf9aTIf that was your "firstbit" address, there are 16 fakes out there: 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19W8qdEN1T3b8Yb 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDraHqMEqK 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDvxP3jxsW 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDvxTBDiyW 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDvxrH3HPD 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDvyCmfBrP 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw2HtdC9Q 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw2U8NNew 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw2YGUPdR 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw3jHf9aT << the real one 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw3v27n8t 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw419xwa7 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw49rz9Lm 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw4D5CR3S 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw4JN9gNK 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw4QuY9PV 1h8BNZkhsPiu6EKazP19WkGxDw4XkVUiv
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December 18, 2022, 01:22:00 PM |
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.... Yes, it may not be accurate, in some cases the wrong address may be returned/checked, but I don't know of better tools.
Sorry I didn't put it clearly, it's not that there are no better tools, it's the fact that there are no tools or even a way to be sure. If you can't see the full address and the private key so you can verify that the private key is actually, for that address, while making sure nobody else has seen / still has the private key then you no longer have BTC. You have a lottery ticket that may or may not have BTC in it when you finally scratch it off. Look a handy thread that not enough people read: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3315347.0-Dave Well this thread is more about classic scams you can get with many other goods you can purchase online unfortunately. But what you said above is interesting, for you the acceptable limit of a shortened address should be 10 characters at least. Address strings shorter than that are such risky? I mean 7+ characters is not enough according to you? Are there some figure (stastistics) about that somewhere? Depends on how you look at it. For the most part not really there is no number. You have to trust whoever is generating the keys that they are not keeping a copy of the private key. If you trust them, then past that then 10+ should be fairly safe from someone duplicating them. Some coin makers give a complete address list, those should be safe (eliminating the hologram peel / replace) others do not. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2022902.0For other things it really becomes a matter of trust vs amount. I am more likely to trust that someone did not bother to scam me for BTC0.01 then a BTC1.0 But for now I really can't think of a reason to use 1stbits anymore. -Dave
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