Hi guys, I was messing around with address generator, I did a SHA256 on an address and then used Hash160 on the result, then turned the hash160 into an address, now the address turns out to have a balance,
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It just happened that the result of
Hash160 is always 160-bit so any data that you've hashed can be converted into an address.
Now, if it's pure coincidence, then you've discovered a collision (
but only until you find the owner of that address to confirm that your and his inputs are different).
But the most possible scenario here is someone did the exact same thing.
can I find the private key or not? I would like to notify the owner about it so they could transfer the coins.
You can't, and I highly doubt that there's an owner of that address. (
someone who owns its private key)
If there's someone who claims it for some reason, ask him to provide a signed message.