Accidentally created a wallet address that someone else already has?

[DannyHamilton]

What if someone made a computer script that automatically created addresses and checks the balances?

It's already been done.

Where is this at?  Would be interesting to look at.

What if someone made a computer script that automatically created addresses and checks the balances?

It's already been done.

Source?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=107172.0

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[feverpitch]

Has there ever been a documented address collision?

[DannyHamilton]

Has there ever been a documented address collision?

Only when using a faulty random number generator.

[Confessions]

What if someone made a computer script that automatically created addresses and checks the balances?

It's already been done.

Where is this at?  Would be interesting to look at.

What if someone made a computer script that automatically created addresses and checks the balances?

It's already been done.

Source?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=107172.0

File not available.

[feverpitch]

Has there ever been a documented address collision?

Only when using a faulty random number generator.

What are you saying?  Sorry... can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious.  :S

[DannyHamilton]

Has there ever been a documented address collision?

Only when using a faulty random number generator.

What are you saying?  Sorry... can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious.  :S

I'm being serious.

Private keys are supposed to be generated randomly.

As long as a properly working random number generator is used, there are no proven cases of address collision.

On the other hand, many people like to choose their private keys (they call them "brainwallets").  In this case, there have been MANY collisions since the human mind isn't very good at being random.

[DannyHamilton]

What if someone made a computer script that automatically created addresses and checks the balances?

It's already been done.

Where is this at?  Would be interesting to look at.

What if someone made a computer script that automatically created addresses and checks the balances?

It's already been done.

Source?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=107172.0

File not available.

Try taking a few minutes to actually read the thread.  You'll find it.