is it possible to create your own DESIRED address?

[pooya87]

i mean can i create any address that i like for example:
1POOYA87blahbalh(random)
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EDIT: i got my answer, thank you all
found this thread : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=25804.0

[PolarPoint]

Yes, you can use a software called vanitygen. Make sure you download from the original official source and run it OFFLINE.

[tirelesscoder]

Hello, theoretically you can generate your own addres, but actually you would need a lot of time (thousands of years) or a really fantastical computer to generate a full bitcoin address. Anyway, you can generate your own starting strings, as long as you can afford in terms of time / computing power. There are also pools that would do the job, obviously with a price.

This kind of "custom" addresses are called Vanity addresses or vanitygen.

Here you can find more information and some links to start: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Vanitygen

Greetings!

[RodeoX]

Make sure you do it yourself! Farming out the creation of a vanity address means taking on a security risk. And remember that each desired character lengthens the time it will take to create.
So, 1Love4GjE1847hhs88q9ye8qbsag7 will take a lot less time than 1elitecoder47hhs88q9ye8qbsag7

[pooya87]

thank you guys i searched what you suggested and found the topic in here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=25804.0

[MF Doom]

Yes, you can use a software called vanitygen. Make sure you download from the original official source and run it OFFLINE.

So I could get an MFDoom address?  Awesome!

[Velkro]

Im using online generator. Its easier and faster for me http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/
My address: 1veLKroPwcYvWYv8vcGVJEajQAdnf7f7H

[bitsmichel]

Yes, this is possible. I've seen some addresses that started with special characters, but it was computationally expensive to do many characters. You'll see in the vanity generator that more than 10 characters is impossible now.

[KarstenNilsen]

Please be aware that if you receive a nice public address from someone else, he or she can also access the funds stored at this address!

[notlist3d]

Time will depend on how many letters you want.  Even if using a few graphics cards if you get to 8-9 letter ones your looking at possibly a lot of time.

[2double0]

Time will depend on how many letters you want.  Even if using a few graphics cards if you get to 8-9 letter ones your looking at possibly a lot of time.

And whether you care about capitals or not. If you want all capitals or a specific arrangement it will take much longer to find

[fatguyyyyy]

I use this service http://bitcoinvanitygen.com/ but it's not the best for security
Is better run a software offline!

[Cryptock]

Be careful with vanity generator, not always safe.

[DhaniBoy]

bitcoin address is determined by the system created by the place we make our wallet, so we can not determine the address of our own bitcoin wallet, which only we can do is make as many of our bitcoin address for storing bitcoin we collect, hopefully we can gather bitcoin as many ... 

[Vod]

i mean can i create any address that i like for example:
1POOYA87blahbalh(random)

I consider vanity addresses to be an unnecessary security risk.

Let's say I create my address 1Vod............. and I use it for all my receivables.  People get used to seeing the 1Vod.

It would be trivial for another user to create another different address with 1Vod in it in an attempt to scam the unsuspecting.   

[pooya87]

bitcoin address is determined by the system created by the place we make our wallet, so we can not determine the address of our own bitcoin wallet, which only we can do is make as many of our bitcoin address for storing bitcoin we collect, hopefully we can gather bitcoin as many ... 

maybe my English is rusty but i've read this 5 times and still have no clue what you wanna say!

[dothebeats]

Yup! There is this software called VanityGen to create a customized address. Haven't tried that yet, but I never saw a negative feedback about that.

[Velkro]

I consider vanity addresses to be an unnecessary security risk.

Let's say I create my address 1Vod............. and I use it for all my receivables.  People get used to seeing the 1Vod.

It would be trivial for another user to create another different address with 1Vod in it in an attempt to scam the unsuspecting.   

Thats not true , even if u use random address like 1bzDRm30cw28803wn80ow389hw839
It can easily be scammed by creating vanity addres 1bzDRm53j0j298rh39qw27h93wh3wh8
People are looking on first characters of address to recognize it, no matter what is rest (psychology)

[ranochigo]

Please be aware that if you receive a nice public address from someone else, he or she can also access the funds stored at this address!

Collision is HIGHLY unlikely. In order for a collision to happen, it would take a super computer, faster than all the computers in the world combined to generate one such address in a million years. Even if you are looking for a vanity that is more than 6 letters, it is already very hard.

[Muhammed Zakir]

If you don't have enough computing power, try to use split key generation. There are a few services available, both paid and free, you can use gadman's free service : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=270180.0 , he has created one for me for free.
Here is the guide:
Step 1 : Extract the zip and open bitaddress.
Step 2 : Move your mouse till an address is created after that, Click Vanity Wallet.
Step 3 : Click Generate.
Step 4 : Copy Public Key and save private key in a safe location.
Step 5 : Send the public key part you got and desired name/text(don't forget to add 1 in first).
Step 6 : You will get the private key part after it is generated.
Step 7 : Enter the previously saved private key in 'Your Private Key' column and the private key gadman/other user sent you in 'Pool Private Key' column.
Step 8 : Click 'Calculate Vanity Wallet'.
Your vanity address is generated. If you do this nobody will know your private key and thus, it will be more secure.

P.S. You can also use Samr7's Keyconv tool( https://github.com/samr7/vanitygen/blob/master/keyconv.c ). Main vanitygen : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=25804.0 and compressed private key supporting vanitygen(2x-4x faster) : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=301068.0

   ~~MZ~~