{"repo":"treyyoder/bitcoin-wallet-finder","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/treyyoder/bitcoin-wallet-finder","clone":"git clone https://github.com/treyyoder/bitcoin-wallet-finder.git","description":null,"language":"Java","stars":38,"topics":["java","cryptocurrency","bitcoin"],"license":null,"category":"blockchain-web3","readme_excerpt":"Disclaimer --------------------------- This isn't intended to be used, but rather a thought experiment. Problem --------------------------- Running 24/7 at 2 wallet tests per second (about the most I can do before getting a 429 response code :( ), how long will it take to find a wallet with coin in it? second = 2 minute = second 60 = 120 hour = minute 60 = 7200 day = hour 24 = 172800 week = day 7 = 1209600 year = week 52 = 62899200 = 6.28992 10^7 Assumptions --------------------------- 1. 42 million (4.2 10^7) active Bitcoin wallets (as of December 2019 source). 1. All of which have a balance 0. 1. No more wallets will be created... ever. Results --------------------------- While there are 2^256 possible private keys, there are only 2^160 == (1.4615016 10^48) possible public addresses. Probability of hitting a wallet: 1 in 3.4797658 10^40 Time to find an active wallet: (3.4797658 10^40) / ( 6.28992 10^7) = (5.5322894 10^32) = 553228940000000000000000000000000 years So if the universe is 13.8 billion years old, how man universe lifetimes would it take to find a wallet? (5.5322894 10 ^32) / (13.8 10^9) = (4.0089054 10^22) = 40089054000000000000000 universe life times. All of these are approximations, do your own math. tl;dr You'll never find a wallet with coin in it. Credits to https://blockchain.info, Google for the Base58 encoder, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIPEMD","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/treyyoder","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/treyyoder/bitcoin-wallet-finder/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}