Open Source JavaScript Client-Side Bitcoin Wallet Generator
Bitcoin Address
13WqxwpxWbThK97pk5NdoNUepP8amJyyx1
SHARE
Private Key
KwZjYdwvgxb85xxj4DGoNe4irEH8xU1s4jwPptn5rurxk1KsfMT2
SECRET
A Bitcoin wallet is as simple as a
single pairing of a Bitcoin address with its corresponding Bitcoin
private key. Such a wallet has been generated for you in your web
browser and is displayed above.
To safeguard this wallet you must print
or otherwise record the Bitcoin address and private key. It is important
to make a backup copy of the private key and store it in a safe
location. This site does not have knowledge of your private key. If you
are familiar with PGP you can download this all-in-one HTML page and
check that you have an authentic version from the author of this site by
matching the SHA256 hash of this HTML with the SHA256 hash available in
the signed version history document linked on the footer of this site.
If you leave/refresh the site or press the "Generate New Address" button
then a new private key will be generated and the previously displayed
private key will not be retrievable. Your Bitcoin private key should be
kept a secret. Whomever you share the private key with has access to
spend all the bitcoins associated with that address. If you print your
wallet then store it in a zip lock bag to keep it safe from water. Treat
a paper wallet like cash.
Add funds to this wallet by instructing others to send bitcoins to your Bitcoin address.
Check your balance by going to blockchain.info or blockexplorer.com and entering your Bitcoin address.
Spend your bitcoins by going to
blockchain.info and sweep the full balance of your private key into your
account at their website. You can also spend your funds by downloading
one of the popular bitcoin p2p clients and importing your private key to
the p2p client wallet. Keep in mind when you import your single key to a
bitcoin p2p client and spend funds your key will be bundled with other
private keys in the p2p client wallet. When you perform a transaction
your change will be sent to another bitcoin address within the p2p
client wallet. You must then backup the p2p client wallet and keep it
safe as your remaining bitcoins will be stored there. Satoshi advised
that one should never delete a wallet.
Comma Separated Values: Index,Address,Private Key
Why should I use a Bulk Wallet to accept bitcoins on my website?
The traditional approach to
accepting bitcoins on your website requires that you install the
official bitcoin client daemon ("bitcoind"). Many website hosting
packages don't support installing the bitcoin daemon. Also, running the
bitcoin daemon on your web server means your private keys are hosted on
the server and could get stolen if your web server is hacked. When using
a Bulk Wallet you can upload only the bitcoin addresses and not the
private keys to your web server. Then you don't have to worry about your
bitcoin wallet being stolen if your web server is hacked.
How do I use a Bulk Wallet to accept bitcoins on my website?
- Use the Bulk Wallet tab to pre-generate a
large number of bitcoin addresses (10,000+). Copy and paste the
generated comma separated values (CSV) list to a secure text file on
your computer. Backup the file you just created to a secure location.
- Import the bitcoin addresses into a
database table on your web server. (Don't put the wallet/private keys on
your web server, otherwise you risk hackers stealing your coins. Just
the bitcoin addresses as they will be shown to customers.)
- Provide an option on your website's
shopping cart for your customer to pay in Bitcoin. When the customer
chooses to pay in Bitcoin you will then display one of the addresses
from your database to the customer as his "payment address" and save it
with his shopping cart order.
- You now need to be notified when the
payment arrives. Google "bitcoin payment notification" and subscribe to
at least one bitcoin payment notification service. There are various
services that will notify you via Web Services, API, SMS, Email, etc.
Once you receive this notification, which could be programmatically
automated, you can process the customer's order. To manually check if a
payment has arrived you can use Block Explorer. Replace
THEADDRESSGOESHERE with the bitcoin address you are checking. It could
take between 10 minutes to one hour for the transaction to be confirmed.
http://www.blockexplorer.com/address/THEADDRESSGOESHERE
Unconfirmed transactions can be viewed at: http://blockchain.info/
You should see the transaction there within 30 seconds.
- Bitcoins will safely pile up on the block chain. Use the original wallet file you generated in step 1 to spend them.
Private Key (Wallet Import Format):
Step 1 Public Key:
Copy and paste the above into the Your-Part-Public-Key field in the Vanity Pool Website.
Step 1 Private Key:
Copy and
paste the above Private Key field into a text file. Ideally save to an
encrypted drive. You will need this to retrieve the Bitcoin Private Key
once the Pool has found your prefix.
Step 2 - Calculate your Vanity Wallet
Vanity Bitcoin Address:
The above is your new address that should include your required prefix.
Vanity Public Key (HEX):
The above is the Public Key in hexadecimal format.
Vanity Private Key (WIF):
The above is the Private Key to load into your wallet.
Your Bitcoin Private Key is a unique
secret number that only you know. It can be encoded in a number of
different formats. Below we show the Bitcoin Address and Public Key that
corresponds to your Private Key as well as your Private Key in the most
popular encoding formats (WIF, WIFC, HEX, B64).
Bitcoin v0.6+ stores public keys in
compressed format. The client now also supports import and export of
private keys with importprivkey/dumpprivkey. The format of the exported
private key is determined by whether the address was generated in an old
or new wallet.
Bitcoin Address Compressed
Public Key (130 characters [0-9A-F]):
Public Key (compressed, 66 characters [0-9A-F]):
Private Key WIF
51 characters base58, starts with a '5'
Private Key WIF Compressed
52 characters base58, starts with a 'K' or 'L'
Private Key Hexadecimal Format (64 characters [0-9A-F]):
Private Key Base64 (44 characters):
Private Key Mini Format (22, 26 or 30 characters, starts with an 'S'):
Private Key Base6 Format (99 characters [0-5]):
Private Key BIP38 Format (58 characters base58, starts with '6P'):
How do I make a wallet using dice? What is B6?
An important part of creating a
Bitcoin wallet is ensuring the random numbers used to create the wallet
are truly random. Physical randomness is better than computer generated
pseudo-randomness. The easiest way to generate physical randomness is
with dice. To create a Bitcoin private key you only need one six sided
die which you roll 99 times. Stopping each time to record the value of
the die. When recording the values follow these rules: 1=1, 2=2, 3=3,
4=4, 5=5, 6=0. By doing this you are recording the big random number,
your private key, in B6 or base 6 format. You can then enter the 99
character base 6 private key into the text field above and click View
Details. You will then see the Bitcoin address associated with your
private key. You should also make note of your private key in WIF format
since it is more widely used.