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@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bitcoins it controls.
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The first and most important step in generating keys is to find a secure
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source of randomness (which computer scientists call _entropy_). Creating a Bitcoin key is almost
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source of randomness (which computer scientists ((("entropy")))call _entropy_). Creating a Bitcoin key is almost
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the same as "Pick a number between 1 and 2^256^." The exact method you
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use to pick that number does not matter as long as it is not predictable
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or repeatable. Bitcoin software uses cryptographically secure random
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