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@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ A +private key+ is simply a number, picked at random. Ownership and control over
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The bitcoin private key is just a number. A public key can be generated from any private key. Therefore, a public key can be generated from any number, up to 256 bits long. You can pick your private keys randomly using just a coin, pencil and paper: Toss a coin 256 times and you have the binary digits of a random private key you can use in a bitcoin wallet. Keys really are just a pair of numbers, the public key being calculated from the private key.
The bitcoin private key is just a number. You can pick your private keys randomly using just a coin, pencil and paper: Toss a coin 256 times and you have the binary digits of a random private key you can use in a bitcoin wallet. The public key can be then generated from the private key.
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