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@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ The bitcoin private key is just a number. You can pick your private keys
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randomly using just a coin, pencil, and paper: toss a coin 256 times and
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you have the binary digits of a random private key you can use in a
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bitcoin wallet. The public key can then be generated from the private
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key.
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key. Be careful, though, as any process that's less than completely
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random can significantly reduce the security of your private key and the
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bitcoins it controls.
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===== Generating a private key from a random number
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