Questions tagged [deterministic-wallets]
Collects questions about deterministic wallets i.e. wallets that derive all private keys in a predictable way from a seed. Deterministic wallets have better backup properties than unrelated random private keys.
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At what point is a new wallet known by the Bitcoin network?
I was just showing a deterministic wallet to a friend who asked "At what point is the wallet known to the network?" and I could only guess by saying that it is known only when a transaction is ...
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Derivation of parent private key from non-hardened child
Quote from BIP 32:
One weakness that may not be immediately obvious, is that knowledge of a parent extended public key plus any non-hardened private key descending from it is equivalent to knowing ...
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How does the client know the number of keys and coins when recovering from a seed?
When I have a seed and use it to recover my keys, how does a client find out which keys I had and their respective amounts?
To clarify, I understand how a deterministic key works and that we can ...
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How to list all addresses in a deterministic wallet?
Deterministic wallets generate a key space following established standards, using a random passphrase as seed. I have a couple of questions:
How many keys can be generated by a deterministic wallet?
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How do hierarchical deterministic wallets work transaction-wise?
As far as I know (and as explained here) hierarchical deterministic wallets keep a master key pair (private and public). When using them the public key is newly generated in every transaction. I ...
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Derive new public keys from a public key?
This article says you can generate new public keys from an already generated public key. How is this possible?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/deterministic-wallets-advantages-flaw-1385450276
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