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phailhaus
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Bitcoin Makes Even Smart People Feel Dumb
The private key is usually a 256-bit number, which means your private key is going to be anywhere between 1 and 2^256 - 1.
2^256 - 1 is around 1.15e+77, which is ridiculously huge (to put it technically :P)
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2^256 - 1 is around 1.15e+77, which is ridiculously huge (to put it technically :P)