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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Wumbo 24 Jan 2023 \ parent \ on: Any good tools for paper wallet generation? bitcoin
This is has been around for a long time.
https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org-v3.3.0-SHA256-dec17c07685e1870960903d8f58090475b25af946fe95a734f88408cef4aa194.html
Its done client side, meaning you can load the page, disconnect from the internet, and generate the key pair.
You probably already know this but I mention just in case:
- This is not really a wallet it is just a single key. So whoever uses this will want to sweep the key before spending it. There is no change address natively as this is a single key.
- I would not put any significant amount on these address. As this is not the most secure method of storing bitcoin.
There maybe a newer solution out there for Vouchers. Other people will probably chime in with the new hotness.
Thank you!
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If you are considering this, at least use a private key you've generated yourself (e.g., from a python script), and not the keys BitAddress creates using the browser in Javascript.
And for better security, load the page locally, and not from that website:
https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org
Here's a way to create a paper wallet from python alone:
https://medium.com/@sunnyday.james/how-to-make-a-bitcoin-paper-wallet-offline-with-a-little-python-440035f50a2
For bulk paper wallets, here's python to do that:
And for those, there's the suggestion to not use pip to install, but use the source code, as mentioned here:
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Nice. Local tools preferred for known reasons.
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