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Can Bitcoin run out of addresses?
Can Bitcoin run out of addresses?
CherryBlossomKiss
Mon Dec 02 2024
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I'm wondering if there's a limit to the number of Bitcoin addresses that can be created. Could Bitcoin potentially run out of addresses in the future?
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GangnamGlitter
Wed Dec 04 2024
When two different users somehow manage to create the same Bitcoin address, it is referred to as a collision.
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Filippo
Wed Dec 04 2024
In the vast majority of cases, such collisions are extremely improbable due to the complexity and length of Bitcoin addresses.
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CryptoWizardry
Wed Dec 04 2024
Bitcoin addresses are essentially composed of random numbers.
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Andrea
Wed Dec 04 2024
Due to their randomness, there exists a theoretical possibility for two individuals to generate the same address.
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mia_harrison_painter
Wed Dec 04 2024
The cryptographic algorithms behind Bitcoin ensure that address collisions are highly unlikely to happen in practice.
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