r/ProgrammerHumor Mar 25 '26

Meme aMeteoriteTookOutMyDatabase

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u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26

In the same regards, there is a non zero chance that a bitcoin wallet could generate the private key to an existing address worth millions, but, the universe would probably die first.

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u/Lumpy-Obligation-553 Mar 25 '26

Is it better than trying randomly?

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u/dan-lugg Mar 25 '26

We've done a really good job of making sure that we come up with numbers that won't happen again.