Term

Vanity Address

A cryptocurrency address with a customized prefix or pattern, found by trial-and-error.

Type:
wallet
privacy
1
definition

Vanity addresses are generated by repeatedly trying random keys until the resulting address matches a desired pattern (e.g., 1COOL...). This can be computationally expensive and risky if using untrusted tools.

Example 1.1

"They mined for a vanity address starting with '1BCH', but used an offline, open-source generator to avoid leaking their private key."

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