commit 4c55a96f59bcb840f22f7b5decc5dfecb356ddb1 parent 49579e775dc0a54aad6e939157a9e73f894671f9 Author: NicholasFarrow <nicholas.w.farrow@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:19:20 +1100 Update readme to reflect WIF implementation Diffstat:
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Also doubles as an open source method to generate Bitcoin wallets. ## TODO * Create make file -* Convert to Wallet Import Format locally * Add search from dictionary words ## Dependencies @@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ gcc niceBit.c -o niceBit -lcrypto -lsecp256k1 ``` ## Loading Private Keys -Private keys are currently printed in hex. To load in a wallet such as Electron you must first convert to the more conventional [Wallet Import Format](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet_import_format). - -To do this I have been using [this website](https://gobittest.appspot.com/PrivateKey), which possibly could steal your private keys... +Private keys are printed in base58 [Wallet Import Format](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet_import_format), which can be easily loaded into common desktop wallet software. Proof that this all works can be found via these [ingoing and outgoing transactions](https://explorer.bitcoin.com/bch/address/bitcoincash:qpwqeggq855emxh77qfx60fkaaakz0zmcyf6xazy73) which involves transactions with a vanity address (legacy on BCH) on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain.