commit 852696240fd5f4f62f19380d27ec76198b0a4dea
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Author: NicholasFarrow <nicholas.w.farrow@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:52:45 +1100
Improve installation guide
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Create Bitcoin vanity addresses with C.
An open source method to generate nice Bitcoin addresses, also serving as an example of how to use the [bitcoin-core/secp256k1](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1) C library.
-## TODO
-* Create make file
-* Add search from dictionary words
-
## Dependencies
-* libsep256k1
-* openssl
+* [libsep256k1](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1) (easy install)
+* openssl (you likely have this)
## Compilation
```
gcc niceBit.c -o niceBit -lcrypto -lsecp256k1
@@ -22,3 +18,9 @@ gcc niceBit.c -o niceBit -lcrypto -lsecp256k1
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/1Hh555555Yhogq3c13DfSkC4VFrG4ypcib) which involves transactions with a vanity address (legacy on BCH: `1Hh555555Y...`) on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain.
+
+
+## TODO
+* Create make file
+* Add search from dictionary words
+* Include secp256k1 in lib
