That helps, thanks for clarification.
I meant public address, never heard any public keys concept though?
Topic: Sending bitcoins to private key (Read 556 times)
Public addresses (note: not the same as public keys), start with 1 or 3. Private keys start with 5, L or K.
I have been playing with bitcoin keys.
Pasted this private key in blockchain and it appeared just as public key.
https://blockchain.info/address/5JM4ACqJovsTTVUDTy8hNYFJ7ENvHG7G62AHcqKVAwpggTtXcxC
What happens if someone sends some bitcoins to this(private) address. This can happen accidentally.
I was expecting an alert from blockchain telling me that this is a private key not public address. Can I differentiate private and public address by naked eye?
Pasted this private key in blockchain and it appeared just as public key.
https://blockchain.info/address/5JM4ACqJovsTTVUDTy8hNYFJ7ENvHG7G62AHcqKVAwpggTtXcxC
What happens if someone sends some bitcoins to this(private) address. This can happen accidentally.
I was expecting an alert from blockchain telling me that this is a private key not public address. Can I differentiate private and public address by naked eye?
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