Is there an option to generate a custom Bitcoin address on Android. Is there a vanitygen app or can it only be used on a vps or pc. If there is not an app is there an inbrowser vanitygen alternative?
If you look in the OP of samr7's thread (Near the bottom) you'll see that someone had made an android version. I think I tried it a long time ago and it wasn't working. It was developed in 2012 and no one seemed to keep up with it. You can try it out though and see if it'll work now!
Vanitygen: Vanity bitcoin address generator/miner [v0.22]aVanityGen Alpha v0.2: Vanity address generator for Android. [UPDATED 1/11/12]
i think generating an address with speficic name until 5 sensitive letters on android would take an age,and so far no app for android to generate an address and generating using browser really not encouraged,but hey you can just hire someone to generate an address for you,and the one who's already trusted on this forum is shorena if i'm not mistaken
Use split key vanity gen and it doesn't matter if they're 'trusted' or not. Shorena uses this method and you never have to trust him because he never has your private key. Essentially what you're doing is taking a part private key and 'adding' your other part private key to make a new private key for your very own secure vanity address.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Split-key_vanity_addressThe file is not available as it has expire, probably because of how old it is. I will look into using a split key vanity method but I will probably end up purchasing a vps for a month to generate the addresses I need. Thanks for suggesting the app.
A VPS will not help you unless you can get one with a meaty GPU. A CPU will take ages to find a decent address, while it will only take hours on a GPU. E.g. 1test23 would take my GPU (GTX 970) ~5 hours for a 50% chance, while my CPU (4 core i5) would take over 10 days for the same chance to find a fitting private key. Split vanity does not make this slower. I have a step by step for it in my sales thread here[1]. Let me know if I can help you with it. This can also mean help you set something up so you can search yourself, just not on android.
I actually use this site
https://bitcoinvanitygen.com/ and import it in my blockchain.info wallet
This is the custom address I made
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1bL4nku3R22RgYzMLu8zssKqHwFiohXik
I don't think if this is right decision I made to make my coins secured just after I received from my imported address I eventually transfer the coins to my primary wallet. And I guess this site and there service is not recommended but its up to you to take the risks I just answered what I have experienced and what I have done.
Its not safe to do that as someone else knows your private key. They also ask a very high price for what they offer, well unless you take a free address.
I have just checked their site and it seems ok however 0.1btc seems like alot for 6 letters case sensitive. Im not sure how hard it is to generate it just seemed quite expensive especially if I need to trust that my private key is kept safe. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
You might use Vanity Pool, you dont need to trust them as it uses split key method. The pricing might be lower (starting at about 0.01 BTC), but the more you pay, the more people have incentive to find your vanity key. Also you should outbid other vanity keys so your work get highest priority (there are not many miners, so being at top is important if you dont want to wait very long). Check ThePiachu tread for more info:
Vanity Pool - vanity address generator pool
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/vanity-pool-vanity-address-generator-pool-84569I might check that out. I will see how my vps goes for the next few weeks and if I have no luck I don't mind paying.
I used to mine for them, not sure if anyone is still active. Its worth a shot though as you dictate the price and its split key vanity as well, so there are no risks.
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https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-vanity-addresses-1257817
