The uniqueness of a private key is all that protects assets on a blockchain. With hundreds of millions of Bitcoin/Ethereum accounts it is likely that mistakes were made in generating private keys. In this session we will go over how to generate a Bitcoin/Ethereum key and how we scanned 34 billion keys, which resulted in the discovery of 732 private keys.

RSA® Conference, the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, concluded its 30th annual event, which took place as a fully virtual experience this week. This year’s theme was Resilience, and in honor of all that the cybersecurity industry has accomplished over the past three decades, offered a must-attend celebration of thought leadership and education.


More than 20,000 people registered to view 449 sessions including, keynotes, track sessions, interactive programs, tutorials, seminars, and many special digital-first programs that focused on best practices and innovation. The content covered many of the industry’s most pressing topics, including privacy, machine learning and artificial intelligence, analytics, anti-fraud, policy and government, and risk management and governance.

Blockchain Security Guarantees and Exploits

Conference: RSA Conference 2021

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