Brain Wallet

Brainwallets: The Bitcoin Wallet You Probably Shouldn’t Use (Unless You Have To)

A “brainwallet” refers to a private key that is stored in the user’s memory in the form of a seed phrase or a passphrase.

Tech  ·  14 October 2020

New Cracking Tool Exposes Major Flaw in Bitcoin Brainwallets

A white-hat hacker has released a new tool designed to illustrate the ease with which illicit actors can steal bitcoins from brainwallets.

Tech  ·  13 August 2015
Bitcoin

Canadian Man Builds World’s First Wooden Bitcoin Wallet

There are a number of bitcoin wallets on the market, but none made out of wood – until now.

Tech  ·  20 December 2013
Bitcoin

How to create a brain wallet

A brain wallet is a method to keep your bitcoin wallet stored only in your mind. CoinDesk explains how.

Tech  ·  10 June 2013