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Address Collision Risk for Bitcoin Is Virtually Zero

If an address doesn't exist, I believe the chance that someone will ever be assigned the exact same Bitcoin address is astronomically small.

I view that risk as negligible compared with practical issues like typos, sending to the wrong address, or losing private keys, so I wouldn't base decisions on address-collision fears.

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Analysis

Given Bitcoin's large address space and cryptographic design, accidental or future address collisions are astronomically unlikely; operational errors (wrong address entry, lost keys) present far great...

Recommendation

This is a comment rather than a trading call — don't worry about address collisions, but continue to verify addresses, back up keys, and follow wallet best practices.

Disclaimer

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