BTC Finder Go

BTC Finder Go is a Go application that searches for a Bitcoin private key that matches a given address within specified ranges. The application uses multiple goroutines to parallelize the search process and improve performance.

Features

• Generate public keys from private keys.
• Compute the hash160 (RIPEMD-160 of SHA-256) of the public key.
• Generate Bitcoin addresses from public keys.
• Generate Wallet Import Format (WIF) keys from private keys.
• Parallelized address generation using goroutines.
• Logging of found keys and performance statistics.

Prerequisites

• Go (1.16 or higher)
• MinGW (for compiling resource files if you're adding a custom icon on Windows)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rzeradev/btc-finder-go.git
   cd btc-finder-go

2. Install the required Go packages:

   go mod tidy

Usage

1. Run the application:

   go run main.go

2. Follow the prompts to select a puzzle wallet and specify the range or percentage to start the search.

Building the Application

For Windows

1. To build the application for Windows:

   GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o btc-finder-go.exe

2. (Optional) To add a custom icon, create a resource.rc file and compile it:

   echo '1 ICON "icon.ico"' > resource.rc
   windres -i resource.rc -o resource.syso

3. Move the resource.syso file to the project directory and build the application again.

For Linux

1. To build the application for Linux:

   GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o btc-finder-go

For macOS

1. To build the application for macOS:

   GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o btc-finder-go

2. To build the application for macOS with ARM architecture (Apple Silicon):

   GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o btc-finder-go

Logging

• The application logs matched private keys to matches.log.
• The progress and performance statistics are printed to the console every second.

Handling Interrupts

The application handles interrupt signals (e.g., Ctrl+C) to gracefully stop the search and log the progress.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss any changes.