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Key Conflict – How to prevent someone from brute forceing Satoshi’s private key?

Time and game theory.

Time: Brute-forcing a specific key will take an attacker more time to accumulate the energy and equipment for the task than he has in this lifetime.

Game Theory: Long before accumulating the above, attackers will realize that it is in their interests and interests to become regular miners and demand block rewards. And “normally” mining equipment cannot brute force keys at the same time. .

Satoshi’s key is currently safe.

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