← Back to context Comment by bombcar 16 hours ago Isn't 4 simply 2 bits?Silly 2-bit outfit.Maybe it's 3 bits. 2 comments bombcar Reply patrickthebold 15 hours ago I think the way that the bits are counted is based on the pool from which the number was randomly drawn. So it's possible they had 256 bits of entropy but got really unlucky. thesz 12 hours ago Their other keys are also in 0..255 range. This is definitely not "really unlucky."I guess they used (x `mod` 256) instead of (x `mod` (2^256)).
patrickthebold 15 hours ago I think the way that the bits are counted is based on the pool from which the number was randomly drawn. So it's possible they had 256 bits of entropy but got really unlucky. thesz 12 hours ago Their other keys are also in 0..255 range. This is definitely not "really unlucky."I guess they used (x `mod` 256) instead of (x `mod` (2^256)).
thesz 12 hours ago Their other keys are also in 0..255 range. This is definitely not "really unlucky."I guess they used (x `mod` 256) instead of (x `mod` (2^256)).
I think the way that the bits are counted is based on the pool from which the number was randomly drawn. So it's possible they had 256 bits of entropy but got really unlucky.
Their other keys are also in 0..255 range. This is definitely not "really unlucky."
I guess they used (x `mod` 256) instead of (x `mod` (2^256)).