<p>step 1 - memorize all the private keys that would otherwise be stored in some sort of <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet" rel="nofollow">wallet</a> file</p>

<p>step 2 - there is no step 2 </p>

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2013-07-02T00:38:24.150Z
2013-07-02T00:38:24.150Z
Loourr
<p>You <em>can</em> use <strong><a href="http://brainwallet.org" rel="nofollow">http://brainwallet.org</a></strong> to generate a so-called "Memory Wallet". <strong><em>Do not use the live website, download the sourcecode from github.</em></strong></p>

<p>How this works is you select a phrase, like "Correct Horse Battery Staple", and that phrase will consistently compute to a keypair you can use to store and later retrieve bitcoins.</p>

<p>BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL, or maybe don't do this at all. There are untold numbers of robots perpetually checking the blockchain for any conceivable passphrase. If your passphrase is not EXTREMELY strong, any coins you put in there will likely be swiped in a matter of hours, if not minutes.</p>

<p>See: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ndsxi/a_test_of_brainwallet_passphrases/" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ndsxi/a_test_of_brainwallet_passphrases/</a></p>

<p>If you really want to make a brain wallet, I recommend something absolutely impossible to brute force, like</p>

<p><em>my favorite superhero, childhood address, my social security number</em></p>

<p>giving you</p>

<p>Captain Underpants, 112 Elm Street, Oakland, CA, 555-1212-555</p>

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2013-12-20T01:41:30.603Z
2013-12-20T01:41:30.603Z
Canton Becker
<p>This is most secure way to place your Bitcoins in cold storage. </p>

<p>This quick <a href="http://youtu.be/we3VgdWCYEI" rel="nofollow">Video Tutorial</a> explains how to make 
a Dr. Evil Paper Wallet or Bitcoin "Brain Wallet." </p>

<p>Get the ZIP file for Dr Evil Paper Wallet Generator @GitHub<br>
<a href="https://github.com/obesityspray/Dr.-Evil-Paper-Wallet" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/obesityspray/Dr.-Evil-Paper-Wallet</a></p>

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2013-07-01T22:47:07.227Z
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user5780
<p>Another option without the paper is using:</p>
<p><strong>Memory Paper Wallet: <a href="https://xcubicle.github.io/memorypaperwallet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://xcubicle.github.io/memorypaperwallet</a></strong></p>
<p>It's a fork of the original warp wallet code base: <a href="https://github.com/keybase/warpwallet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/keybase/warpwallet</a> with added features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Generate multiple crypto addresses besides Bitcoin.</li>
<li>Printable and easily use for gifting occasions.</li>
<li>Ability to split a private key using shamir secret sharing.</li>
</ul>

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2021-01-14T23:23:59.423Z
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Patoshi パトシ
<p>Well, the brain wallet is essentially the mnemonic.</p>

<p>You can try using the <a href="https://iancoleman.io/bip39/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BIP 39</a> tool. But keep in mind to save the code from <a href="https://github.com/iancoleman/bip39" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Github</a> and run it while Offline. Preferrably in a Tails OS or some disposable system/hardware (one can never be too paranoid). </p>

<p>After that, just keep those words in your head. When you need to interact with the wallet you download some standard wallet and while on setup, hit "recover" and insert the mnemonic that is in your brain.</p>

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2019-02-26T02:22:39.090Z
% echo -n "Your Crrrappy Hi Entoppi 8rain 5ollet Praize" | bx [base16-encode](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-base16-encode) | bx [sha256](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-sha256) | cut -c 1-64 | bx [mnemonic-new](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-mnemonic-new)
```captain license mother demise merge must soldier good exit very wheat prefer useful congress riot airport dune ghost purpose sausage hospital myth hole federal```,  and don't forget to use a BIP 39 passphrase to complement the your unique quoted echo string.
skaht
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2019-02-23T22:18:38.643Z
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FKrauss
<p>I'd like to see a video tutorial that explains in detail how to make a paper wallet without paper, AKA, a "memory wallet" -- thx. </p>

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2013-09-04T23:27:37.683Z
Related question: [How to save bitcoins as paper](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1080/how-to-save-bitcoins-as-paper/1082)
Murch
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2013-07-02T16:00:52.680Z
this is a dangerous thing to do because if you forget, you will loose your bitcoins forever
Loourr
<wallet><data-security><coldstorage><paper-wallet>
How do I make a Bitcoin "memory wallet" (or paper wallet without paper)?
user5779
# How do I make a Bitcoin "memory wallet" (or paper wallet without paper)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-01)

I'd like to see a video tutorial that explains in detail how to make a paper wallet without paper, AKA, a "memory wallet" -- thx.

**Tags:** wallet, data-security, coldstorage, paper-wallet

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: this is a dangerous thing to do because if you forget, you will loose your bitcoins forever  
> **username_1**: Related question: [How to save bitcoins as paper](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1080/how-to-save-bitcoins-as-paper/1082)  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-07-02. Score: 1

step 1 - memorize all the private keys that would otherwise be stored in some sort of [wallet](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wallet) file

step 2 - there is no step 2


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-20. Score: 1

You *can* use **<http://brainwallet.org>** to generate a so-called "Memory Wallet". ***Do not use the live website, download the sourcecode from github.***

How this works is you select a phrase, like "Correct Horse Battery Staple", and that phrase will consistently compute to a keypair you can use to store and later retrieve bitcoins.

BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL, or maybe don't do this at all. There are untold numbers of robots perpetually checking the blockchain for any conceivable passphrase. If your passphrase is not EXTREMELY strong, any coins you put in there will likely be swiped in a matter of hours, if not minutes.

See: <http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ndsxi/a_test_of_brainwallet_passphrases/>

If you really want to make a brain wallet, I recommend something absolutely impossible to brute force, like

*my favorite superhero, childhood address, my social security number*

giving you

Captain Underpants, 112 Elm Street, Oakland, CA, 555-1212-555


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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-07-01. Score: 0

This is most secure way to place your Bitcoins in cold storage.

This quick [Video Tutorial](http://youtu.be/we3VgdWCYEI) explains how to make
a Dr. Evil Paper Wallet or Bitcoin "Brain Wallet."

Get the ZIP file for Dr Evil Paper Wallet Generator @GitHub  
<https://github.com/obesityspray/Dr.-Evil-Paper-Wallet>


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-01-14. Score: 0

Another option without the paper is using:

**Memory Paper Wallet: <https://xcubicle.github.io/memorypaperwallet>**

It's a fork of the original warp wallet code base: <https://github.com/keybase/warpwallet> with added features:

* Generate multiple crypto addresses besides Bitcoin.
* Printable and easily use for gifting occasions.
* Ability to split a private key using shamir secret sharing.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-02-23. Score: 0

Well, the brain wallet is essentially the mnemonic.

You can try using the [BIP 39](https://iancoleman.io/bip39/) tool. But keep in mind to save the code from [Github](https://github.com/iancoleman/bip39) and run it while Offline. Preferrably in a Tails OS or some disposable system/hardware (one can never be too paranoid).

After that, just keep those words in your head. When you need to interact with the wallet you download some standard wallet and while on setup, hit "recover" and insert the mnemonic that is in your brain.

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: % echo -n "Your Crrrappy Hi Entoppi 8rain 5ollet Praize" | bx [base16-encode](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-base16-encode) | bx [sha256](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-sha256) | cut -c 1-64 | bx [mnemonic-new](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-mnemonic-new) ```captain license mother demise merge must soldier good exit very wheat prefer useful congress riot airport dune ghost purpose sausage hospital myth hole federal```,  and don't forget to use a BIP 39 passphrase to complement the your unique quoted echo string.  

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