<p>Good afternoon! Such a question is interesting, and with what probability can you accidentally get a seed phrase that is associated with a real address with a balance in the bitcoin blockchain?</p>

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2023-11-27T05:26:30.930Z
The probability asked will I believe depend on the input entropy in the seed phrase for the key derivation function; on how many "real address with a balance in the bitcoin blockchain" have been generated with it (it's improbable to find others); and on how many attempts are made. All this is so bitcoin-specific that there was no choice beside migration from Crypto-SE, where the question and a [first answer](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/120644/30768) originated.
fgrieu
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2023-11-27T18:07:46.550Z
Does https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/8804/5406 answer your question?
Murch
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What is the probability of accidentally getting a seed phrase that is associated with a real address with a balance in the bitcoin blockchain?
Woody1134
# What is the probability of accidentally getting a seed phrase that is associated with a real address with a balance in the bitcoin blockchain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-11-26)

Good afternoon! Such a question is interesting, and with what probability can you accidentally get a seed phrase that is associated with a real address with a balance in the bitcoin blockchain?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The probability asked will I believe depend on the input entropy in the seed phrase for the key derivation function; on how many "real address with a balance in the bitcoin blockchain" have been generated with it (it's improbable to find others); and on how many attempts are made. All this is so bitcoin-specific that there was no choice beside migration from Crypto-SE, where the question and a [first answer](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/120644/30768) originated.  
> **username_2**: Does https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/8804/5406 answer your question?  

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