<p>bitaddress.org does not use the same private keys for paper wallet generation as for the single wallet. It uses the same initial entropy that you provide, but new private keys are generated for the paper wallet. Thus the addresses are different.</p>

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2019-06-09T08:59:29.483Z
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<p>After generating a single wallet (at bitaddress.org), the paper wallet option at the top shows a different public address?  Why is the public address different?</p>

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bitaddress.org paper wallet vs. single wallet
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# bitaddress.org paper wallet vs. single wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-08)

After generating a single wallet (at bitaddress.org), the paper wallet option at the top shows a different public address? Why is the public address different?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-09. Score: 3

bitaddress.org does not use the same private keys for paper wallet generation as for the single wallet. It uses the same initial entropy that you provide, but new private keys are generated for the paper wallet. Thus the addresses are different.


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