<p>As far as I know there is no limit of keys you can keep in Bitcoin-Qt. Beware though that Bitcoin-Qt only creates 100 addresses in advance with default settings and you should create backups at least every 100 transactions, or set it to generate more private-keys in advance.</p>

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<p>Is there a limit on the number of private/public key pairs one can have inside a wallet? For instance if I have, say, a 1M transactions could I have a million unique bitcoin addresses...each address created with a different private key?</p>

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# A limit on privpub key pairs in a wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-26)

Is there a limit on the number of private/public key pairs one can have inside a wallet? For instance if I have, say, a 1M transactions could I have a million unique bitcoin addresses...each address created with a different private key?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-26. Score: 1

As far as I know there is no limit of keys you can keep in Bitcoin-Qt. Beware though that Bitcoin-Qt only creates 100 addresses in advance with default settings and you should create backups at least every 100 transactions, or set it to generate more private-keys in advance.


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