# Gavin Andresen # 2011-11-16 22:52:15 # https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52035.msg621075#msg621075 Neither of those addresses are valid according to my bitcoind: @p{par} Code: $ bitcoind validateaddress 1AYSPTVt8WytG12Kz9guUpXjwAMFZG9CJh @p{brk} { @p{brk} "isvalid" : false @p{brk} } @p{brk} $ bitcoind validateaddress 1AYSPTVt8WytG12Kz9guUpXjeAMFb7AX2K @p{brk} { @p{brk} "isvalid" : false @p{brk} } @p{brk} @p{brk} The checksum in addresses is 4 bytes, so there is a one-in-four-billion chance that a random typo would get you a valid address. @p{brk}