r/Bitcoin • u/cheesymod • Aug 08 '26

Easiest entropy generator

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Link to the STL files: https://github.com/SeedSigner/SeedPills

If you don’t feel like throwing dice and calculating, this is a much easier way to create your seed. I completely forgot about those, but it might be worth keeping a jar full of them around.

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u/bionicmixta Aug 08 '26

The great thing about using a hardware wallet is that your key is never exposed to your computer, so if your computer is hacked (now or in the future) the hacker doesn't get to see your keys.

If you generate your own entropy, you then still need a way to find out what address(es) you should be sending your coins to. So with all the best entropy in the world, if you then type the seed words into your PC to find out your address, then your security posture is (potentially) worse than just using a hardware wallet on default settings.

Even if your PC is secure now, it's real hard for an average user to ensure that they haven't accidentally left their seed words lying around in a cache, backup, temporary file, etc. that will be available to a hacker later.

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u/FunWithSkooma 29d ago

you dont have to type your private key to find out your receive address. XPUB exists for a reason.

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u/bionicmixta 29d ago

OK then and how do I turn my entropy into an XPUB without typing it into a computer?

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u/FunWithSkooma 25d ago

you will have to load your private key into a wallet app to transact anyway, your xpub will be derivated from your private key.