Subnostr

I default to QR Codes when moving #Bitcoin. But seeing the #Binance tweet with a typo in the Bitcoin address on Reddit intrigued me.

Can you actually broadcast a transaction with an invalid address? And if so what happens?

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Crizzo 2y ago

If it has the correct format (prefix and # of digits) I don't think there's any way to catch the mistake. It will be processed and your coins will end up in the void.

ºfᵗ₃ʳ Vᵃˡᵏₐᵈ 2y ago

If it is not valid, the wallet should alert and not continue with the process 🤔

TKay 2y ago

That makes sense.

The fear is making a typo that actually just happens to be a real address. I wonder what are the chances of that happening.