Can someone determine if two addresses were created from the same wallet
1127 sats \ 4 comments \ @kepford 12 Dec 2023 bitcoin_beginners
I think I know the answer to this and it is no. Unless the transaction history exposes the link I don't think this can reliably be determined.
Lets at a scenario. I have two UTXOs in my wallet. They were from separate transactions with no shared history. I send UTXO A to Jon and UTXO B to Sally. Would it be possible to determine that these two UTXOs had the same origin only by viewing the blockchain?
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825 sats \ 1 reply \ @02dc6a50c1 12 Dec 2023
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 13 Dec 2023
Yep, great point.
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520 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 12 Dec 2023
BIP 32 > Hierarchical deterministic wallets #316839
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Murch 13 Dec 2023
Correct, if you just see two different addresses of the same wallet, there is no way for you to tell that they belong to the same wallet. You would need additional information in order to be able to tell.
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