<p>While <code>0</code> is not a valid element to use as a private key, and as such whatever public key that your software generated which was then hashed to the address is also not a valid public key, the address <code>16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM</code> itself might be a hash of some other <strong>valid</strong> public key.  Since the scriptpubkey for this address only cares for a public key that is hashed to this specific address, and a valid signature for it, there might exist some unknown valid private key that fits for spending the funds sent to the address.</p>

<p>We will probably never know if such a key exist.</p>

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<pre><code>In [1]: from bitcoin import *

In [2]: privtoaddr(0)
Out[2]: '16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM'
</code></pre>

<p>On <a href="https://blockchain.info/address/16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM" rel="nofollow noreferrer">blockchain.info</a>, there is 0.01 BTC unspent in this address. Is it possible to spend the bitcoins? If not, why?</p>

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Is it possible to spend bitcoins from private key 0?
zzh1996
# Is it possible to spend bitcoins from private key 0?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-19)

```
In [1]: from bitcoin import *

In [2]: privtoaddr(0)
Out[2]: '16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM'

```

On [blockchain.info](https://blockchain.info/address/16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM), there is 0.01 BTC unspent in this address. Is it possible to spend the bitcoins? If not, why?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-19. Score: 1

While `0` is not a valid element to use as a private key, and as such whatever public key that your software generated which was then hashed to the address is also not a valid public key, the address `16QaFeudRUt8NYy2yzjm3BMvG4xBbAsBFM` itself might be a hash of some other **valid** public key. Since the scriptpubkey for this address only cares for a public key that is hashed to this specific address, and a valid signature for it, there might exist some unknown valid private key that fits for spending the funds sent to the address.

We will probably never know if such a key exist.


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