psBitcoin

Overview

This tool aims to help users understand bitcoin wallets in various forms, including entropy, mnemonic phrase, seed, extended keys, and more.

Pros

• No external libraries required: It leverages the pre-installed PowerShell in Windows, making it compatible with any PC running Windows 10. (The RIPEMD160 NuGet package is required for PowerShell 7.X, though.)

Cons (or perhaps even a Pro)

• Limited to bitcoin; does not support other cryptocurrencies.

Notes

• BitcoinWallet.ps1 does not access the network at all.
• GetBalance and GetUTXO functions, along with the four other functions that call GetUTXO in BitcoinTransaction.ps1, connect to the Internet.
• For enhanced security, it is recommended to use the tool with network disabled in Windows Sandbox, considering the risk of malware infection on your PC. Save the following code as a text file with the extension .wsb on your desktop, and double-click it to start the sandbox with the network disabled.

Configuration>
  <LogonCommand>
    <Command>powershell -Command "Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned"</Command>
  </LogonCommand>
  <MappedFolders>
    <MappedFolder>
      <HostFolder>C:\Users\{UserID}\Desktop\{Writable Folder}</HostFolder>
    </MappedFolder>
    <MappedFolder>
      <HostFolder>C:\Users\{UserID}\Desktop\{ReadOnly Folder}</HostFolder>
      <ReadOnly>true</ReadOnly>
    </MappedFolder>
  </MappedFolders>
  <Networking>Disable</Networking>
</Configuration>

Operating Environment

The tool has been tested on a PC running Windows 10, in the following environment:

• Windows PowerShell 5.1
• PowerShell 7.X

Setup

[For PowerShell 7 series only] Obtain the RIPEMD160 NuGet package by executing the following command:

Install-Package RIPEMD160 -Source https://www.nuget.org/api/v2     # Execute only once. 

[For Windows PowerShell 5.1/PowerShell 7 series] Execute the following command to load function/class definitions:

. ./BitcoinWallet.ps1

Please place the wordlists in the same folder.

Running Examples

./examples/01_entropy2seed.ps1
./examples/02_seed2addresses.ps1
./examples/03_multisig.ps1
./examples/04_BrainWallet.ps1
./examples/05_HD-BrainWallet.ps1
./examples/06_nested-BIP85.ps1
./examples/07_SilentPaymentAddresses_BIP352.ps1

Other Tools

• Functions (RawTXfromLegacyAddress,RawTXfromSegwitAddress,RawTXfromTaprootAddress, etc.) to generate TX data (experimental; use these on Testnet only.)
• Functions (Mnemonic2QRcode, Mnemonic2CompactQRcode) to generate SeedQR images

. ./BitcoinTransaction.ps1
. ./SeedQR.ps1

Donations

Donations welcome at the following addresses (buy me a coffee).

• bc1qv6pe28gesk52zuj7fnqk4vul4x6qtyfc7qf9y4
• sp1qq08f39ntp6zv03exfx0he79nklvx9ulh436ygulgddgt26796274qqs5gqanfc8m5hmaecqz40l7uw4qp6ldj37q2lcv35azsegp3huhpclx8qsr

License

psBitcoin is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0