Transaction 5a0a12558b814a982ef4424e1ec32d1a2cc11f22f1c36d89b0a00237dd9d0e76

Block #723558

2022-02-16 07:07:14 +0000 UTC (~2 years, 4 months ago)

BTC Burned: 🔥0.00001669 BTC🔥

Inputs

33q6KqHqnzF8nBvEry9yRX1aFNo2KRxufV

OP_HASH160 177740e48a729bbd80af16410e48d50424b281cb OP_EQUAL scripthash

Outputs

1BitcoinEaterAddressDontSendf59kuE

OP_DUP OP_HASH160 759d6677091e973b9e9d99f19c68fbf43e3f05f9 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG pubkeyhash

How did this transaction burn BTC?

Burn Address

Bitcoin addresses are generated by base58 or bech32 encoding the hash of a public key or script, along with a version and checksum.

As the encoding is directly performed on this hash value, it is possible to generate a valid address for which the pre-image public key or script is unknown. This is known as a burn address.

This is commonly done to create a visually distinct address, and to demonstrate some level of “nothing up my sleeve” transparency. The hash values are picked to be values that are improbably to have been generated by chance (due to the immense computational power required to find a pre-image that hashes to a specific value).

While some burn addresses were used in Proof-of-Burn schemes, the majority of burn addresses are simply vanity addresses used to simply burn coins or encode a message into the blockchain.

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Raw Transaction

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  "txid": "5a0a12558b814a982ef4424e1ec32d1a2cc11f22f1c36d89b0a00237dd9d0e76",
  "hash": "cc5af99cfd38f8d16b46da4b6a95ab5c798ee6f999ae39239c51c0ec14334cb5",
  "version": 2,
  "size": 217,
  "vsize": 136,
  "weight": 541,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "txid": "fc2dcbc84ce76aff14865f33c0c7108c81e9e6711b836930257a8680dc682ad8",
      "vout": 0,
      "scriptSig": {
        "asm": "00146e52fd8c9660cdc6472fccb5a19da8694a9db2fb",
        "hex": "1600146e52fd8c9660cdc6472fccb5a19da8694a9db2fb"
      },
      "txinwitness": [
        "3044022008edc36afc1a8c709996dd9cad8c62624f2e42a0c4452212accf8566fdf3ada202206b595af63450352c8d75c575468fd895b00540d9d89a6cf2ee37b2b95239b9ba01",
        "0250c1d3198ef4d5355820ee63a908854aeb5ec3c3ca991afff0dda37d78175de6"
      ],
      "prevout": {
        "generated": false,
        "height": 723549,
        "value": "0.00003037",
        "scriptPubKey": {
          "asm": "OP_HASH160 177740e48a729bbd80af16410e48d50424b281cb OP_EQUAL",
          "desc": "addr(33q6KqHqnzF8nBvEry9yRX1aFNo2KRxufV)#2f34wvpn",
          "hex": "a914177740e48a729bbd80af16410e48d50424b281cb87",
          "address": "33q6KqHqnzF8nBvEry9yRX1aFNo2KRxufV",
          "type": "scripthash"
        }
      },
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": "0.00001669",
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 759d6677091e973b9e9d99f19c68fbf43e3f05f9 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
        "desc": "addr(1BitcoinEaterAddressDontSendf59kuE)#6yunqau7",
        "hex": "76a914759d6677091e973b9e9d99f19c68fbf43e3f05f988ac",
        "address": "1BitcoinEaterAddressDontSendf59kuE",
        "type": "pubkeyhash"
      }
    }
  ],
  "fee": "0.00001368",
  "hex": "02000000000101d82a68dc80867a253069831b71e6e9818c10c7c0335f8614ff6ae74cc8cb2dfc00000000171600146e52fd8c9660cdc6472fccb5a19da8694a9db2fbffffffff0185060000000000001976a914759d6677091e973b9e9d99f19c68fbf43e3f05f988ac02473044022008edc36afc1a8c709996dd9cad8c62624f2e42a0c4452212accf8566fdf3ada202206b595af63450352c8d75c575468fd895b00540d9d89a6cf2ee37b2b95239b9ba01210250c1d3198ef4d5355820ee63a908854aeb5ec3c3ca991afff0dda37d78175de600000000"
}