1. Private Keys Are Extremely Secure
Bitcoin private keys are 256-bit numbers, which means there are 2^256 possible private keys (approximately 1.1579209 × 10^77 possibilities). This is an astronomically large number, far beyond the capabilities of current computing power to brute force or guess. Even the most powerful supercomputers today would take trillions of years to try and guess a single private key.
2. Public and Private Key Relationship
Bitcoin uses asymmetric cryptography where the private key is a secret number, and the corresponding public key (which becomes the Bitcoin address) is derived from it. The relationship between a private key and a public key is one-way: you can easily generate the public key from the private key, but it’s computationally infeasible to derive the private key from the public key.
So, unless you already have the private key, there's no practical way to derive it from the Bitcoin address or public key.
3. Private Key Generation is Random
Bitcoin private keys are generated randomly using secure random number generation techniques. There’s no discernible pattern or weak spot in the generation process that could be exploited to “guess” a private key, except by sheer luck—which is beyond current technological capability.
4. Fake Finders Use False Claims
Many Bitcoin private key finders or "hackers" who claim to be able to discover private keys are either scamming people to collect fees or selling fake software. These "tools" might be used to trick people into giving away their own private keys or to install malicious software on their devices.
5. No One Has the 'Keys' to the Bitcoin Network
There's no single person, group, or organization with access to all the private keys. Bitcoin’s design is decentralized, and the entire security of the system rests on the fact that private keys are impossible to guess, no matter how much computing power you throw at it.
6. Some 'Finders' Are Just Address Generators
Some so-called finders are simply algorithms that generate random Bitcoin addresses and check if they have any funds associated with them. While it's technically possible to find a "rich" address this way (because some people make mistakes with private key storage), the chances are so astronomically low it’s effectively zero.