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+Script included is [bitcoin-balance-checker](https://github.com/geniusprodigy/bitcoin-balance-checker), modified to fix inconsistent indentation and comment out lines throwing errors on Python 3. Licensed under GPLv3
+
+First compile `vanitygen++`:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/10gic/vanitygen-plusplus
+cd vanitygen-plusplus
+make
+```
+
+Then generate some addresses:
+
+`./vanitygen++ 1Pattern -z -k -o /tmp/addresses.csv`
+
+Hit Control+C when you think you've got enough.
+
+Then `cd` into this directory and generate a list of all the public keys:
+
+`awk -F "\"*,\"*" '{print $3}' /tmp/addresses.csv > ./list-addresses.txt`
+
+Then run the address checking script:
+
+`python3 bitcoin-balance-checker.py`
+
+Check to see if there were ay hits:
+
+`cat addresses-with-balance-yay.txt`
+
+If the address is in this repo, I've already confirmed it has a balance of 0 BTC.