Start by opening up a fresh version of Kali Linux.

• We’ll be using Python2 this time. Kali makes working with Python2 a bit easier.

Create a folder to work with and clone Mr. Beck’s wallet creator repository.

mkdir mywallet
cd mywallet
git clone <https://github.com/androidteacher/2024_Bitcoin_Wallet_Generator.git>
cd 2024_Bitcoin_Wallet_Generator 

Install the pycryptodome library, which is needed for hashing and encryption.

• If you do any Python programming that involves hashing or encryption, this library will appear frequently. It's a super common one.

Create a virtual environment to work within, preventing system conflicts as you install Python3 libraries.

sudo apt install python3-venv
python3 -m venv bitcoin_venv
source bitcoin_venv/bin/activate

You will know this virtual environment creation worked because you’ll see that your terminal prompt is prefaced by (bitcoin_venv)

Install the pycryptodome library for encryption and hashing.

pip3 install pycryptodome

Install the ‘ecdsa’ library for public/private key generation

pip3 install ecdsa

Test the program

python3 gen.py

The program in its current state does the following:

• Generate a valid 256-bit private key that can be used on the Bitcoin Blockchain
• Generates the public wallet address that will appear on the blockchain should bitcoin be transferred to this address.