Bitcoin Random Number Generator
Version 1.0.0 (14.9 KB) by
Moeti Ncube
Pulls the latest Bitcoin block hashes & processes it through a hash function to obtain a binary output (either 0 or 1),
This code (bitcoin.m) allows you to generate random binary numbers using the latest bitcoin block hashes.
The codes allows you to pull in a string (currently set at 5) of randomly generated numbers for hashes started from the most recent bitcoin block size. There is a limit placed on api pulls by website servers.
This codes uses two independent sites (current set to pull from blockcypher.com...but changing ind_blockcypher value from 1 to 0 will have code pull data from blockchain.info) to pull in bitcoin hashes for verification purposes.
The numbers generated should perfectly match regardless of sources used.
The bitcoin blockchain hashes which are generated every 10 minutes provides the user with a globally accessible provably fair source of randonmess that can be used to replicate a random walk.
Cite As
Moeti Ncube (2024). Bitcoin Random Number Generator (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/130384-bitcoin-random-number-generator), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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