does it create a unused wallet everytime?

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JavaScript implementation of Bitcoin BIP39: Mnemonic code for generating deterministic keys

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does it create a unused wallet everytime? #191

Closed carbinegamerz closed 1 year ago

carbinegamerz commented 1 year ago

when we generate a mnemonic, does it generate a new unused mnemonic everytime or is it possible that a already used wallet's mnemonic can be generated by it?

junderw commented 1 year ago

Read this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/gyyg4c/random_mnemonic_collision_in_12word_space/

tl;dr Yes.