user78: Which canonical address is a legitimate address that nobody can claim?

user659: There is probably no bitcoin address that nobody can theoretically claim, since so many different private keys (256 bit) map to each bitcoin address (160 bit).
It has been proposed that 1BitcoinEaterAddressDontSendf59kuE should be used to destroy unwanted bitcoins.

user323: Probably this address would be pretty acceptable - 1111111111111111111114oLvT2. It has a RIPEMD-160 hash of 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000.

78: <p>Which canonical address is a legitimate address that nobody can claim?</p>
 659: <p>There is probably no bitcoin address that nobody can theoretically claim, since so many different private keys (256 bit) map to each bitcoin address (160 bit).</p>

<p>It has <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=26539.msg332538#msg332538">been proposed</a> that <a href="http://blockexplorer.com/address/1BitcoinEaterAddressDontSendf59kuE">1BitcoinEaterAddressDontSendf59kuE</a> should be used to destroy unwanted bitcoins.</p>
 323: <p>Probably this address would be pretty acceptable - <a href="http://blockexplorer.com/address/1111111111111111111114oLvT2">1111111111111111111114oLvT2</a>. It has a RIPEMD-160 hash of 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000.</p>
