wagu

Pronounced like wagyu. Wagu is the wallet generation utility.

Wagu allows users to generate wallets for the following cryptocurrencies:

• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• Monero
• Zcash (Transparent Addresses)

Quick Usage

Create a wallet for any currency like so:

wagu <currency>

The supported currencies are listed above. Specific examples are found below and in the docs folder.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Documentation
• Features
  • Generate a wallet with default options
  • Generate testnet and mainnet wallets
  • Generate wallets as JSON object
  • Generate multiple wallets of the same kind
  • Generate a P2WPKH_P2SH (SegWit) Wallet
  • Generate compressed and uncompressed (default) wallets
• Help

Documentation

• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• Monero
• Zcash

Features

The following demonstrates the functionality of wagu. All examples are for the Bitcoin blockchain and more specific exampls can be found in the /docs folder.

Generate a wallet with default options

Generate an uncompressed mainnet private key and address with the following command:

wagu bitcoin

╰─ wagu bitcoin

        Private Key:    5JHwLmRafAxdtRddv3o2urYo2bfFUT2V29LSoDM3QFJPzoUoBJT
        Address:        1GMmaXUixBA2ZMqw9U1zX4cTCmhWtNhgTB
        Network:        Mainnet
        Compressed:     false

Generate testnet and mainnet wallets

Generate a testnet private key and address with the following command:

wagu bitcoin --network testnet

╰─ wagu bitcoin --network testnet

        Private Key:    92Rk56bU8atxbM9mUyNJtijc8XFyw7UHrDaasyTzcn9iLn4M9Le
        Address:        myPXYe7NrVpq8oYBugTFtHwamejxB6wNC8
        Network:        Testnet
        Compressed:     false

Generate wallets as JSON object

Generate an uncompressed mainnet private key and address with the following command:

wagu bitcoin -j OR wagu bitcoin --json

╰─ wagu -j
[
  {
    "privateKey": {
      "wif": "5JZPS2WbS8A5jkZYtSvHibvNQMN6vU2Btht5YqAZze7zEiFtNDd",
      "network": "Mainnet",
      "compressed": false
    },
    "address": {
      "wif": "1NuPmGDSsCFcSZCuAccq6zJTvXi2vNzRwg",
      "network": "Mainnet",
      "address_type": "P2PKH"
    }
  }
]

Generate multiple wallets of the same kind

Generate a multiple wallets with the following command:

wagu bitcoin --count 3 OR wagu bitcoin -n 3

╰─ wagu bitcoin -n 3

        Private Key:    5JsktgmsNQh3MbHMcwNWG3gd5awH59dnUa64Uih6rAssCsdjjU9
        Address:        1N4Ezyuo4K4FFvBnbeyPv5qPA93mBVi5P9
        Network:        Mainnet
        Compressed:     false


        Private Key:    5JzxKHZNEqN9zNgxkjJQASnpCYvBj5NQMs6HfEgMRsQ84VXJpyU
        Address:        1AzoF4Cw8fS7JdFocmsVoKJdv1j4a81Tf9
        Network:        Mainnet
        Compressed:     false


        Private Key:    5JxRr7Evz4YSKRWvMLzAtg7WZHg7uEfpM6D6TK4w3HUE3aSQbF7
        Address:        19uxwixdfxdYVJ4HjrLKT31EakWCqrhb1r
        Network:        Mainnet
        Compressed:     false

Generate a P2WPKH_P2SH (SegWit) Wallet

Generate a SegWit mainnet private key and address with the following command:

wagu bitcoin --segwit

╰─ wagu --segwit

        Private Key:    L13EzQBa7izHyXHdhAwBzApAPL1Q8rdVRpY7CASWXyFPyHTuPJxs
        Address:        3Qz5gtJ4GKoeSHHErF8Nvs9bDp5TQDw89o
        Network:        Mainnet
        Compressed:     true

Generate compressed and uncompressed (default) wallets

Generate a compressed mainnet private key and address with the following command:

wagu bitcoin --compressed OR wagu bitcoin -c

╰─ wagu bitcoin -c

        Private Key:    KzpvjTPuU7p2GZFki2FRnnTceDn5jdVAYZkVvDBptWrHMcLeGWFn
        Address:        1G75ZLkSbTr6wBzr4pthM7eV9NzenMyZPC
        Network:        Mainnet
        Compressed:     true

Help

The cli contains useful help text, displayed below.

wagu v0.5.0
Argus Observer <team@argus.observer>
Generate a wallet for any cryptocurrency

Supported Currencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, Zcash (t-address)

USAGE:
    wagu [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <currency>

FLAGS:
    -c, --compressed    Enabling this flag generates a wallet which corresponds to a compressed public key
    -h, --help          Prints help information
    -j, --json          Enabling this flag prints the wallet in JSON format
        --segwit        Enabling this flag generates a wallet with a SegWit address
    -V, --version       Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -n, --count <count>        Number of wallets to generate
    -N, --network <network>    Network of wallet(s) to generate (e.g. mainnet, testnet) [values: mainnet, testnet]

ARGS:
    <currency>    Name of the currency to generate a wallet for (e.g. bitcoin, ethereum, monero, zcash)