Why your wallet address in Blockchain has to be so complex?

Wallet addresses of Bitcoin for example, look like a number of symbols (ex: 12TFVXGDWF3GMSDjftnfKWpyEhgsXXxxxx). Most Bitcoin addresses are 34 characters long. They consist of random digits and uppercase and lowercase letters, with the exception that the uppercase letter “O”, uppercase letter “I”, lowercase letter “l”, and the number “0” are never used to prevent visual ambiguity.

Have you ever asked yourself why we have to use such weird wallet addresses? Why not optimize it and make it more ”human”? Would you ever remember where do you live if your address would be New York city, D4556Assc1xxfbb5ttaszcc street? Of course not. That is why an address is simple. It is a word or a name which is understandable and easy to remember.

A wallet address in Blockchain, on the other hand, has a complex structure and is difficult to remember. Bitcoin addresses contain a built-in check code, so it’s generally not possible to send Bitcoins to a mistyped address. However, if the address is well-formed but no one owns it, or you type a different character and send the coins to somebody else, any coins sent to that address will be lost forever. That is why because of its complexity people are prone to make mistakes while sending cryptocurrencies.

The human brain is used to simple and memorable elements, not complicated set of characters. Humans are good at remembering a few complex chunks of information while computers are good at remembering many simple chunks of information. It is a lot easier for a person to remember four photographs in great detail than it is to remember a list of forty two-digit numbers; quite the opposite for a computer.

The human brain is not good at remembering long lists of unrelated numbers, dozens of nonsense words, or lengthy grocery lists. From a practical perspective, that means that people are more likely to use something in a context they understand, or something that is emotionally important for them.

This is why we questioned ourselves about how can we improve this system. Can we make Blockchain more human and friendlier? Yes, we can! Our idea was shaped in CryptoAlias, an alias system for complex Blockchain addresses.

It would ease the usage of Blockchain and would bring more users to the platform. If you believe that CryptoAlias can change the CryptoWorld, join them on https://www.cryptoalias.io/