# Re: Could the bitcoin network be destroyed by someone generating endless bitcoin add Post by: satoshi on May 16, 2010, 09:01:44 PM When you generate a new bitcoin address, it only takes disk space on your own computer (like 500 bytes).  It's like generating a new PGP private key, but less CPU intensive because it's ECC.  The address space is effectively unlimited.  It doesn't hurt anyone, so generate all you want. --- Source file: bitcoin-forum-satoshi-nakamoto.tgz External link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=130.msg1130#msg1130