HOW IT WORKS
Mine an Ethereum address. Prove you found it. Get $DEAD.
01 — WHAT IS xDEAD?
xDead is a proof-of-work token on Ethereum. To buy $DEAD, you must first find a vanity Ethereum address that starts with 0xdead followed by a 5-digit number from 00001 to 20000.
There are 10,000 total mints. Each mint gives exactly 100 $DEAD for 0.001 ETH. Total supply is fixed at 1,000,000 $DEAD. No presale. No team allocation. No airdrop.
02 — MINE THE WALLET
Download the open-source script from GitHub. It runs locally on your machine and generates Ethereum key pairs at high speed, checking each address against the pattern.
# 1. clone or download
git clone https://github.com/xdeadproject-art/xdead-finder
cd xdead-finder
# 2. install dependency
pip install eth-account
# 3. run (single core)
python xdead_finder.py
# faster: use multiple CPU cores
python xdead_finder.py --cores 4
# example output
Attempts: 3,847,221 | Speed: 42,150/s | Found: 0
FOUND!
Address: 0xDEaD00042a3F...
Slot: #00042
Private Key: 0xabc123...
Saved to: found_slot_00042.txt
Want to write your own? Core logic:
import os, re
from eth_account import Account
while True:
  pk = "0x" + os.urandom(32).hex()
  addr = Account.from_key(pk).address.lower()
  if re.match(r"0xdead(\d{5})", addr):
    print(pk) # found
Or ask an AI: "Write a Python script that generates random Ethereum private keys, derives the address using eth_account, and checks if it starts with 0xdead followed by 5 decimal digits between 00001 and 20000. Use multiprocessing for speed."
03 — PASTE YOUR PRIVATE KEY
Go to xdead.xyz/mint and paste the private key of the found wallet. The key never leaves your browser — it is processed entirely in JavaScript locally.
The site derives the address from the key, verifies the pattern (0xdead00001–0xdead20000), checks that the slot is not already claimed, and creates a cryptographic signature as proof of ownership. Then the key is immediately discarded from memory.
04 — TWEET & CONNECT
After the slot check, you will be asked to post a tweet confirming your find. This is a social proof mechanism — it makes each mint public and verifiable.
Then connect your buyer wallet — this is your main MetaMask wallet, not the found wallet. The buyer wallet pays 0.001 ETH and receives 100 $DEAD.
05 — MINT $DEAD
Pay exactly 0.001 ETH and receive exactly 100 $DEAD tokens. The transaction calls the smart contract directly — no intermediaries.
06 — TRADE ON THE MARKETPLACE
$DEAD tokens can only be traded on xdead.xyz. The smart contract blocks transfers to any external address — you cannot list $DEAD on Uniswap or any other DEX.
The internal marketplace works as a simple order book:
- —Sellers create a listing: amount of $DEAD + price per token in ETH
- —Buyers browse lots and buy at the listed price
- —0% platform fee — the full ETH amount goes to the seller
- —Tokens go into escrow when listed, returned if cancelled
07 — SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION
100 × 10,000 = 1,000,000. Every single token is distributed through proof-of-work mining. No shortcuts.