diff --git a/bin/validate_account.js b/bin/validate_account.js
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+++ b/bin/validate_account.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+var UInt160 = require('../').UInt160;
+var address = process.argv[2];
+
+if (address === '-') {
+  readInput(validateAddress);
+} else {
+  validateAddress(address);
+}
+
+function readInput(callback) {
+  var result = '';
+  process.stdin.resume();
+  process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
+  process.stdin.on('data', function(data) {
+    result += data;
+  });
+  process.stdin.on('end', function() {
+    callback(result.trim());
+  });
+};
+
+function validateAddress(address) {
+  process.stdout.write((UInt160.is_valid(address) ? '0' : '1') + '\r\n');
+};
diff --git a/bin/validate_address.js b/bin/validate_address.js
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+++ b/bin/validate_address.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+var UInt160 = require('../').UInt160;
+var address = process.argv[2];
+
+if (address === '-') {
+  readInput(validateAddress);
+} else {
+  validateAddress(address);
+}
+
+function readInput(callback) {
+  var result = '';
+  process.stdin.resume();
+  process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
+  process.stdin.on('data', function(data) {
+    result += data;
+  });
+  process.stdin.on('end', function() {
+    callback(result.trim());
+  });
+};
+
+function validateAddress(address) {
+  process.stdout.write((UInt160.is_valid(address) ? '0' : '1') + '\r\n');
+};