Day: April 8, 2021

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Bitcoin

Step by step guide to go from public key to a Bech32 encoded address

I feel like having it step-by-step can make it a lot easier specially for developers.Continue readingStep by step guide to go from public key to a Bech32 encoded address

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Cryptography

Using secp256k1 endomorphism

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The existence of the endomorphism is a roughly 20% speedup in a plain multi-exp due to halving the number of doublings.Continue readingUsing secp256k1 endomorphism

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Cryptography

Encrypting messages question

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It isn’t the same with signing/verifying that you prove you own the address.Continue readingEncrypting messages question

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Bitcoin

Regnet – Don’t blocks get mined every 10 minutes?

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How can I enable this option on regtest?Continue readingRegnet – Don’t blocks get mined every 10 minutes?

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Bitcoin

Paranoid questions about creating addresses

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I want to create hundreds of addresses, but because I’m a little paranoid I don’t know how I will do it safely.Continue readingParanoid questions about creating addresses

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Bitcoin

Solving WIF in a ‘hybrid’ mode

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I would like to share with you one thing I found recently.Continue readingSolving WIF in a ‘hybrid’ mode