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Why Is Secp256k1 Curve So Famous?

A Choice In The Fundamental Basics of Bitcoin Crypto-currency, or mainly Bitcoin, has become a household name. For the right reasons, obviously. It’s an aim and dream of taking the world from a centralized authority towards the freedom of decentralization. However, this freedom comes at great complexities and costs of energy (in form of electricity),…Continue readingWhy Is Secp256k1 Curve So Famous?

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How does “recid” variable work in libspec256k1 library?

I’m trying to understand how does “recid” (Recovery ID) variable work in libspec256k1 library (with C language).Continue readingHow does “recid” variable work in libspec256k1 library?

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Using secp256k1 endomorphism

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