bitcoin: public key

June 26, 2024

Learning how the public key is derived from the private key

Aimstone youtube channel covers the topic:

https://youtu.be/muIv8I6v1aE?si=gkWtw35yR6f06xLp

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Summary:

Eliptic curve for bitcoin is y2 = x3 + 7 and is called "secp256k1".

Links:

https://medium.com/coinmonks/elliptic-curve-cryptography-6de8fc748b8b

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