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@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ look at compact encoding and reliable ((("public key cryptography", "hash functi
[[base58]]
=== Base58Check Encoding
In order to represent long numbers in a compact way,
In order((("public key cryptography", "base58check encoding", id="pub-key-base58")))((("base58check encoding", id="base58")))((("encoding", "base58check", id="encode-base58"))) to represent long numbers in a compact way,
using fewer symbols, many computer systems use mixed-alphanumeric
representations with a base (or radix) higher than 10. For example,
whereas the traditional decimal system uses 10 numerals, 0 through 9,
@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ version prefixes and the resulting base58 characters are shown in
Putting together public keys, hash-based commitments, and base58check
encoding, we can see the illustration of the conversion of a public key
into a Bitcoin address in <<pubkey_to_address>>.
into a Bitcoin address((("public key cryptography", "base58check encoding", startref="pub-key-base58")))((("base58check encoding", startref="base58")))((("encoding", "base58check", startref="encode-base58"))) in <<pubkey_to_address>>.
[[pubkey_to_address]]
.Public key to Bitcoin address: conversion of a public key into a Bitcoin address