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pairs")))((("elliptic curve cryptography")))((("cryptography", "elliptic
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curve cryptography")))A bitcoin wallet contains a collection of key
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pairs, each consisting of a private key and a public key. The private
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key (k) is a number, usually picked at random. From the private key, we
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key (k) is a number, usually derived from a number picked at random.
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From the private key, we
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use elliptic curve multiplication, a one-way cryptographic function, to
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generate a public key (K). From the public key (K), we use a one-way
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cryptographic hash function to generate a Bitcoin address (A). In this
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