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.Why Use Asymmetric Cryptography (Public/Private Keys)?
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Why is asymmetric
Why is ((("asymmetric cryptography", see="public key cryptography")))((("public key cryptography", "purpose in Bitcoin")))((("digital signatures")))asymmetric
cryptography used in Bitcoin? It's not used to "encrypt" (make secret)
the transactions. Rather, a useful property of asymmetric cryptography
is the ability to generate _digital signatures_. A private key can be