Questions tagged [cryptography]
Concerning the broad subject of cryptography and its narrow application in Bitcoin protocol and applications.
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Any Crypto crowd-funding Website? [closed]
Iam about to launch first Crypto Currency Exchange in My Country, Mozambique (Africa)- where people can buy and sell crypto, any recomendation about Crypto crowfunding Website where I can rise small ...
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Bitcoinj Doesn't increase wallet value
this is the initialization of wallet and block and PeerGroup :
Wallet wallet = new Wallet(params, KeyChainGroup.createBasic(params));
BlockChain chain = new BlockChain(params, wallet, new ...
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Some technical questions about Bitcoin [closed]
I'm a developer. I've read a lot about Bitcoin structure and how it works. But yet something confuse me.
I would like to share them with you and read your answers:
When a miner solves a block, how ...
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Canceling my pending withdrawal BTC
How can i cancel my pending withdrawal BTC of $1,240. Its been pending for 2 days. it has no confirmations and on the blockchain it says it receives 0 and sent 0. Someone PLEASE help me!
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Explanation of “Timestamp Server” section in original bitcoin paper
I'm trying to understand the "Timestamp Server" section in the original bitcoin paper. It feels overly short for someone without an understanding of cryptography.
Is it saying?
A block ...
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Get/Calculate Address
I'm currently using a program that analyses the block files. It splits all the stuff into multiple .csv files. Is there any method I can do to get the addresses & amount sent/received from tx_in ...
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Why exchanges show Bitcoin price higher than actual value? [duplicate]
I trade crypto on indian platform WazirX and CoinSwitch. Both are currently showing price of 1 Bitcoin to be 44,78,353 Indian Rupees ($ 60,605.51) while the price shown on google as well as Binance ...
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Shared crypto hardware wallet
We were all newbs at the beginning, and did things the wrong way.
My partner and I bought crypto separately with our own exchange accounts, but transferred our hodl coins to a single shared hardward ...
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How Bitcoin restricts the mining time?
How Bitcoin restricts the mining time?
We know cryptocurrency systems restrict the mining time of a block to a certain limit for security reasons. For example, mining time for Bitcoin is ~10 minutes. ...
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Using key aggregation (multsig) in P2TR script path spends
I know that it is possible to create a 2-2 multsig using Taproot by combining both private keys into one public key and defining that as the key path spend. I also know that it is possible to use ...
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basics of cryptocurrency [duplicate]
I recently became interested in cryptocurrency and its mining process but there are a few things I don't understand very well and I am still trying to learn the basics more before getting into trading ...
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How is wallet balance from unspent transactions in cryptography terms?
There is already a good almost complete answer here (but missing the cryptography explanation):
How is a wallet's balance computed?
Is a bitcoin wallets balance calculated on the client computer ...
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Create wallets on website PHP
I am trying to create a website that allows the deposit of cryptocurrencies (BTC / ETH / LTC) in the account, consequently I need to create a wallet at the personal registration for each of these 3 ...
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Looking for Bitcoin/Crypto payment processor that will split payments (pay multiple people from sale)
I'm looking for a crypto payment gateway that will allow me to accept payment for a product. It should support splitting the payment between multiple crypto wallets (multiple people).
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Public key Exceeding Mod P? A Clarification Request On The Discrete Logarithm Problem
I tried to observe / implement the discrete logarithm problem but I noticed something about it; but before I get into it let me give some clarification which is open to correction.
a = b^x mod P
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Feasibility of using Ring Signatures with CoinJoin Technique
There is a Ring Signature implementation in C++ by Libbitcoin team. We can find the details in the following GitHub repository. Is it feasible to use Monero like Ring Signatures together with the ...
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Multi Party ECDSA?
Are there any alternatives to the Multi Part ECDSA implementation contributed by ZenGo?
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Any Bitcoins on an old computer
I purchased an older computer at a garage sale, the seller said her son used it from about 2008 to 2012 to play games online. It still has the original hard drive and the seller says its been in ...
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How can I determine where a BTC transfer from one of my accounts to another went wrong?
I have two BTC accounts on a Ledger S Nano hardware wallet, which I can check via the Ledger Live software. I've transferred BTC many times already, to my own accounts and to other people, and never ...
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BTC Treasure hunt
Alright, I’m new to Bitcoin/Crypto, and this might be a long story but worth it.
My life long friend had a $50 Visa gift card back in 2009-2011. His friends were over the house one day and mentioned ...
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Difference between cryptography in cryptocurrency hardware wallet and 2FA hardware security key
What's the general overview of difference between the way how cryptocurrency hardware wallet works and how hardware security key (used for 2FA) works?
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Why is Public Key aggregation in MuSig described as a product of the public keys?
In the the MuSig2 paper, it is described that:
Each signer randomly generates and communicates to others a nonce
Ri=g^ri; then, each of them computes R=∏ni=1Ri,c=H( ̃X,R,m)where
̃X=∏ni=1Xiis the ...
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Finding the current statements about bitcoin [closed]
Which of the following statements about blockchain are correct?
A) A transaction is accepted once it is included in some block.
B) A transaction is accepted once it is included in a block that is at ...
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Can I recover a 12 word passphrase if I only have 11 words [duplicate]
I have crypto wallet with a 12 word passphrase. I have written down the words incorrectly and omitted a word. Are there methods of recovering the 12th word. I have access to the wallet account but ...
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SHA256 speedup possible if executed on GPU
Is it possible to speed up hashing if hashing is done on a GPU? Does that even make sense or are the CPU instructions faster because for normal signature verification you don't gain by parallelizing ...
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How to change the field of the elliptic curve to the new value N while keeping the default Secp256k1 parameters?
I want to change the margin of the elliptic curve to the new N value, while doing so I want to keep the parameters Standard G-point Generator Secp256k1 that is, I want to replace: N = ...
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Import 256 bit private key
Can I import a 256 bit private key in a Wallet (binary format)?
Or do I have to convert it in another format?
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Crypto Account hacked
12 words password has been hacked and lost all the money in crpto account. Anyways to recover the money ? Please please help!
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Bitcoin users limit
How bitcoin handle users limit if only 4000 transactions in every 10 minutes ? Let's say I transfer 2 bitcoin to Anuj account then how much time maximum it will take to reflect in Anuj's account and ...
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Is that proved that breaking ECDSA as hard as solving ECDLP?
Is that proved that breaking ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) as hard as solving ECDLP(Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem)?
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How do bitcoin verifies block hash after new hash have been submitted by Miners? [duplicate]
I want to know how at the end of Bitcoin server block hashes are verified after it has been submitted by a miner. Do they already have a previously calculated block hash DB or something else?
I m new ...
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Bitcoin's cryptographic protocol allows for leakage of information about one's Private Key, making recalculation of the private key possible?
Is it true that the cryptography which is used in bitcoin allows for leakage of information which could be used to recalculate the private key - IF you are continuously reusing the same public address ...
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How are the prefixes for EXT_PUBLIC_KEY and EXT_PRIVATE_KEY derived?
I want to know how the prefixes for EXT_PUBLIC_KEY and EXT_PRIVATE_KEY are derived. For example in bitcoin you have:
base58Prefixes[PUBKEY_ADDRESS] = std::vector<unsigned char>(1,0);
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What would a bitcoin quantum resistant address look like? [duplicate]
In an hypothetical future where a quantum computer is able to break the cryptography protecting the bitcoin private key, one of the solution would be to move our coins to quantum safe resistant ...
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Using xpub key derivation for user account balance?
I want to accept payments, and to keep the wallet secure I believe using a xpub key would be the correct solution. The site uses Google Login, which gives me a user id.
My idea is that given the ...
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Elliptic Curve Point at Infinity
Let's take into account the Bitcoin curve. My questions are:
What exactly is the "point at infinity"?
Is there more than one "point at infinity"
How can I identify if my EC generated x and y are the "...
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Could a computer virus made less than a mb, which is sent as transaction that attacks miners? [closed]
What happens if computer virus less than a mb is sent as transaction that attacks miners?
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Positive or negative private key of a bitcoin wallet?
Private key is a number. Is the question positive or negative? Is it possible to know a positive private key or negative if you only know the public key?
For instance:
Positive private key: 2
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security of the mining algorithms litecoin vs bitcoin - scrypt vs sha256?
how is the cryptanalysis' current state on both sha256 and litecoin's scrypt?
is litecoin's scrypt on a security level like sha256?
by security i simply mean ways to "break"/"de-cipher" the hash ...
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How many bits of entropy is a Bitcoin address?
I've seen references to 160 bits of entropy, but I'm not sure if this is universal or just applies to the old address format.
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BTC transfer duration
When BTC is mined, it is sent to the BTC wallet. The duration of the transaction can be up to 24h for online wallets.
Is the duration faster, when transferring BTC to a “cold wallet”?
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Are BTC Private Keys evenly distributed in 256bit space?
If we assume that there are ~2^96 private keys for EACH bitcoin address (2^256-160) and we assume that in cryptography it is considered good property of every hash function if it evenly distributes ...
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I need to know about wallets in cryptocurrency, how do exchanges generate deposite address per user?
In exchanges like Binance when a user wants to deposit coins in bitcoin or in other coins, per user receives a unique public key? Do they have to generate pair key private/public key for each user in ...
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Learning to trade iOS user friendly crypto wallet safety when stored in and transfer for trading or use to purchase or get cashed
iPhone users best crypto wallet in bitcoin currency trading and transfer for easy access to use and keep safe deposit and profits as a new and first time trading experience to the trading crypto ...
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Can ECDH peers waste each other's time at will?
Peter Dettman notes that ECDH peers can waste each other's time at will. What does he mean? Can this be weaponized against Lightning nodes?
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Is there any blockchain explorer available to track the trades of cryptocurrency exchange?
I haven't seen any decentralized exchange that provides the information of trades and can track the record of transaction history and time.
I am looking forward to that exchange which can provide ...
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Is IQmining worth the investment? [closed]
I am interested in investing in crypto-contracts, is IQmining worth the investment?
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Consider using Bitcoin but just heard the IRS is sending tax notices to 10k plus users
article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/26/tech/irs-cryptocurrency-taxes/index.html
My background: Good understanding of RSA cryptography, some elliptic curve, Number Theory and I am a (real)programmer
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How public-key cryptography secures bitcoin transactions from 51% attacks and Mining Attacks
I wanted to better understand how public-key cryptography avoids 51% attacks and mining attacks, also if this question is wrong please correct so that i can improve my research and provide me with ...
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What role does public-key cryptography play in bitcoin transaction? [duplicate]
Explain in one word and kindly tell what is it exactly that public-key cryptography does in bitcoin.
