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ECDSA

Cryptography 2 references

Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, a common signature scheme. Bitcoin uses ECDSA with the secp256k1 curve to authorize spending.

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$DOGE Dogecoin
Technical Specifications
...h (P2SH). Addresses in Dogecoin begin with the letter "D" and are derived from ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) public keys using the secp256k1 cu...
$BCH Bitcoin Cash
Smart Contract Capabilities
...ly important advancement. These opcodes allow a transaction script to verify an ECDSA signature against arbitrary data, not just the transaction itself. This enables...