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Elliptic Curve Cryptography

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Elliptic curve cryptography maps finite-field arithmetic into group operations used for Bitcoin keys and signatures. It is the practical cryptographic system behind secp256k1.

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Curated resources (3)

• Mastering Bitcoin: Keys and Addresses (article) Structured introduction to curve arithmetic and key derivation.
• secp256k1 README (article) Library-level reference for curve operations used in production software.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Glossary (article) Terminology bridge between cryptography primitives and Bitcoin Core concepts.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Discrete Logarithm Problem

Direct dependents (3)

• Public/Private Keys
• Scalar Multiplication
• secp256k1 Curve Parameters

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