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How can I understand the math behind crypto, especially that used in blockchains / distributed ledgers?
A bit of a background about me; Computer Engineer but during my studies I didn't dive too deep into the maths, especially the crypto maths that is used to make the blockchain and cryptography work.
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Literature about cryptography and programming on c++ [closed]
I'm interested in learning about cryptography and making something practical out of it - make own cryptocurrency sometime im future.
I think I have good knowlegde of c++, I learned from learncpp.com ...
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A general definition for cryptocurrencies
I am trying to find the definitions to several terms related to digital currencies. Unfortunately, I am always ending up on Bitcoin-oriented pages and websites which only take Bitcoin itself into ...
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Is secp256r1 more secure than secp256k1?
Curves secp256r1 and secp256k1 are both examples of two elliptic curves used in various asymmetric cryptography.
Googling for these shows most of the top results are Bitcoin related. I've heard the ...
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How can uniformity of hash functions (e.g. SHA-256) be proved?
In reading about the Bitcoin protocol I noticed how much its proofs-of-work apparently depend on uniformity of the SHA-256 hash function. And so presumably do many other applications.
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Bitcoin Research
I have recently been assigned to advise a student on a senior thesis in math. She has taken linear algebra, introductory real analysis, basic cryptography, and abstract algebra. Her interest is in ...
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