secp256k1

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Elliptic Curve Cryptography #

The elliptic curve equation used in Bitcoin’s cryptography is called secp256k1 which uses this equation:

. As you can see in the below image, all y values are symmetric along the x-axis and only two possible y values exist for each x value.

ref fatoora sdk uses this Algorithm or equation for creating Asymmetric Cryptography keys.