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ECDSA — Satoshi’s Genius Selection or A Burden on A More Distributed and Resilient World?

Did Satoshi get it right?

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Out with the old (DSA), in with the new (ECDSA)

And so, over a decade ago, Satoshi Nakamoto selected the secp256k1 elliptic curve for his new invention: Bitcoin. At the core of this was the selection of a random…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.