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A visual representation of the RIPEMD-160 Algorithm
Hash Functions Intermediate

The RIPEMD-160 Algorithm

RIPEMD-160 is a 160-bit hash function that runs two independent lines of 80 steps over every block and then merges them. Learn how its padding, rounds, and combine step work, why Bitcoin still uses it, and how it compares with SHA-1.

20 min read

A visual representation of the Schnorr Algorithm
Classic Asymmetric Algorithms Intermediate

Schnorr Signatures

Schnorr signatures are what DSA might have been if a 20-year patent hadn't gotten in the way. Simpler, provably secure, and now at the heart of Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade: here's how they work.

8 min read

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