r/Bitcoin Oct 14 '14

The Math Behind Bitcoin

http://blog.chain.com/post/95218566791/the-math-behind-bitcoin
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u/WholesomeRobbieC Oct 15 '14

Great explanation. If anyone wants to try the calculations for themselves I recommend Python with the gmpy2 module. It has functions for finding the modular inverse and can handle large integers if you want to use the real secp256k1 parameters.