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    Okay! A few quick questions: 1) The private and public keys: what encryption algorithm is used? Is it the same as for bitcoin? (secp256k1 ECDSA i believe) 2) The address: It is a hash of the public key. What hashing function is used? SHA256? Commented May 3, 2016 at 14:22
  • Yes and yes but with keccak256. But you should ask this in another question and mark this one as answered if you consider the initial question is answered. Commented May 3, 2016 at 14:47
  • It was actually these questions in the comment that I wanted answered (how the address is generated, what algorithms etc). If you add it to the answer I'll mark it as answered! I will clarify my original question somewhat. Commented May 3, 2016 at 17:19
  • ;) Clarify your question first. It's hard to answer clearly to questions that are not even asked. Commented May 3, 2016 at 17:29
  • Link only questions are not encouraged. Commented May 5, 2016 at 4:22