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Re: Encrypt a message using Bitcoin Public Key and decrypt with private key?Like PGP
by
igor72
on 29/09/2019, 22:23:19 UTC
⭐ Merited by nc50lc (2) ,Abdussamad (1)
It's possible using Electrum's console.
In my opinion, this is easier to do in "Tools -> Encrypt/Decrypt message"
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But it's not necessary to use your private key for decryption.
Really? I believed that for decryption the private key corresponding to this public key should be in the wallet.