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Re: infinite number of private keys / finite number of public keys
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sealberrder
on 28/04/2014, 13:21:33 UTC
Quote from: DannyHamilton on April 28, 2014, 01:12:54 PM
Valid private keys are 256-bit (2256) numbers between 0x1 and 0xFFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFE BAAE DCE6 AF48 A03B BFD2 5E8C D036 4141

Any reason private keys are not just numbers between 0 and 2256-1 ?