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Re: why did bitcoin choose secp256k1 over secp256r1?
by
ripper234
on 04/09/2014, 11:57:02 UTC
Why would you do that (and bump this old thread) except for pure trolling purposes?  Considering that fact that secp256r1 has unexplainable mystery parameters I can't imagine anyone outside of the NSA promoting it.

Because I haven't been able to piece together that the issue brought in this thread was fully resolved (maybe I missed something / read too quickly), and wanted to expose the matter at hand to more eyes.

Since then I also posted to reddit and via it found this other bitcointalk thread that sheds more light on the matter.

No trolling intended I assure you.