¿Qué es Public key?
The value derived from a private key that lets anyone verify a signature without learning the key itself.
Bitcoin uses elliptic-curve cryptography: deriving a public key from a private key is cheap, and reversing it is computationally infeasible.
Addresses are derived from public keys, usually via hashing, which adds a layer of indirection and keeps the public key itself hidden until the coins are spent.
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