In a previous post, we derived a Bitcoin public key from a private key. This post explores how to convert that public key into a (hexadecimal) Bitcoin address. I’ll be using the Racket language to help me.
Security is really important when handling bitcoins. Hashes and signatures can help by verifying that you’re downloading what you think you’re downloading.
In this post, I briefly explain hashes and signatures, and then check the hash and signature of the MultiBit wallet program, essentially following the MultiBit tutorial on hashes and signatures. All examples are run in Windows 7 (64-bit).