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The blockchain validators (nodes) can check that the signer is the controller of those CAs on the blockchain. | The blockchain validators (nodes) can check that the signer is the controller of those CAs on the blockchain. | ||
''Source - A treasurer's guide to opening a crypto wallet - ACT - May 2023 - p20.'' | ''Source - A treasurer's guide to opening a crypto wallet - ACT - May 2023 - p20 - member-only resource.'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 23 June 2023
Cryptography - crytpo-assets (CAs).
Public keys are derived from private keys and this enables verification of transactions because of this public-private key pairing.
The blockchain validators (nodes) can check that the signer is the controller of those CAs on the blockchain.
Source - A treasurer's guide to opening a crypto wallet - ACT - May 2023 - p20 - member-only resource.
