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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.


See also