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RingCT and Anatomy of Monero Transactions

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Download pdf here: RingCT and Anatomy of Monero Transactions 1. Introduction In part 7 we introduced the MLSAG ring signature scheme. Among other things, it safeguarded the anonymity of the signer. In part 8 we discussed the notions of Pedersen Commitments and Confidential Transactions. They were used to mask transaction amounts without compromising the proper bookkeeping …

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Confidential Transaction and Pedersen Commitment

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Download pdf here: CT and Pedersen Commitment 1. Introduction Pedersen Commitments are at the heart of how Monero conceals transaction amounts. The notion of a confidential transaction as enabled by Pedersen Commitments were outlined and defined by Gregory Maxwell in [1]. In what follows we first introduce the notion of a group homomorphism (of which the …

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