Re: [bitcoin-dev] Built in encryption

2018-02-19 Thread Lucas Clemente Vella via bitcoin-dev
Theoretically, if the recipient address had already disclosed the public key (i.e. already spent from that address), or shared it with you instead of (or alongside with) the address, then you can use recipient's ECDSA key to encrypt the message with ECC, as both ECDSA and ECC share the same kind

[bitcoin-dev] Built in encryption

2018-02-19 Thread Ilan Oh via bitcoin-dev
Hey guys, Features info, I know we can add text to a btc transaction and it is pretty easy, However is it possible to encrypt the data in a way that only the receiver would be able to read it in clear. And of course without having to exchange info off the network. And if not possible on bitcoin