<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div>  <div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1">  <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net" &lt;bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net&gt;<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 20, 2013 12:33 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Bitcoin-development Digest, Vol 31, Issue 37<br> </font> </div> <div
 class="y_msg_container"><br>Send Bitcoin-development mailing list submissions to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a ymailto="mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net" href="mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net">bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Bitcoin-development digest..."<br><br>Hello all,<br><br>Is the dual elliptic curve algorithm mentioned in <br>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/20/nsa-internet-security-rsa-secret-10m-encryption <br>from 2 days ago, of any concern to Bitcoin? I only ask, since I don't follow the field closely, but I see <br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_Curve_DSA <br><br>Is this a concern for Bitcoin, or is this all "old news"?<br><br>Ron<br>_____________________________________<br>Bitcoin-development mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net"
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