Securing Bitcoin: The Role of SHA-256 and Beyond
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Secure Hash Algorithm 2 (SHA-2), and specifically its most popular variant, SHA-256, are fundamental to the digital world we navigate daily. Created by the National Security Agency (NSA) and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001, SHA-256 has been a cornerstone of modern cryptographic systems, providing a secure means to […]