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Vegas Recap and Elliptic Curve Point Operations

By Brian HIrschfield and Rob Hamilton

Aired May 7, 2026 · 1h 27m · Last boosted Jun 1, 2026

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The Study guide: https://ecc-study-guide.magicinternetmath.com/guide.pdf In this episode, I (Brian) finally introduce myself properly and Rob and I kick off with a Vegas + Bitcoin++ recap before diving back into Chapter 6 of our elliptic curve study guide. We talk small, dev‑focused conferences versus mega‑cons, the Hoover Dam power-plant tour, and the standout conversations around quantum risk, BitVM, and Binohash. We also share plans to bring a math‑track BitDevs to Philly and to run a hands‑on Codex32 workshop soon. Then we slow things down to the math. Using the curve over the real...

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