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Why does IOTA use Winternitz signatures?
I found this on the Wikipedia IOTA article:
IOTA uses Winternitz hash-based cryptography signatures instead of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).[30][31] Hash-based signatures are much faster than ECC.[32]
Is speed the complete reason, or are…
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What is the "main" reason for using Winternitz signatures?
What is the primary reason the developers chose Winternitz signatures?
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