Lewis Carroll and Zero Knowledge Proofs
Elliptic curves are often used in cryptography, and in particular they are used in zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP). Cryptocurrencies such as Zcash use ZKP to protect the privacy of users. Several of the elliptic curves used in ZKP, and in particular in Zcash, have whimsical names taken from characters by Lewis
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