3 ms·
Probably because: 1. There is no small power of 58 that is only slightly more than integral powers of 256. The closest one I can imagine is 57^11 ~= 1.1186 * 2
by lifthrasiir 6y ago
Probably because:
1. There is no small power of 58 that is only slightly more than integral powers of 256. The closest one I can imagine is 57^11 ~= 1.1186 * 2^64.
2. Bitcoin addresses are short enough that trivial bignum calculation is not a bottleneck.