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libsecp256k1

cryptography library
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Summary

libsecp256k1 is a C library[1].

Key Facts

  • Instance of: cryptographic library[2], free software[3]
  • Developer: Pieter Wuille[4], Tim Ruffing[5]
  • Copyright license: Expat license[6]
  • Operating system: cross-platform[7]
  • Software version identifier: 0.2.0[8], 0.3.0[9], 0.3.1[10], 0.3.2[11], 0.4.0[12], 0.4.1[13], 0.5.0[14], 0.5.1[15], 0.6.0[16], 0.7.0[17], 0.7.1[18], 0.8.0[19]
  • Has use: elliptic curve cryptography[20]
  • Used by: Bitcoin Core[21]
  • Implementation of: secp256k1[22]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[23]

Related Entities

cross-platform free software Pieter Wuille Tim Ruffing

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Tom Morris · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arch linux package → libsecp256k1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Arch linux package: libsecp256k1, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325103467|libsecp256k1 (#325103467)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8509|Arch Linux pac"
  2. 12w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → —
    Software version identifier → 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1 +9
    Gentoo package → dev-libs/libsecp256k1
    Used by → Bitcoin Core
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/62205fceaf31|details]])"
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