| ▲ | briansm a day ago | |
The hash is merely a convenience, the _actual_ public key used in transactions is present in the ledger and available to anybody who wants it. | ||
| ▲ | andrewla a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
Only if there has been an outgoing transaction from that account. If the address has only received deposits then only the hash is available. | ||
| ▲ | notpushkin a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
How does that work? Suppose I make a paper wallet on an offline PC, write down the address and discard both keys. If I now send some BTC to this address, how does the client figure out the public key? | ||