[ysangkok]

There is no encryption in Bitcoin. It uses asymmetric cryptography for signatures, and it uses hashing. Encryption might be used by wallets, but that is not part of the consensus layer and therefore not part of Bitcoin.

[DSMan195276]

You don't consider asymmetric key cryptography to be encryption?

[MattPalmer1086]

No. Encryption is just one type of cryptography, used to make data unreadable without the secret key. Signatures are something else, used to prove that the holder of a secret signed the public data. Zero knowledge proofs are another, used to prove you know a secret without revealing it. It's a fascinating subject.

[drexlspivey]

There are more to cryptography than encryption, in this case it’s just signature verification which is not encryption

[manojlds]

> asymmetric cryptography

Isn't that...asymmetric encryption?

[HPsquared]

Isn't it just a bunch of hashing?

Hashing isn't really the same as encryption; hashes can't be decrypted.

[nabla9]

Let's read the article before commenting, please.