citypw on Nostr: #nostr choose Schnoor signatures over secp256k1 elliptic curves maybe only because ...
#nostr choose Schnoor signatures over secp256k1 elliptic curves maybe only because it's easier to enable multi-signature scheme by using its linearity. EdDSA can do better job but the implementation with linearity is comparatively new (2020) so low-hanging fruits always wins.
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