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		h0h0h0h0111 on Aug 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Timelock Encryption made possible and easy to use Essentially the hash of the round number is the encryption key and the randomness that gets generated at that round number (in the future) is the decryption key

anomalroil on Aug 16, 2022 [–]

Almost, the randomness is generated using a BLS signature that also makes it verifiable. And that signature is the decryption key.

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