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secp256k1
require 'openssl'
ec = OpenSSL::PKey::EC.new('secp256k1')
# ec.generate_key
ec.private_key = "85BDCD4EF6319F9996D5499BD011E6094224CD1B9C87599E854F4E4EA408EFA6".to_i(16)
ec.public_key = ec.group.generator.mul(ec.private_key)
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wif
Wallet import format
5JqBptN6DXmJcQJNsFysvGnHiainJ5HMXw9TDpq7NQg2z41ta2Z
Converting WIF as Base58 string to byte array
8085BDCD4EF6319F9996D5499BD011E6094224CD1B9C87599E854F4E4EA408EFA6FE1A9896
Dropping last 4 checksum bytes
8085BDCD4EF6319F9996D5499BD011E6094224CD1B9C87599E854F4E4EA408EFA6
Dropping first byte. This is the private key
85BDCD4EF6319F9996D5499BD011E6094224CD1B9C87599E854F4E4EA408EFA6
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