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How to get Public Key of a Bitcoin Address
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How to get Public Key of a Bitcoin Address

Generate bitcoin address

> getnewaddress
mkAhnkryoSs3dLWeBhbhJsw5d1LMs3B3Lt

Get public key

> validateaddress mkAhnkryoSs3dLWeBhbhJsw5d1LMs3B3Lt
{
  ...
  "pubkey": "0390f3bf17a487281c3923d9ba69c4021ba05f6c92896ce43ff2c794b96acc424c"
  ...
}
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how is this even possible..?

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