Since some of the Bytecoin/CryptoNote devs seem to have been scammers, how can we trust that the elliptic curve constants in Monero were not chosen maliciously? If they were chosen maliciously, could that be determined somehow? Should a new curve be chosen, just in case?
I'm not a cryptographer, so please excuse me if this is a stupid question.
Hi. I have read about that as well, as i've read all the whitepapers and the phony bcn premine based on rethink-your-strategy's epic post about it etc, but I keep forgetting to ask any devs here. Fluffy, smooth, taco.. can anyone elaborate on your mathematician's review of the code in that regard to constants from nowhere, or what you think/are planning/whatever/to do about it? they seem very wary about those constants and why they were chosen, like suggesting maybe NSA etc.
i do know some C, but i'm old/rusty, so i never looked at any of the code based on the fact that i heard it was an absolute mess to undo.
thank you!
