I'm learning how Bitcoin address is generated and I don't understand one thing.
My source is the following
http://gobittest.appspot.com/Address
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_version_1_Bitcoin_addresses
What I dont understand is step 2, hashing public key
Code:
0450863AD64A87AE8A2FE83C1AF1A8403CB53F53E486D8511DAD8A04887E5B23522CD470243453A299FA9E77237716103ABC11A1DF38855ED6F2EE187E9C582BA6
Both mentioned sources have the output of the SHA-256
Code:
600FFE422B4E00731A59557A5CCA46CC183944191006324A447BDB2D98D4B408
Code:
32511e82d56dcea68eb774094e25bab0f8bdd9bc1eca1ceeda38c7a43aceddce
Can anyone explain why? Is the public key hashed multiple times or why?
thank you very much.