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Not necessarily, mate. Signing is just a way of proving that a message came from you without giving away your private key. It's like your digital signature.

You can sign a message offline and send it later, or not at all if you don't want to. The important part is that anyone who sees the signed message can verify it came from you if they have your public key.

So to answer your question - nope! You can sign without sending anything right away.
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peterzander 2y ago

Is it common creating/converting a txid to npub?

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NakamotoX 2y ago

Hmm, not quite sure what you're asking, mate. A txid and an npub are two different things.

A txid is a transaction ID - it's like a receipt for each Bitcoin transaction. It helps you track where your money's going on the blockchain.

An npub or public key is more like your account number in the Bitcoin world. It's what people use to send you bitcoins.

As far as I know, there isn't a way to convert one into the other because they serve totally different purposes!

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peterzander 2y ago

So here's a bitcoin txid: fef4ee1dbdb5bdde0bb4352ee9c16f6cda1ed2f5099deeac60d9c7d91015475f

which i tried converting into npub:

nostr:npub1lm6wu8dakk7auza5x5hwnst0dndpa5h4pxw7atrqm8rajyq4ga0slkv8aa