bitcore/docs/encoding.md

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title: Encoding
description: Utilities for encoding information in bitcoin standard formats.
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# Encoding

## Description

The `bitcore.Encoding` namespace contains utilities for encoding information in common formats in the bitcoin ecosystem.

## Base58 & Base58Check

Two classes are provided: `Base58` and `Base58Check`. The first one merely encodes/decodes a set of bytes in base58 format. The second one will also take the double `sha256` hash of the information and append the last 4 bytes of the hash as a checksum when encoding, and check this checksum when decoding.

## BufferReader & BufferWriter

These classes are used internally to write information in buffers.
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			`## Description`
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			`## BufferReader & BufferWriter`

			`These classes are used internally to write information in buffers.`