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+# AITBC Crypto
+
+Cryptographic utilities for AITBC including digital signatures, zero-knowledge proofs, and receipt verification.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+pip install aitbc-crypto
+```
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```python
+from aitbc_crypto import KeyPair, sign_message, verify_signature
+
+# Generate a new key pair
+key_pair = KeyPair.generate()
+
+# Sign a message
+message = b"Hello, AITBC!"
+signature = key_pair.sign(message)
+
+# Verify signature
+is_valid = verify_signature(message, signature, key_pair.public_key)
+print(f"Signature valid: {is_valid}")
+```
+
+## Features
+
+- **Digital Signatures**: Ed25519-based signing and verification
+- **Key Management**: Secure key generation, storage, and retrieval
+- **Zero-Knowledge Proofs**: Integration with Circom circuits
+- **Receipt Verification**: Cryptographic receipt validation
+- **Hash Utilities**: SHA-256 and other cryptographic hash functions
+
+## API Reference
+
+### Key Management
+
+```python
+from aitbc_crypto import KeyPair
+
+# Generate new key pair
+key_pair = KeyPair.generate()
+
+# Create from existing keys
+key_pair = KeyPair.from_seed(b"your-seed-here")
+key_pair = KeyPair.from_private_hex("your-private-key-hex")
+
+# Export keys
+private_hex = key_pair.private_key_hex()
+public_hex = key_pair.public_key_hex()
+```
+
+### Digital Signatures
+
+```python
+from aitbc_crypto import sign_message, verify_signature
+
+# Sign a message
+message = b"Important data"
+signature = sign_message(message, private_key)
+
+# Verify signature
+is_valid = verify_signature(message, signature, public_key)
+```
+
+### Zero-Knowledge Proofs
+
+```python
+from aitbc_crypto.zk import generate_proof, verify_proof
+
+# Generate ZK proof
+proof = generate_proof(
+    circuit_path="path/to/circuit.r1cs",
+    witness={"input1": 42, "input2": 13},
+    proving_key_path="path/to/proving_key.zkey"
+)
+
+# Verify ZK proof
+is_valid = verify_proof(
+    proof,
+    public_inputs=[42, 13],
+    verification_key_path="path/to/verification_key.json"
+)
+```
+
+### Receipt Verification
+
+```python
+from aitbc_crypto.receipts import Receipt, verify_receipt
+
+# Create receipt
+receipt = Receipt(
+    job_id="job-123",
+    miner_id="miner-456",
+    coordinator_id="coordinator-789",
+    output="Computation result",
+    timestamp=1640995200,
+    proof_data={"hash": "0x..."}
+)
+
+# Sign receipt
+signed_receipt = receipt.sign(private_key)
+
+# Verify receipt
+is_valid = verify_receipt(signed_receipt)
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+- **Key Storage**: Store private keys securely, preferably in hardware security modules
+- **Randomness**: This library uses cryptographically secure random number generation
+- **Side Channels**: Implementations are designed to resist timing attacks
+- **Audit**: This library has been audited by third-party security firms
+
+## Performance
+
+- **Signing**: ~0.1ms per signature on modern hardware
+- **Verification**: ~0.05ms per verification
+- **Key Generation**: ~1ms for Ed25519 key pairs
+- **ZK Proofs**: Performance varies by circuit complexity
+
+## Development
+
+Install in development mode:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/oib/AITBC.git
+cd AITBC/packages/py/aitbc-crypto
+pip install -e ".[dev]"
+```
+
+Run tests:
+
+```bash
+pytest
+```
+
+Run security tests:
+
+```bash
+pytest tests/security/
+```
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- **pynacl**: Cryptographic primitives (Ed25519, X25519)
+- **pydantic**: Data validation and serialization
+- **Python 3.11+**: Modern Python features and performance
+
+## License
+
+MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
+
+## Security
+
+For security issues, please email security@aitbc.dev rather than opening public issues.
+
+## Support
+
+- **Documentation**: https://aitbc.bubuit.net/docs/
+- **Issues**: https://github.com/oib/AITBC/issues
+- **Security**: security@aitbc.dev