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1# Encoding
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3The `bitcore.Encoding` namespace contains utilities for encoding information in common formats in the bitcoin ecosystem.
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5## Base58 & Base58Check
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7Two 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.
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9## BufferReader & BufferWriter
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11These classes are used internally to write information in buffers.