Also, unlike in RSA, where both are integers, in ECC the private and public keys are not equally exchangeable. Instead, in ECC the public key is a point on the curve, while the private key is still an integer. The greater diversity for crypto owners compared to a large portion of the general public is also shown that Asian, Black and Hispanic adults are more likely than White adults to say they have ever invested in, traded, or used a cryptocurrency. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., questioning Yellen and Powell during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 28 in Washington, D.C. Toomey believes cryptocurrencies could be "as revolutionary as the internet." Wyoming's junior senator calls herself a "HODler," which is crypto-speak for someone who has bought cryptocurrency and continues to hold onto it despite its extreme volatility.
