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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ NIP-44 version 2 has the following design characteristics:
 - SHA256 is used instead of SHA3 or BLAKE because it is already used in nostr. Also BLAKE's speed advantage
   is smaller in non-parallel environments.
 - A custom padding scheme is used instead of padmé because it provides better leakage reduction for small messages.
-- Base64 encoding is used instead of another compression algorithm because it is widely available, and is already used in nostr.
+- Base64 encoding is used instead of another encoding algorithm because it is widely available, and is already used in nostr.
 
 ### Encryption