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-bitcoin-sign-message
-====================
+Sign Message
+===========
 
-Small single purpose Python script to sign and verify messages with Bitcoin private keys.
+A single purpose small Python script to sign and verify messages with bitcoin private keys.
+
+
+#### How to use:
+
+Requires ecdsa library. Do `pip install ecdsa` before using script.
+
+###### To sign a message:
+    $./signmessage.py -s
+    Verify message
+
+    Enter address:
+    1HUBHMij46Hae75JPdWjeZ5Q7KaL7EFRSD
+    Enter message:
+    test message
+    Enter private key:
+    5KMWWy2d3Mjc8LojNoj8Lcz9B1aWu8bRofUgGwQk959Dw5h2iyw
+
+    Signature:
+
+    G0k+Nt1u5boTTUfLyj6x1T5flg1v9rUKGlhs/jPApaTWLHf3GVdAIOIHip6sVwXEuzQGPWIlS0VT+yryXiDaavw=
+
+
+###### To sign a message:
+    $./signmessage.py -s
+    Verify message
+
+    Enter address:
+    14dD6ygPi5WXdwwBTt1FBZK3aD8uDem1FY
+    Enter message:
+    test message
+    Enter private key:
+    L41XHGJA5QX43QRG3FEwPbqD5BYvy6WxUxqAMM9oQdHJ5FcRHcGk
+
+    Signature:
+
+    IPn9bbEdNUp6+bneZqE2YJbq9Hv5aNILq9E5eZoMSF3/fBX4zjeIN6fpXfGSGPrZyKfHQ/c/kTSP+NIwmyTzMfk=
+
+
+###### To verify a message:
+    $./signmessage.py
+    Verify message
+
+    Enter address:
+    14dD6ygPi5WXdwwBTt1FBZK3aD8uDem1FY
+    Enter message:
+    test message
+    Enter signature:
+    IPn9bbEdNUp6+bneZqE2YJbq9Hv5aNILq9E5eZoMSF3/fBX4zjeIN6fpXfGSGPrZyKfHQ/c/kTSP+NIwmyTzMfk=
+
+    Message verified: True