Introduction The security of Bitcoin, and other blockchains, such as Liquid, hinges on the use of digital signatures algorithms such as ECDSA and Schnorr signatures. A C library called libsecp256k1,…

While the last year or two have seen a number of proposals for covenant-proposing extensions to Bitcoin, there has always been a suspicion among experts that covenants may be possible…

A press release circulating yesterday proved yet again that there’s nothing the mainstream media loves more than some crazy nut claiming to have created Bitcoin. Follow Rizzo on X. https://x.com/pete_rizzo_/…

The Lightning Network is a revolutionary scaling solution for Bitcoin, enabling fast and inexpensive payments that make everyday transactions with Bitcoin possible. As the network grows, it’s essential to measure…

Introduction Bitcoin development today focuses on two major issues: (1) scaling and (2) privacy. The usual proposals to Bitcoin involve adding new opcodes and scripting tools. But an old idea…

WHERE WE’RE SHOPPING: SLNT If you’re like me (and you’ve been stacking Bitcoin relentlessly), you’ve probably looked for ways to improve your privacy.  I’ll admit, it’s a bit of a battle…

WHO WE’RE FOLLOWING: Wicked Bitcoin It’s 2024 and there’s a new mystery surfacing around Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto. In this case, discussion of a new enigma first surfaced on X,…

Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. It’s difficult to find a more fundamental threat to Bitcoin’s continued existence than mining centralization. If —say— there are only a few mining pools,…

Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin has undergone several forks, or splits, that have given rise to new cryptocurrencies and variations of the original protocol. As of May 2024, there…

Fractal Bitcoin is a recently launched project that bills itself as “the only native scaling solution completely and instantly compatible with Bitcoin. In essence it is a merge mined system…