Layer 2 Labs Raises $3M At Launch To Supercharge Bitcoin’s Ecosystem
The firm, led by BIP 300 and BIP 301 author Paul Sztorc, is on a mission to bring privacy, scalability and better UX solutions to Bitcoin. Layer 2 Labs is…
The Costs Of Running A Bitcoin Node In Nigeria
The hardware, electricity and internet costs of running a Bitcoin node in Nigeria and ideas for mitigating these costs. In this article, I enumerate the costs of setting up and…
How Erlay Helps Preserve Bitcoin’s Decentralization
Erlay is a new relay protocol that seeks to minimize the bandwidth usage required to connect Bitcoin full nodes. This is an opinion editorial by Kudzai Kutukwa, a passionate financial…
Navigating The Different CoinJoin Implementations
How does one cut through the noise and confusion to find the optimal way to utilize CoinJoins and obscure their bitcoin transactions? This is an opinion editorial by Thibaud Maréchal,…
Proof-Of-Work Is The Only Viable Form Of Consensus
Bitcoin’s consensus mechanism ensures that work needs to be done in order for transactions to confirm and secures bitcoin in the fairest manner. This is an opinion editorial by Pierre…
DLCs On Lightning Open The Door For Bitcoin Smart Contracts
The first successful discreet log contract has been executed on the Lightning Network by creating a new type of transaction when opening a Lightning channel. The below is a direct…
Why I’ve Settled On The Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
The Electrum wallet allows Bitcoiners to interact with the protocol in ways that do not limit or sacrifice more detailed features for a friendlier interface. This is an opinion editorial…
Bitcoin Core 24.0 Released: Here’s What’s New
The latest version of Bitcoin’s original software client brings improvements on usability, privacy and security. Here’s all you need to know. A new version of the original Bitcoin software launched…
Data Shows That Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Solved The Scalability Problem
A data-driven exploration proving that Lightning scales bitcoin payments beyond Visa and that second-layer innovation is the way. This is an opinion editorial by Stanislav Kozlovski, a software engineer and…
RGB Magic: Client-Side Contracts On Bitcoin
RGB is a method of ownership verification built on Bitcoin that allows for the continuation of Bitcoin’s properties. This is an opinion editorial by Federico Tenga, a long time contributor…