Using Bitcoin To Establish VPN Connections Without Trusted Third Parties
A Bitcoin VPN allows two or more parties to discover each other and be able to communicate privately over the public internet without trust. This is an opinion editorial by…
Drivechains Allow Sidechain Node Operators To Pay Miners To Mine — And More!
Drivechains, like softchains, are another sidechain implementation with two-way peg functionality. This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in the Bitcoin space and tech-oriented Bitcoin podcast host.…
Three Bitcoin Mining Downward Difficulty Adjustments In A Row
This will be the third mining difficulty downward adjustment in a row with four downward adjustments over the course of the last five difficulty epochs. The below is a direct…
Softchains Bring Two-Way Pegs And Potential Room For Use Cases — But Not Without Security Costs
Softchains are a sidechain implementation that interact on a deeper level with consensus mechanisms, which can bring benefits and risks. This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator…
Making Bitcoin Unstoppable Part One: Mesh Nets
It’s time we stop asking for permission. Build a mesh net and make Bitcoin unstoppable. This article originally appeared in Bitcoin Magazine’s ”
Fedi Raises $4 Million To Scale Bitcoin Custody With Fedimint
Fedi raised $4 million to accelerate the development of the Fedimint protocol and its companion app Fedi — tools that can improve and scale bitcoin custody. Fedi Inc. on Tuesday…
Track Me If You Can — How Bitcoin Forward-Looking Anonymity Sets Work
Whirlpool gives a certain level of privacy when using bitcoin, and forward-looking anonymity sets are a measure of how well hidden you are. Let’s talk about Whirlpool “forward-looking anonymity sets”…
Blockstream Announces Progress On Signature Aggregation Research
Signature aggregation could bring massive data-efficiency benefits to the network as well as open up more unique use cases, demonstrating bear market building. The below is a direct excerpt of…
How Silent Payments Are Bringing New Privacy Protections To Bitcoin
The Silent Payments proposal could help users make bitcoin transactions more privately, but how does it work and why do we need it? This is an opinion editorial by Seth…
Pickhardt Payments: How To Send Large Bitcoin Payments On Lightning
The work of Rene Pickhardt shows that despite being mainly used for small, fast Bitcoin transactions, Lightning can also deliver large payments. and mailing list post. More resources are also…