Cypherpunk Cogitations
Jameson Lopp's thoughts on Bitcoin, Privacy, and Freedom.

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Feb
17
COPA vs Craig Wright: The Identity Trial

COPA vs Craig Wright: The Identity Trial

Highlights from the multitude of lies exposed during the questioning of Craig Wright.
20 min read
Feb
04
When do Bitcoin Node Operators Upgrade?

When do Bitcoin Node Operators Upgrade?

An analysis of historical Bitcoin Core node versions to examine the updating behavior of node operators over the years.
6 min read
Jan
06
Bitcoin 2023 Annual Review

Bitcoin 2023 Annual Review

Comprehensive coverage of metrics across a number of different verticals in the Bitcoin ecosystem to gauge performance in 2023.
20 min read
Dec
24
2023 Bitcoin Node Performance Tests

2023 Bitcoin Node Performance Tests

Testing full validation sync performance of 7 Bitcoin node implementations.
8 min read
Dec
16
Economically Unspendable Bitcoin UTXOs

Economically Unspendable Bitcoin UTXOs

UTXO management guidance for avoiding footguns that can cause problems during times of high transaction fees.
3 min read
Dec
02
The Myth of Bad Cholesterol

The Myth of Bad Cholesterol

Lessons learned from my journey down the cholesterol rabbit hole.
11 min read
Nov
18
How to Exit X to Social Network Sovereignty

How to Exit X to Social Network Sovereignty

A step by step guide for migrating your X / Twitter history to nostr.
10 min read
Oct
21
Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto

Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto

A compilation of evidence that Hal Finney and Satoshi Nakamoto were different people.
12 min read
Oct
01
Hunting the Real Bitcoin Network Hashrate

Hunting the Real Bitcoin Network Hashrate

An exploration of hashrate estimate algorithms with the goal of finding an improved way of determining a more accurate global hashrate estimate.
11 min read
Sep
18
An Introduction to Spiderchain

An Introduction to Spiderchain

A review of the latest layer 2 protocol proposed for pegging bitcoin to a sidechain.
13 min read