Aug

22

Satoshi Roundtable VII Recap

A review of selected topics covered at the 2021 unconference including Lightning Network, Bitcoin UX, DeFi, Smart Contracts, Astrology, and Identity.

Aug 22, 2021

9 min read

Aug

07

Lightning Liquidity Management Guide

Lessons learned from running a routing node on the Lightning Network.

Aug 7, 2021

23 min read

Aug

01

2021 Altcoin Node Sync Tests

Testing full validation sync performance of 16 altcoin node implementations in 2021.

Aug 1, 2021

20 min read

Jul

18

How to Protect Contact Forms from Spam with Proof of Work

An argument and guide for using hashcash puzzles to protect contact forms from spammers instead of captchas.

Jul 18, 2021

6 min read

May

29

Empty Blocks, Full Mempool

An analysis of Bitcoin blocks mined without any transactions even when there were transactions waiting to be confirmed.

May 29, 2021

7 min read

May

08

WWII Mission Logs, 527th Bombardment Squadron

A collection of journal entries by Clifford Lopp, detailing bombing runs flown over Nazi occupied Europe in 1945.

May 8, 2021

13 min read

May

06

Tor-Only Bitcoin & Lightning Guide

A detailed guide to improving your privacy as a Lightning Network user.

May 6, 2021

7 min read

Apr

25

Custodial Bitcoin Interest Service Reviews

Jameson tests onboarding to a dozen interest generating bitcoin custody services in a hunt for red flags.

Apr 25, 2021

12 min read

Apr

10

From Fat to Fit in Four Months

Lessons learned from my experiment in maximizing weight loss with the least amount of effort.

Apr 10, 2021

11 min read

Mar

13

A History of Bitcoin Transaction Dust & Spam Storms

A historical analysis of spam attacks conducted on the Bitcoin network.

Mar 13, 2021

16 min read