Oct

01

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.

Oct 1, 2023

11 min read

Sep

18

An Introduction to Spiderchain

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

Sep 18, 2023

13 min read

Sep

09

Sovereignty vs Society

Delving into the paradoxical relationship between liberty and the individual's reliance upon society at large.

Sep 9, 2023

15 min read

Aug

05

Revisiting Bitcoin Network Bandwidth Issues

A deep dive into bandwidth bottlenecks and potential solutions for improving node syncing performance.

Aug 5, 2023

7 min read

Jul

17

How to Securely Create a Bitcoin Seed Phrase in 9 Simple Steps

A user-friendly guide for how to generate seed phrases from your own entropy.

Jul 17, 2023

2 min read

Jul

15

How to Bury a Bitcoin Seed Phrase Backup

Lessons learned from a multi-year experiment with burying a metal seed phrase bitcoin backup.

Jul 15, 2023

6 min read

Jun

03

Softwar Thesis Review

A critique of Jason Lowery's thesis on proof of work systems and "bitpower."

Jun 3, 2023

21 min read

May

27

A Critique of Softwar Concepts

Do the "Softwar" and "Bitpower" concepts make sense, or is this just a compelling story with logical gaps?

May 27, 2023

14 min read

Apr

29

A Critique of Twitter's Changes

Twitter has made many changes over the past 6 months, but does the good outweigh the bad? Will Elon be able to turn the ship around?

Apr 29, 2023

16 min read

Apr

15

What is the Bitcoin Network's Real Hashrate?

Bitcoin mining exhibits a lot of randomness, which makes it hard to measure an accurate hashrate. What can we do to improve our estimates?

Apr 15, 2023

7 min read