Boost Your Bitcoin Node Sync With UTXO Snapshots
A guide for how to significantly speed up syncing a new Bitcoin Core node using the UTXO snapshot feature.
On Ossification
An impassioned argument for why we should continue striving to improve the Bitcoin protocol.
Slow Block Validation Attacks
Calculating the potential attack effectiveness of an adversarial miner publishing bitcoin blocks that are difficult to validate.
Problems with Coinbase Withdrawal Fees
An analysis of odd transaction fee issues when withdrawing bitcoin from Coinbase.
How Many Bitcoin Seed Phrases Are Only One Repeated Word?
An exploration into the combinatoric math behind seed phrase mnemonics and their checksums.
Effects of DBcache Size on Bitcoin Node Sync Speed
An investigation into tradeoffs between different dbcache sizes when performing a full bitcoin node sync.
Griefing Bitcoin's Testnet
A deep dive into manipulation of block generation on testnet and a call to reset the network to fix several issues.
The Untold Story of ditto-b
The story of an anonymous developer who fixed a critical flaw in Bitcoin's code.
Congress is Unconstitutionally Criminalizing Privacy
An explanation of the Corporate Transparency Act and a call to action for those affected by it.
COPA vs Craig Wright: The Identity Trial
Highlights from the multitude of lies exposed during the questioning of Craig Wright.
