Malevolent Malleability
Transaction malleability is a technical issue that Bitcoin businesses and developers should be aware of so that they can protect themselves against it.
Bitcoin Legislation in North Carolina
I’ve lived in North Carolina my entire life. It’s a great place to live and has a thriving tech scene in the Raleigh-Durham area that has…
To Node or Not to Node?
Should you run a Bitcoin node?
How to Solo Mine on Bitcoin’s Testnet
I’m a Bitcoin engineer, so I often need to test new code but I don’t want to risk losing valuable bitcoins in case there is a bug…
The Challenges of Blockchain Indexing
Lessons learned from building blockchain data indexing services.
(De)centralized Block Chain Scaling
Lately there has been a great deal of debate around increasing the maximum block size allowed by the Bitcoin protocol because we’re…
How to create a BitGo Wallet with Mycelium Entropy generated keys
A guide to generating your own cold storage private key on a dedicated entropy device.
The Challenges of Optimizing Unspent Output Selection
A look into techniques and trade-offs of different UTXO “coin selection” algorithms used in Bitcoin wallets.
A Puzzling Bitcoin Treasure Hunt
I decided to try my hand at crafting a steganographic puzzle that contained clues to find a bitcoin private key...
How to Generate a Custom Bitcoin Address with an AMD GPU on Ubuntu
Have you ever wanted a bitcoin address that was more personalized and recognizable than the standard ~34 random character address?