bitcoin - Cypherpunk Cogitations (Page 4)

Mar

16

Building Bitcoin Core v0.7 and Earlier

A guide for how to compile binaries for very old Bitcoin Core versions that are no longer available to download.

Mar 16, 2022

4 min read

Mar

05

Bitcoin Core Performance Evolution

A historical analysis of full validation node sync performance across 9 years of releases.

Mar 5, 2022

6 min read

Feb

21

Satoshi Roundtable VIII Recap

A review of selected topics covered at the 2022 unconference including Bitcoin Development, Crypto Family Offices, Dubai, El Salvador, Free Private Cities, DAOs, GameFi, Web3, and more.

Feb 21, 2022

13 min read

Jan

22

Is the Bitcoin Network Slowing Down?

An investigation into the root cause of node syncing performance drops seen during annual testing.

Jan 22, 2022

11 min read

Jan

12

How is the 21 Million Bitcoin Cap Defined and Enforced?

A deep dive into the code that keeps bitcoin's inflation rate on a predictable schedule.

Jan 12, 2022

7 min read

Jan

03

Bitcoin 2021 Annual Review

Comprehensive coverage of metrics across a number of different verticals in the Bitcoin ecosystem to gauge performance in 2021.

Jan 3, 2022

15 min read

Dec

04

2021 Bitcoin Node Performance Tests

Testing full validation syncing performance of 7 Bitcoin node implementations.

Dec 4, 2021

11 min read

Nov

07

Metal Bitcoin Seed Storage Stress Test (Round V)

Jameson stress tests a dozen new seed backup devices.

Nov 7, 2021

12 min read

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

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