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Oct
21
Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto

Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto

A compilation of evidence that Hal Finney and Satoshi Nakamoto were different people.
12 min read
Oct
01
Hunting the Real Bitcoin Network Hashrate

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.
11 min read
Sep
18
An Introduction to Spiderchain

An Introduction to Spiderchain

A review of the latest layer 2 protocol proposed for pegging bitcoin to a sidechain.
13 min read
Sep
09
Castle under siege

Sovereignty vs Society

Delving into the paradoxical relationship between liberty and the individual's reliance upon society at large.
15 min read
Aug
05
Revisiting Bitcoin Network Bandwidth Issues

Revisiting Bitcoin Network Bandwidth Issues

A deep dive into bandwidth bottlenecks and potential solutions for improving node syncing performance.
7 min read
Jul
17
How to Securely Create a Bitcoin Seed Phrase in 9 Simple Steps

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.
2 min read
Jul
15
How to Bury a Bitcoin Seed Phrase Backup

How to Bury a Bitcoin Seed Phrase Backup

Lessons learned from a multi-year experiment with burying a metal seed phrase bitcoin backup.
6 min read
Jun
03
Softwar Thesis Review

Softwar Thesis Review

A critique of Jason Lowery's thesis on proof of work systems and "bitpower."
21 min read
May
27
A Critique of Softwar Concepts

A Critique of Softwar Concepts

Do the "Softwar" and "Bitpower" concepts make sense, or is this just a compelling story with logical gaps?
14 min read
Apr
29
A Critique of Twitter's Changes

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?
16 min read