My name is Greg Walker and I'm 36 years old. I first used Bitcoin in 2013 and I thought it was really cool. I couldn't believe that it actually worked, and I wondered why a system like this hadn't…

A look at the implications and consequences of the existence of private mempools on Bitcoin as an overall system.

Bitcoin and other blockchains are robust and decentralized systems, but they do not scale. In order to make them work, a layered approach is necessary.

The first article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers the Ark protocol designed by Burak, being built by Ark Labs and Second.

Bitcoin nodes are what makes up the Bitcoin network, but without using them to verify your economic activity, they don't impact consensus.

The second article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers Statechains, originally designed by Ruben Somsen, and implemented by CommerceBlock.

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A high level overview of the recent report by Chaincode Labs on the threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin.

Seed phrases were an improvement a decade ago. They’re long overdue for an upgrade.

Every transaction consists of a list of inputs and outputs. By going through the public chain of transactions, an adversary can undermine your privacy.

A look at the dynamics of multiple use cases competing among each other for blockspace.

The cost of an on-chain transaction is an inescapable variable in the cost of self custody, even for off-chain layers.

The Quantum Bitcoin Summit brought together experts in both quantum computing and Bitcoin, this is a summary of the event.

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It doesn’t matter how many sats you stack if every one of them is logged and ready for a blacklist. KYC is the silent killer of Bitcoin's promised freedom.

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Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) shows how open protocols propel the ecosystem of Bitcoin wallets and apps.

The first of ten Bitcoin privacy-focused videos. Yuval Kogman joins Shinobi to discuss privacy in the digital era.

Bitcoin self custody is a bedrock principle of the system, and while the ease of it has greatly improved in the last decade, it is not a solved problem.

Bitcoiners who aren't on Nostr are missing the point. The purple pill of Nostr is inseparable from Bitcoin's orange pill. In this sit-down interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Derek Ross throws down the gauntlet to Bitcoiners who aren't on Nostr.