A talk with Bitcoin Core developer Sjors Provoost about how the project is organized, and what it's like to contribute to it.

A look at what the mempool is, how it functions, and why a healthy and open public mempool is important for Bitcoin.

A look at different relay policy filters, and why they have always been a standard part of a node's mempool.

Peter Todd and Luke Dashjr clash over Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN limits. Is it time to uncap data or fight spam with stricter filters?

Meet DahLIAS, a full aggregation signature scheme that works with secp256k1, Bitcoin's cryptographic curve.

Zeus Wallet integrates Cashu ecash to simplify Bitcoin micro-transactions, easing onboarding and enabling Nostr zaps for mainstream adoption.

A look at the transaction propagation dynamics introduced when nodes on the public relay network implement different filter policy.

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.