Ever wondered what makes Bitcoin tick? This article aims to get you started on this journey even if you are not a Bitcoin Core dev! No need to fret about technical details; we will break down the key concepts in bite-sized pieces, using clear language and relatable examples. You will get a taste of how …
Transactions enable you to transfer bitcoin (abbreviated as BTC) from one user to another on the Bitcoin network. You need a wallet to initiate a transaction. Wallets are a mechanism to securely generate virtually infinite numbers of addresses that belong to a user. A phone number enables you to make or receive calls on a …
Everyone (except the Keynesian ‘economists’) would agree that it should not be easy to increase the total supply of money. We have seen what hyperinflation did to Weimar Germany and more recently Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Argentina. Hyperinflation is an extreme example, but even, just inflation itself is theft. It eats away at your money, the …
Recently, the lawyers of Craig White (Faketoshi) sent copyright infringement notices to bitcoin.org and bitcoincore.org asking them to take down the whitepaper. Unfortunately, they obliged but what followed was a spectacular response from the Bitcoin community where individuals and companies alike started making copies of the original Bitcoin whitepaper available for download. Of course, I …
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We live in a time of technological change and crisis. Software continues to eat the world. It is automating everything at an increasing rate and making them cheaper, faster and widely accessible. This is what technology is supposed to do, doing more with less. The forward march of technology cannot and should not be stopped. …