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Why is Bitcoin so hard to understand? It's a complex multifaceted system and few folks view it with a comprehensive perspective. #repost https://blog.lopp.net/nobody-understands-bitcoin-and-thats-ok/
My fireside chat with @APompliano at Bitcoin Investor Week about securing your bitcoin in this adversarial environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POXhTSHoVG4
A crypto entrepreneur is accused of torturing an Italian man for weeks with a chainsaw & taser in an attempt to extort millions of dollars from him.
Oddly, the suspect didn't seem to be lacking for money - his apartment costs $30K+ per month.
https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/us-news/kentucky-crypto-investor-allegedly-tortured-captive-italian-tourist-for-weeks-in-luxury-nyc-apartment-sources/
Oddly, the suspect didn't seem to be lacking for money - his apartment costs $30K+ per month.
https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/us-news/kentucky-crypto-investor-allegedly-tortured-captive-italian-tourist-for-weeks-in-luxury-nyc-apartment-sources/
You've seen me post about wrench attacks; are you interested in a deep analysis of the 220+ attacks I've cataloged? Catch me at @TheBitcoinConf next week for new insights and advice!
Have you ever wanted to dig into exactly how Bitcoin's scripting language works? The opcode encyclopedia is now open! H/T @thunderB__
https://opcodeexplained.com/
https://opcodeexplained.com/
Are you interested in learning more about the #Bitcoin Lightning Network? Check out my educational resources with 40 categories and 250+ links: https://www.lopp.net/lightning-information.html
15 years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz had tens of thousands of bitcoin he had mined just burning a hole in his pocket. He also had a hankering for pizza. The rest... was history.
Fun fact: he kept his pizza offer open for a while and in total purchased 8 pizzas for 40,000 BTC!
Fun fact: he kept his pizza offer open for a while and in total purchased 8 pizzas for 40,000 BTC!
An American tourist in London was drugged by a fake Uber driver who then drained his cryptocurrency wallets. Don't walk around with direct access to your life savings, folks!
https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/american-tourist-london-loses-123k-31673388
https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/american-tourist-london-loses-123k-31673388
"Slaying Satoshi" reveals my research into Hal Finney that discovered compelling evidence that he could not have been Satoshi Nakamoto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7etnRAOm5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7etnRAOm5A
A decent number of folks have deluded themselves into believing Bitcoin is perfect money.
For sure, it is the best form of money along many vectors, but that doesn't mean it's devoid of deficiencies.
Those who believe Bitcoin is perfect will fight every proposed improvement. 🤦🏼♂️
For sure, it is the best form of money along many vectors, but that doesn't mean it's devoid of deficiencies.
Those who believe Bitcoin is perfect will fight every proposed improvement. 🤦🏼♂️
Bitcoin is an open collaborative project. As such, public discussion of current events and improvement proposals is crucial to its healthy evolution. Here are places outside of Twitter where you can meet other enthusiasts: https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/discussion-forums.html
One potential pitfall when it comes to UTXO management is ending up with a bunch of UTXOs that cost more to spend than they're worth. With this calculator you can determine the appropriate minimum value of deposits you should make to your wallet.
https://jlopp.github.io/unspendable-utxo-calculator/
https://jlopp.github.io/unspendable-utxo-calculator/
Help increase the Bitcoin network's resistance to network censorship - run a hidden Tor service today! #repost https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-run-bitcoin-as-a-tor-hidden-service-on-ubuntu/
Should you configure a high dbcache value for your Bitcoin Core node? This research analyzes the performance tradeoffs. #repost
https://blog.lopp.net/effects-dbcache-size-bitcoin-node-sync-speed/
https://blog.lopp.net/effects-dbcache-size-bitcoin-node-sync-speed/
"I didn't consent to storing your data on my node!"
What you really mean is you didn't read and understand the node software license.
What you really mean is you didn't read and understand the node software license.
Which signing devices are the best at handling large bitcoin transactions? I conducted a series of stress tests to determine hardware wallet capabilities when signing multisig transactions of varying complexity. #repost
https://blog.casa.io/bitcoin-multisig-hardware-signing-performance-2024/
https://blog.casa.io/bitcoin-multisig-hardware-signing-performance-2024/
"I lost respect for you, @lopp!"
Cool. If my goal was to maximize respect then I'd tell you that you're all geniuses who will get rich from BTC.
Instead, my goals are to educate folks about and discuss how we can improve Bitcoin, even if the conversations are uncomfortable.
Cool. If my goal was to maximize respect then I'd tell you that you're all geniuses who will get rich from BTC.
Instead, my goals are to educate folks about and discuss how we can improve Bitcoin, even if the conversations are uncomfortable.
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