14 pages tagged with "bitcoin"

In this guide, I’ll show you how to set up a fully custodial Lightning Network (LN) node using Alby Hub on a Raspberry Pi, giving you complete control over your node. Alby Hub offers a DIY free version for a self-custodial Lightning wallet, ensuring full ownership of your funds while being 100% open-source.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to set up a fully custodial Lightning Network (LN) node using Alby Hub on a Raspberry Pi, giving you complete control over your node. Alby Hub offers a DIY free version for a self-custodial Lightning wallet, ensuring full ownership of your funds while being 100% ope…

Cryptoria is a story about the evolutionary process that gave birth to computers, networks, cybersecurity and digital money.

From Greece to Bitcoin, Cryptoria narrates a selection of milestones that occurred before and after Alan Turing. The book showcases a broad collection of people, organizations, concepts and inventions that evidence the deep historical and cultural relationship between mathematics, cryptography, computer science and the struggle for individual sovereignty.

Cryptoria is a story about the evolutionary process that gave birth to computers, networks, cybersecurity and digital money. From Greece to Bitcoin, Cryptoria narrates a selection of milestones that occurred before and after Alan Turing. The book showcases a broad collection of people, organization…

Bitcoin with Rigor goes beyond a basic explanation of Bitcoin, offering a detailed analysis of how Bitcoin works. It breaks down its components clearly, helping readers understand both the parts and the system as a whole. This deep dive explores Bitcoin’s potential and risks, recognizing it as a decade-old monetary experiment that hasn’t yet stood the test of time like gold or silver. Despite this, its innovative design makes it a promising system for the present and future.

Bitcoin with Rigor goes beyond a basic explanation of Bitcoin, offering a detailed analysis of how Bitcoin works. It breaks down its components clearly, helping readers understand both the parts and the system as a whole. This deep dive explores Bitcoin’s potential and risks, recognizing it as a de…

Taxes are unavoidable —whether it’s your paycheck, morning coffee, or the house you just bought, Taxes are everywhere. If you’ve ever wondered where your money goes after payday or why buying property comes with extra fees, this post is for you. I’ll keep it simple without diving into complicated legal stuff.

Taxes are unavoidable —whether it’s your paycheck, morning coffee, or the house you just bought, Taxes are everywhere. If you’ve ever wondered where your money goes after payday or why buying property comes with extra fees, this post is for you. I’ll keep it simple without diving into complicated l…

In the early ’90s, with the internet on the rise, a group called the Cypherpunks emerged to defend digital privacy. They pushed for encryption and privacy, shaping our digital world with their vision.

In the early ’90s, with the internet on the rise, a group called the Cypherpunks emerged to defend digital privacy. They pushed for encryption and privacy, shaping our digital world with their vision. Who were the Cypherpunks? Philosophy and goals Impact nowadays Challenges and criticisms Precurs…

With thousands of “crypto” projects out there, they say Bitcoin is old and boring, but nothing could be further from the truth. This book will guide you through the latest developments in Bitcoin, as seen through the eyes of one of its many developers.

With thousands of “crypto” projects out there, they say Bitcoin is old and boring, but nothing could be further from the truth. This book will guide you through the latest developments in Bitcoin, as seen through the eyes of one of its many developers. You’ll learn about the latest soft fork known…

Bitcoin is often referred to as “programmable money” because it allows for the execution of programmable transactions through its scripting language.

Bitcoin is often referred to as “programmable money” because it allows for the execution of programmable transactions through its scripting language. Understanding Programmable Money Programmable money is the ability to embed logic and conditions into financial transactions. This programmability al…

This book covers everything from the basics to the most profound technical aspects of Bitcoin. It is an excellent guide through this complex world, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the Internet of money.

This book covers everything from the basics to the most profound technical aspects of Bitcoin. It is an excellent guide through this complex world, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the Internet of money. The first edition of this book was published in December 2014. Ten years lat…

Bitcoin did not appear out of nowhere. For decades prior to Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention, a diverse group of computer scientists, privacy activists, and heterodox economists tried to create a digital form of money that could operate independently of government control. The Genesis Book tells the story of the people and projects that inspired the invention of the world’s first successful peer-to-peer electronic cash system.

Bitcoin did not appear out of nowhere. For decades prior to Satoshi Nakamoto’s invention, a diverse group of computer scientists, privacy activists, and heterodox economists tried to create a digital form of money that could operate independently of government control. The Genesis Book tells the st…

Have you, like the rest of the world, speculated as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, anonymous creator of Bitcoin? The world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin went online in 2009 and has since revolutionized our concepts of currency and money. Not supported by any government or central bank, com…

This book covers Bitcoin’s blocksize war, which was waged from August 2015 to November 2017. On the surface the battle was about the amount of data allowed in each Bitcoin block, however it exposed much deeper issues, such as who controls Bitcoin’s protocol rules. This book explores some of the ma…

Gigi portrays Bitcoin as more than just money; it’s a deep dive into economics, philosophy, and culture. Like Alice in Wonderland, exploring Bitcoin is full of surprises, teaching about money, inflation, and the idea of decentralization. It redefines what ‘good money’ is, shows its cultural impact, and stresses that learning about Bitcoin is a personal journey that keeps evolving.

Gigi portrays Bitcoin as more than just money; it’s a deep dive into economics, philosophy, and culture. Like Alice in Wonderland, exploring Bitcoin is full of surprises, teaching about money, inflation, and the idea of decentralization. It redefines what ‘good money’ is, shows its cultural impact,…

This book was published in 2017, so most of the technology shown is already history. And that’s precisely what I really like from the book itself, the “historical part” and the origin of the blockchain. How is created Bitcoin address? How does it work the creation of the private & public keys …

The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. While Bitcoin is a new invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as…