How Bitcoin Works
How Bitcoin solves digital money: Transactions are signed with cryptographic keys, grouped into blocks through proof-of-work mining, and chained together via hashes. The network of nodes enforces rules without any centra…
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The Cypherpunks
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 tech, shaping our digital world with their vision and ideals.
Verified Git Commits
Sign your Git commits with GPG to prove they're really from you. Without signatures, anyone can fake commits using your email. It takes 5 minutes to set up and adds real trust to your codebase.
Pretty Good Privacy
PGP is an encryption program that ensures privacy and authentication for data communication. It is used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, emails, files, directories, and whole disk partitions, enhancing the …
Programmable Money
Bitcoin is often referred to as programmable money because it allows for the execution of programmable transactions through its scripting language, leveraging each bit for precision and functionality.