Intro

July 26, 2019

This article by Parker Lewis was first published in Unchained blog.

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Part I. Philosophical Teachings of Bitcoin

December 21, 2018

This article by Gigi was published on dergigi.com website.

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Some questions have easy answers. “What have you learned from Bitcoin?” isn’t one of them. After trying to answer this question in a short tweet, and failing miserably, I realized that the amount of things I’ve learned is far too numerous to answer quickly, if at all. I also realized that any set of answers to this question will be different for everyone — a reflection of the very personal journey through the wonderful world of crypto. Hence, the subtitle of this series is What I’ve Learned From Bitcoin, with which I want to acknowledge the inherent personal bias of answering a question like this.

Lightning Wallets

January 16, 2024

With repeated bumps of the popularity of monkey JPEGs on the Bitcoin blockchain and in anticipation of the upcoming bull market, onchain fees are a thing to consider in the upcoming future.

Fees in the network can reach hundreds of sats per virtual byte, and this is far from the limit. Source.

Lightning Network provides a solution to the painful problem of high fees, but you need to act thoughtfully, without rushing. That’s why today I suggest to analyze the best available Lightning wallets and evaluate the pros and cons of each wallet, so that you can choose the best solution and finally forget about high fees (or at least minimize the stress).

LNbits: A Swiss knife among Lightning apps

January 2, 2023

LNbits is the Swiss knife among lightning apps – invoices, tips, paywalls, onchain wallet monitoring, event ticketing and more.

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LNbits #

Today, we’re going to take a look at a wallet app accessible right from the browser that boasts so many features that it’s the envy of any software. This is LNbits.

It is worth starting with the fact that this service is still in the phase of active development, and some functionality is yet to be implemented. The most expected innovation is the possibility to enter the service via login and password. So far, LNbits is a web page that requires only a clearnet address to log in. Some may find this approach unacceptable, but in this guide we’ll look at approaches that completely negate any danger. Nevertheless, it’s worth remembering that this is not a tool for long-term savings, but rather a layer designed to facilitate interaction with other users and make everyone’s experience pleasant and seamless.

Using Bitcoin

December 6, 2022

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How Lightning Address Works

September 3, 2022

More experienced users know, that nowadays you can send satoshis directly to Lightning Address in user@domain format. But how exactly does this work?

In this short article I would like to explain it to those who do not know it. At the same time, I will describe the basics of Lightning invoices and LNURL-pay protocol.

This article by @heisenberg was published on stacker.news website.

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Lightning invoices basics #

Lightning Invoices are nowadays the standard for sending and receiving funds on the Lightning Network. If you want to receive some satoshis, you have to generate an invoice on your node/wallet. An invoice is nothing more than a text string (which starts with lnbc…) and contains, among other things, the recipient ID and the amount. There is actually more information but we won’t go into that now. The invoice is most often shared using a QR code, which is nothing more than an image representation of the string described earlier.

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January 15, 2022

Why You Should Run Your Own Bitcoin Node

August 3, 2021

Here’s why it’s necessary to participate in the Bitcoin Core network of nodes, for six simple reasons.

This article by Arman The Parman was published in Bitcoin Magazine.

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Let me explain quickly that a Bitcoin node is any computer which runs a piece of software (Bitcoin Core) that has some important jobs:

Your Bitcoin node needs to keep a copy of the entire Bitcoin blockchain. It has to connect with other nodes, forming a network of communication, which propagates transactions (transactions are kept in a “mempool”, i.e., the queue of transactions waiting to be included in the next block, and thus added to the blockchain). It needs to check that all additions to the blockchain are valid, and reject those that are not valid. It will provide details about the blockchain — such as balances — to other types of software that ask, like wallets. And it will provide a copy of the blockchain to any new node that wants to join. The new node then independently checks that every transaction in the copy it receives is valid. It does not actually “trust” the connected node.

Пролог

May 8, 2021

Прометей #

Таинственное происхождение Биткоинa кажется настолько невероятным, что сложно поверить в его правдивость. Возможно мы никогда не узнаем всех подробностей, но мы знаем что события разворачивались примерно следующим образом: 3 января 2009 года некто в неизвестном месте нажал клавишу на компьютере и запустил одну из самых важных программ в истории человечества. Компьютер начал поиск определенной закономерности, известной как хеш, цифровая иголка в стоге сена, который должен был зафиксировать первый блок в реестре финансовых транзакций, известный сегодня как блокчейн. В течение нескольких минут или часов – никто точно не знает – был найден первый хеш, который увенчал генезис-блок и породил первую в мире по-настоящему децентрализованную цифровую валюту. Примечательно, что личность таинственного создателя Биткоина остается неизвестной по сей день. Мы знаем только его псевдоним: Сатоши Накамото.

Installing Blue Wallet

March 17, 2021

This guide by @econoalchemist was published in Bitcoin Magazine.

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If you have an iPhone and have bitcoin, then I highly recommend using Blue Wallet to secure your BTC. This article will walk you through the basic steps for installing, securing and using Blue Wallet on iPhone. But, before getting started, it is a good idea to have a pen and paper ready. Remember to start with small amounts of bitcoin until these concepts make more sense and you are comfortable putting your funds in a mobile wallet. And always backup your seed phrase!