Conor Mulcahy

A private key, also known as a secret key, is a cryptographic key that is used to decrypt or digitally sign data. It is a crucial component in asymmetric...

In the context of cryptography, a public key is an alphanumeric string that serves as an essential component of asymmetric encryption algorithms. It is typically derived from a private...

Nodes are an essential component of all computer networks. In computation, a node is an electronic device that is part of a network and can create, receive or transfer...

Intro Gresham’s Law is named after Sir Thomas Gresham, an English financier and merchant who lived during the 16th century and founded the Royal Exchange in the City of London....

A UTXO (unspent transaction output) is a unit of currency that remains unspent after a transaction is complete, and it represents the amount of bitcoin available for future transactions....

Bitcoin Ordinals are a protocol introduced by Casey Rodarmor in January 2023, which enables data to be inscribed on Bitcoin's blockchain by embedding content in transaction witnesses. This technology...

Keynesian economics is a macroeconomic theory that advocates for active government intervention to manage economic cycles, particularly during recessions and depressions. Developed by British philosopher and sometimes economist John...

A zero-confirmation (zero-conf) transaction in Bitcoin refers to a transaction that has been broadcast to the network but has not yet been included in a block and confirmed by...

zk-STARKs (Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent Arguments of Knowledge) are cryptographic proofs that allow a prover to demonstrate possession of certain information without revealing the information itself. This enables secure verification...

Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) are a cryptographic method that allows one party (the prover) to prove to another party (the verifier) that they know a specific piece of information (or...