Conor Mulcahy

Encryption is the process of converting readable data into a coded format that is only accessible by someone with the proper key or password. At its core, encryption ensures...

Dust in Bitcoin refers to a tiny amount of Bitcoin that is essentially unusable due to its minuscule size relative to transaction fees. These tiny amounts of satoshis (the...

A cypherpunk is an individual who advocates the use of strong cryptography to protect privacy and enable civil liberties. Cypherpunks believe that encryption technology can be used to undermine...

A cold wallet is a device collecting bitcoin addresses and keys that unlock funds in an offline mode. Since cold wallets don’t require an internet connection, they prevent unauthorized...

Introduction BRC-20 tokens are an experimental and inefficient token standard designed for creating fungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain. Inspired by Ethereum’s ERC-20 tokens, BRC-20 tokens leverage the Bitcoin Ordinals...

Bitcoin Core is the software that keeps Bitcoin operating smoothly. Originally known simply as “Bitcoin,” it was developed by Satoshi Nakamoto, and remains the reference client for Bitcoin. This...

The block reward is the incentive given to bitcoin miners for securing the blockchain and creating new blocks. It comprises newly minted bitcoin — the subsidy — and transaction...

Anarcho-capitalism is a political and economic theory that merges the principles of anarchism and capitalism. It advocates for a society without a centralized state, where individuals freely exchange goods...

The Austrian School of Economics The Austrian school of economics is a school of economic thought that emphasizes the importance of individual human action and free markets in economic decision-making....

The block subsidy refers to the reward given to miners for successfully mining a new block on the Bitcoin blockchain. This reward consists of two components: the block subsidy...