Cryptography

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

Merkle trees, also known as hash trees or binary hash trees, are tree-like data structures used in computer science. They are named after their...

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

Early in Bitcoin’s history, many contributors helped the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto shape the technology we all know today. A review of their legacies, from "The Halving Issue".

Only Bitcoin should be considered cryptocurrency because PoW relies on cryptography and nothing else to secure the network. Reclaiming the name “crypto” is both powerful and important because it speaks volumes that mathematics alone enforces the robustness of the ledger.

Bitcoin Magazine Books announces a new title that offers a novel framework for understanding Bitcoin through the lens of cryptography and sovereignty.

Users can take advantage of the cryptographic protection offered by GPG to secure files and data that they want to keep well under wraps.

Comparing Bitcoin to barbed wire from Timothy May’s “Crypto Anarchist Manifesto” can give insight into the gravity of this seemingly abstract invention.

How is Bitcoin defended by energy? And what is a nonce? These questions and more are answered within!

The Infinity Day Public and Private Keys are limited edition art pieces arising from within the Bitcoin community, code, culture and cryptographic history.