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The Quantum Bitcoin Summit: A Grounded Look At The Issues

The Quantum Bitcoin Summit brought together experts in both quantum computing and Bitcoin, this is a summary of the event.

The Cost Of Self Custody: TANSTAAFL

The cost of an on-chain transaction is an inescapable variable in the cost of self custody, even for off-chain layers.

The Blockspace Market: A Darwinian Forge

A look at the dynamics of multiple use cases competing among each other for blockspace.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Sidechains

The fourth article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers sidechains, a concept originally proposed by the founders of Blockstream.

Trustodial: An Ontological Dilemma

"Trustodial" systems like statechains introduce a dilemma in terms of what constitutes self custodial.

The Scroll: A Brief History of Wallet Clustering

Clustering is the process of using heuristic to link together individual UTXOs that are controlled by a single wallet. It is a foundation of chain analysis.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Lightning Network

The third article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers the Lightning Network created by Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja.

The Spiral Scroll: Wallet Clustering Basics

Every transaction consists of a list of inputs and outputs. By going through the public chain of transactions, an adversary can undermine your privacy.

A Seed Phrase Isn’t Self Custody, It’s A Liability.

Seed phrases were an improvement a decade ago. They’re long overdue for an upgrade.

What Happens to Bitcoin When Quantum Computers Arrive?

A high level overview of the recent report by Chaincode Labs on the threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Layer 2: Statechains

The second article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers Statechains, originally designed by Ruben Somsen, and implemented by CommerceBlock.

Economic Bitcoin Nodes: Why You Need To Use Your Node For It To Matter

Bitcoin nodes are what makes up the Bitcoin network, but without using them to verify your economic activity, they don't impact consensus.

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