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Achieving Network Privacy In Bitcoin: VPNs And Tor Help, But Mixnets Are Needed

Bitcoin’s public and immutable nature necessitates the return of mixnets to achieve true network-level privacy.

How Federated eCash And Bitcoin Can Embed Properties Of A Digital Cash System

Discussing Bitcoin and Federated Ecash, a Blockstream-sponsored project that builds on David Chaum's Digicash startup from the early 1990s.

Why Proof-Of-Work Is A Superior Consensus Mechanism For Bitcoin

The proof is in the pudding when it comes to Bitcoin’s proof-of-work mechanism versus a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism debate.

JoinMarket Lead Adam Gibson Sees A Bright Future For Bitcoin Mixing

Adam Gibson, aka Waxwing, is the lead maintainer for one of Bitcoin’s most prolific CoinJoin projects. And he sees a bright future for transaction privacy.

How Blockchain Commons Is Improving Individual Access To The Bitcoin Network

Standards put forth by the open-source software team at Blockchain Commons will help individuals get the most out of Bitcoin.

Ethereum’s Centralization Endgame Makes The Case For Building On Bitcoin

In a recent explanation of Ethereum’s roadmap, Vitalik Buterin inadvertently made the case that building on Bitcoin is our only path to decentralization.

Instant Bitcoin: My First 30 Days On Lightning

Instant Bitcoin: My First 30 Days On Lightning

As Bitcoin Turns 13, The Network Is More Secure Than Ever

It would take an attacker with 100% of current hash rate over two years to rewrite the Bitcoin blockchain, an all-time high.

Denver’s Derivative — How To Gauge The Price Of A Bitcoin ASIC

An incredibly interesting way to figure out the value of an ASIC given its consumption and profitability over an extended period of time.

Explaining How Compact Blocks Can Make Bitcoin More Efficient

Compact Blocks, used by Bitcoin Core nodes since version 0.13, contain minimal amounts of data to improve efficiency.

Bitcoin Is A One-Way Hash Function

Bitcoin offers an irreversible digital property function that prior to its invention simply did not exist.

Can Bitcoin Survive An Apocalypse?

Could Bitcoin stick it out like a roach, or would a worldwide collapse lead to the inevitable demise of Bitcoin?

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