Bitcoin Basics
Common Mistakes in Storing Bitcoin
This article addresses three key mistakes often made in storing Bitcoin: reliance on paper wallets, manually picking recovery seeds, and trusting insecure support channels.
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Bitcoin Basics
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Bitcoin Basics
Newly Released Satoshi Emails: A Glimpse into Bitcoin's Early Days
The recent unveiling of previously unseen emails between Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, and early developer Martti Malmi sheds new light on the foundational days…
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Bitcoin Basics
Mastering Bitcoin UTXO Management: A Beginners Guide to Cost-Effective Transactions
This comprehensive guide introduces beginners to managing Bitcoin UTXOs (Unspent Transaction Outputs) for minimizing transaction fees.
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Bitcoin Basics
Understanding The Bitcoin Speculative Attack
This article delves into the dynamic of Bitcoin's speculative attack, and explains how investors are increasingly borrowing US dollars to invest in Bitcoin, leveraging its finite s…
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Bitcoin Basics
The Bitcoin Tsunami: A Catalyst for US Government Bankruptcy?
This article investigates the question: could the rise of Bitcoin lead to the financial collapse of the US government?
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Bitcoin Basics
Guarding Your Bitcoin: Preparing for a Potential 6102-Style Seizure
This article explores the possibility of a government-initiated Bitcoin 6102 Attack, drawing parallels to the 1933 Executive Order 6102 which mandated Americans to exchange their g…
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Bitcoin Basics
Square Fiat Payments Now in Zaprite
Now, businesses with Square merchant accounts can accept bitcoin (on-chain and lightning) side-by-side with fiat payment methods through Zaprite. Zaprite is never in the flow of fi…
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Bitcoin Basics
Why Bitcoin Isn’t Tied To Traditional Banking
Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, known as a cryptocurrency, that operates without the need for a central authority, such as a bank or government. Instead, it relies on a dece…
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Bitcoin Basics
How Bitcoin Enforces Its Fixed Supply | Phil Geiger
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that operates without the need for a central authority, such as a government or a central bank. One of the fundamental aspects of Bitcoi…
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Podcast
Bitcoin Custody for Institutions | Caitlin Long & Wes Knobel
his episode of The Investors Podcast presents a thought-provoking discussion on the intricacies of bitcoin custody and the legal framework surrounding it. Bailment emerges as a key…
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Bitcoin Basics
Understanding Bitcoin Seed Security
A Bitcoin seed, sometimes referred to as a recovery seed, seed phrase, or mnemonic phrase, typically comprises 12 or 24 words chosen in a specific sequence to back up a Bitcoin wal…
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Bitcoin Basics
The Technical State of Bitcoin In 2024
Bitcoin has evolved from a nascent technology into a robust financial asset that many investors and enthusiasts believe could redefine the concept of money.
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Bitcoin Basics
How to Use Bitcoin Block Space More Efficiently
This guide is a follow-up to a previous discussion on how monetary systems scale and is aimed at those already somewhat familiar with Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Basics
How to Manage Bitcoin UTXOs and Save on Transaction Fees
If you're a Bitcoin holder and take custody of your funds, UTXOs is crucial to avoid hefty fees later on. This guide will help you understand and implement UTXO management to conso…
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Bitcoin Basics
How to Set Up and Use the Start9 Embassy Personal Server
The Start9 Embassy is a personal server that allows individuals to reclaim privacy, data, and monetary sovereignty by running their own Bitcoin software stack. This guide will walk…
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Bitcoin Basics
How to Use HodlHodl's Lending Platform
HodlHodl is a platform renowned for its peer-to-peer (P2P) non-KYC Bitcoin trading. In addition to this service, HodlHodl also offers a lending platform where users can leverage th…
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Bitcoin Basics
How to Set Up and Use Mutiny Wallet
Mutiny Wallet is a non-custodial, fully automated lightning wallet for mobile devices with Nostr integrations, bypassing the need for the app store due to its nature as a progressi…
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Podcast
Are Covenants Necessary for Bitcoin?
The conversation about Bitcoin covenants is centered on the need to scale non-custodial usage of Bitcoin beyond the current capacity, which is estimated to support only 100 million…
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Bitcoin Basics
Assessing Bitcoin's Market Cap and Miner Revenue: Price-to-Sales Ratio
Explore an in-depth analysis of Bitcoin's market capitalization and miner revenue, including the Bitcoin Price to Sales Ratio (PSR), historical trends, and economic implications as…
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Bitcoin Basics
How to Use the SeedVault Feature on Coldcard Mk4
The Coldcard Mk4 hardware wallet offers an advanced feature known as SeedVault, which allows users to create new seed phrases, import existing ones, backup devices like the Tapsign…
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