This post is a follow up to my Bitcoin Mining 101 post where I covered mining basics. Here I’m going to talk about a few more topics related to mining, most of which have an impact on network centralization and scalability. Those of you who have no plans to start mining should still find this […]
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Bitcoin Mining 101
Whenever I introduce new people to Bitcoin I tend to get asked quite a few questions about mining. What is it? Can anyone mine Bitcoin? What do I have to do to get started mining? Etc. In the next couple blog posts I’m going to answer these questions and hopefully give a fairly comprehensive intro […]
Beginners’ Guide To Off-the-Record Messaging
This is a sequel to my earlier post Beginners’ Guide to PGP which was the first in a series of posts aimed at introducing new bitcoiners to various encryption technologies. In this post we’re going to teach you how to use Off-the-Record messaging (OTR). So what is OTR? Like PGP, it’s a cryptographic protocol designed […]
Reinventing Email: Update on the Dark Mail Project
I just got back from the 2014 New Hampshire Liberty Forum where I got to attend a number of great talks on privacy and security. One of the cooler parts for me was meeting Ladar Levison. Even though he wasn’t a speaker, he still took time out to speak with a number of us. For […]
MtGox Problems and Transaction Malleability
[Update below] Watching the drama surround MtGox in recent days has been like watching a slow motion train wreck. It’s put a lot of strain on the community and has been causing the Bitcoin price to tank. If you’re not up to date on this story, basically MtGox has been experiencing severe Bitcoin withdraw issues […]