What Is Ordisrespector?
Ordinals, the controversial NFT concept living on the bitcoin blockchain, has been a major topic for discussion in recent weeks. Since the introduction of the software, we’ve seen plenty of arguments both for and against these types of transactions. Regardless of where you stand on the topic, the fact is that there has been a […]
What Are Blinded Nostr Assets?
Today many of us create gigabytes of data on ourselves every year in the form of metadata, text, videos, images and voice recordings. These files could be living on your personal device or on servers worldwide as you upload them to various services, like social media sites or industrial cloud storage services. While we’re often […]
How To Manage A Family Lightning Node
With increasing numbers of people investing in bitcoin, the need to securely and safely manage and store digital wallets has become paramount. The amounts we’re managing online are no longer beer money and can be a substantial amount of wealth, so you need to learn to take precautions. We’ve seen so many custodians get it […]
What Is LNDHub?
The emergence of the Lightning Network has given rise to a wave of new financial technology. Today, millions of micropayments are routed through the network each month, moving around as little as a satoshi at a time. Despite the rising popularity of the lightning network, it can still be challenging to navigate and understand this […]
A Nostr Approach To NFTs
Humans have been hard-wired to want to collect things that are deemed scarce, and this programming has been used to fuel trend after trend of collectables. From tulips to beanie babies and now jpegs files with a serial number on a blockchain, trends come around, pull people into a complete frenzy that grows and draws […]
10 Tips To Protect Your Bitcoin Full Node
Are you looking to get involved in the rapidly evolving world of bitcoin and do it in the way it was intended, by taking no custodial risk? Then building a bitcoin full node is a great way to start, and the best part is you don’t need to be a tech guru to do it. […]
How To Run A Private Nostr Relay
Nostr, which stands for “Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays“, is a social media protocol that doesn’t rely on a central server, nor is it a peer-to-peer architecture. It relies on distributed servers known as relays which allow users to exchange signed messages with one another. Using these networks of relays, which are servers, […]
How To Source Lightning Network Liquidity
The Lightning Network is currently the most widely talked about and used second-layer solution for the bitcoin network. It offers the fastest settlement and cheapest fees, making microtransactions possible and with more people flocking to it, we’ve seen the development of services, applications and protocol improvements continue. The Lightning Network now holds thousands of bitcoin and […]
What Is A Paid Nostr Relay?
Traditional social media is pretty intuitive for most people; you hand over an email address, set a password, maybe a 2FA option or two, and you’ll have access to their servers. You’ll now have the ability to create a profile, follow and be followed and, most importantly, create content on these networks. Traditional social media […]
Why Would A Bitcoin Transaction Remain Unconfirmed?
If you’ve ever traded bitcoin on-chain before, then you probably have experienced the cold sweat and tightened sphincter that is waiting for that first confirmation. Moving money on a network with strange text string addresses and waiting for a miner somewhere in the world to secure it into a block is always going to be […]