Why You Should Avoid Multi-coin Wallets
In the wake of the Atomic Wallet breach, a chilling wave of concern has washed over the cryptocurrency community, raising alarming questions about the security of hot wallets. Trusting software to hold substantial amounts of wealth is not without its risks, as proven repeatedly through numerous security breaches. But the recent Atomic Wallet hack has […]
What Is A Bitcoin Darkpool?
In an era where data is the new gold or oil, and big tech is thirsting over every piece of metadata they can pry from your fingers, privacy is a fast-eroding commodity. While many are not too concerned with the privacy of their social media posts, search engine queries, emails or cloud-stored documents and files. […]
The Pros & Cons Of Ledger Recover
Hardware wallet maker Ledger has been synonymous with cold storing your funds for many years now. They’ve had a solid track record distributing millions of devices worldwide, and if you’ve been in Bitcoin long enough, it might have been your first wallet or is part of your collection, used as a single signature device or […]
What Is MuSig2?
As a Bitcoin user, you’re using digital signatures along with specific messages to prove you’re the sender and that this is a legitimate command by you, the owner of the private key. These digital signatures are to show that you know the private key associated with an address without exposing your key to the network. […]
What Are The Types Of Bitcoin Public Keys?
If you’ve created a Bitcoin wallet before, you should be pretty familiar with the public address or public key. This key is represented by a long string of text with letters and numbers generated by your wallet, which you can use to receive funds. When you generate a public address, your wallet uses your private […]
Safety Tips For Storing Your Seed Phrase
As Bitcoin continue to gain traction and increase in price, the importance of understanding and protecting your digital assets become increasingly critical. Many of us are still coming to terms with the idea of “owning” something that is completely digital. If something is only data, how do I prove that I own something? How is […]
What Is A Satscard?
Bitcoin has grown in popularity over the years, with more people adopting it as a way to store savings, speculate on as an investment or as means of payment. As Bitcoin continues gaining traction, it needs more convenient and secure ways to use and spend it. Bitcoin continues to clear millions each day, with a […]
What Is A TapSigner?
If you’re a Bitcoin user, you’re probably familiar with the challenges of securing your satoshis. You obviously do not want to leave it with a third-party custodian, where you risk losing your funds and only have permissioned access to that Bitcoin. Ideally, you want to take control of those funds by using a wallet that […]
What Is BIP324?
One of the major selling points of Bitcoin is that no third party can interfere with your use of the network should you have direct communication methods by running your own node. Every day, Bitcoiners use their nodes to broadcast transactions to the network without much issue, but that doesn’t mean the process cannot be […]
Common Bitcoin P2P Trading Scams
If you’ve spent any amount of time on Bitcoin Twitter, you’ve probably heard someone ranting and raving about the wonders of P2P Bitcoin trading. They’ll tell you how exchanges are KYC cesspools and how you should rather pay for overpriced Bitcoin from P2P traders; that way, it’s not tied to your identity. This is true, […]