Bitcoin ETFs Could Offer Yield
As we approach the point of the cycle, where the anticipation of another Bitcoin bull run begins to attract more capital, speculators and media attention, we find that risk is no longer a factor and all that matters is “Number Go Up“. Despite being around for over a decade, this market is still very much the Wild […]
Lightning Is Not Lightning In A Bottle
After the scaling debate, which resulted in the block size wars, settled down, the small blockers continued with SegWit. The Lightning Network (LN) emerged as a beacon of hope for Bitcoin’s scalability woes. The second-layer network enabling off-chain transactions promised to usher in an era of faster and cheaper Bitcoin transactions, and to a degree, it did […]
How To Find BTC eCash Mints
Becoming your own bank has drawbacks, and Bitcoin users are finding that out the hard way. The days of having all your coins on-chain and paying negligible fees are slowly starting to erode, and we have to accept that certain financial transactions will never make sense on-chain. This leaves a new Bitcoin holder; you must […]
NiceHash Launches LN Payments For Its Miners
Bitcoin mining has graduated to the big leagues, from the humble desktop computer to the garage and now to the factory floor that is data centres that dominate hash power generation. As more hash rate comes online, the competition for fees and the block subsidy rises, and with the halving on the way, a big chunk of those rewards will be reduced for each block […]
Access The Lightning Network In Africa With Strike
Speaking as a South African Bitcoiner, the country that has the most developed Bitcoin market on the continent, with several exchanges available to us with support for our local banking rails, it’s still hard to get a hold of Bitcoin, mainly when these exchanges and apps aren’t focused on pushing Bitcoin or self-custody. As someone who […]
What Is Nostr Wallet Connect?
As a modern internet user, we’ve become accustomed to certain user experiences, slick one-click logins, signing off payments perhaps with a 2FA for added security, and connecting our credit cards to applications for subscription payments, and this is the standard; no one will accept anything more complex. When sites and services are centralised, it’s easier […]
The Battle For Layer Two Liquidity
Altcoin tech bros have had a change of heart; they no longer want to surpass Bitcoin, but help it; oh, how sweet, how kind, helping this old crypto lady across the street. It seems as if every few weeks, a new project springs up, claiming it will be a layer two solution for Bitcoin, ready to […]
What Is Nucleus?
The Lightning Network has brought some much-needed throughput to the Bitcoin ecosystem, allowing ordinary users to create their own peer-to-peer network of payment channels and route funds cheaply and instantly without the need for block confirmation every time. This second-layer solution is by far the most popular when it comes to off-chain scaling options, holding over […]
What Are Taproot Swaps?
Bitcoin has become a victim of its success as more people regularly use the network to settle transactions. Bitcoin has a hard limit on the number of transactions it can settle per block, and as demand for the asset increases, the resulting network congestion drives up fees. Increased fees optimise blocks for the transactions that […]
How Do You Deal With Custodial LN Wallet Caps?
Lightning, the scaling solution for Bitcoin, promised fast and cheap transactions with a few trade-offs. Instead of providing the same UI as on-chain transactions, Lightning offers an entirely new ecosystem filled with its own technical competencies and learning curve. The many hurdles, like remaining online, managing liquidity and channel sizes, and more, have limited the […]