Google Brings Chain Analysis To The Masses
Google is dipping its toes into some blockchain data, specifically the Bitcoin blockchain! That’s all I am interested in, but they’re also supporting Google’s indexing for five EVM-compatible networks: Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Fantom. This move signifies a considerable attitude shift in how Google deals with Bitcoin. Previously, Google was hostile to the industry, […]
How Altcoin Chain Data Is Monetised Against You
Many of us have to head off to the fiat mines every day to exchange time for a deteriorating store of value, and my mine of choice or chance is digital marketing. I spend most of my working days collecting data on customers, analysing their behaviour, and optimising websites and apps based on that data […]
Why Are Exchanges Avoiding CoinJoined Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a pseudonymous payment network; if you only use the data that’s available on-chain, it doesn’t provide you with any personal information on transacting partners or who the user is that owns that specific Bitcoin. As the market matured and large trading platforms with ties to traditional financial rails like banks became the biggest […]
What Are KYC Bitcoin Mining Pools?
So you’ve heard about Bitcoin mining, and you want to get in on the digital gold rush. You’ve done your research, and you know that it’s a risky investment, but you’re willing to take the chance and set up that ASIC. Maybe you have some untapped power by running home solar, and you want to divert some […]
What Is A Stowaway Transaction?
When using an open public ledger to transfer funds, you must make peace with the fact that anyone can see your transaction data, such as time, addresses, amounts and more. If you’re unaware of this, you could also leak additional data that can tie those transactions to you and future transactions. Since Bitcoin is a […]
What Is A Stonewall Transaction?
Bitcoin is a permissionless digital currency that is designed to be secure and censorship-resistant while also retaining some elements of privacy. If you were to use Bitcoin without KYC, you could take advantage of its pseudonymous nature; unfortunately, this isn’t a reality for most people. Today, many new Bitcoin holders acquire their funds through centralised […]
What Are Lightning Prisms?
Bitcoin is often spoken about as hard money, with a robust protocol that cannot be changed; while these ideas should be championed, it often leaves people thinking that Bitcoin cannot be upgraded or used in new and innovative ways. Despite some parts of Bitcoin being hard to change, it still programmable money, which means that […]
What Is A Statechain CoinJoin?
Bitcoin is an open monetary network that anyone can use as long as they have the software to communicate with the network. Your method of interacting with the network can be as simple as using a software wallet and broadcasting via a third-party node, or you can talk to the network directly via your own […]
How To Use PayJoin Using Nostr
Nostr is an open protocol designed to be a community-driven platform; the first use case for the protocol has been short-form social media content clients that mimic the Twitter experience. While this use case remains the primary use of the protocol, it’s not the only way to use it, and we’ve seen long-form content hosting clients […]
What Are Bitcoin Silent Payments?
When you become your own bank by taking self-custody of your funds, you are not only responsible for the safeguarding of your assets but also the data you leak and how you intend to preserve your financial privacy. A task that becomes more dubious as the Bitcoin network has many prying eyes, and chain analysis […]