What Are Nostr Assets?
Nostr is a decentralised communications protocol that allows people to transfer and share information without relying on large central servers but broadcasting to a series of relays that anyone can spin up. It is censorship-resistant and private, making it a valuable tool for anyone looking to take control of their data, those living in countries […]
Accepting Bitcoin Payments With WooCommerce
WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce platform that is built on WordPress, and it is one of the most popular e-commerce platforms in the world. An estimated 23% of all online stores make use of this tech stack, and despite the growth of platforms like Shopify, WordPress and WooCommerce, sites continue to grow with new ones […]
What Are Satograms?
The Lightning Network is not only a method of transferring Bitcoin, but it is also a peer-to-peer communications network. This means that Lightning nodes can communicate with each other directly without the need for a central intermediary. Lightning nodes use a variety of protocols to communicate with each other, including: Lightning nodes also use a […]
How South African Bitcoin Arbitrage Works
As a South African earning in Rands, you might have noticed over the past 25 years that your Rands aren’t going as far as they used to. We’ve all sat around the braai revealing stories of Oupa and Ouma buying, walking out with a trolly full of groceries using only a handful of Rands. Those […]
What Is GPUtopia?
Many of us who discovered Bitcoin feel like kicking ourselves for not getting in on the early gold rush, where it was possible to mine coins on a desktop computer or laptop. As early miners fried their CPUs for Bitcoin, they eventually graduated to GPUs, and around 2011, most mining powers started coming from CPU […]
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 […]
Why Most Lightning Users Opt For Custodial Wallets
Bitcoin is all about removing counter-party risk; the fact that you can self-custody with only the need to run software on your device is a revolutionary discovery. When you run a Bitcoin node and generate an offline wallet with a seed phrase, there is no one sitting between you and the monetary network. You hold […]
What Is A Deflationary Spiral?
I am sure many of you have sat around the table, and in passing conversations, someone will mention how expensive a particular item has become. The discussion will devolve into how expensive various purchases are, along with access to services and basically how all economic activity requires more currency. The price of everything keeps going […]
What Is Frostsnap?
The core of Bitcoin’s value proposition is the ability to self-custody through the simple act of creating a wallet where you hold the only copy of the keys. When you self custody your funds, you are free of any third-party risk, but you will face a different set of obstacles. If you ever lose your […]
What Are Lightning Fee Rate Cards?
To successfully run a Lightning node, you need to understand how the Lightning Network works; it is not some plug-and-play operation where you can set it and forget it. When you commit funds to the Lightning Network, you’re dealing with funds in a hot wallet that is connected with another peer and needs to remain […]