Development & Technology
Bitcoin Core, protocol, BIPs, running nodes.
I just set up myNode OS on a mini PC with 8GB RAM and 2TB SSD. The whole blockchain is loaded and running alright. Electrum Server and Bitcoin work…
Started by mr_bit · Jun 11, 2021, 04:23 AM · 7 / 3637363by mr_bitJun 14, 2021, 05:49 AMHey all I found a curious case with the Bitcoin address "1LN4yp6rQALjwg53SKsi44teq1fp2v5wqR". It reused the nonce 'k' in two separate transactions…
Started by chain1337 · May 30, 2021, 09:25 AM · 2 / 5072507by the_chainMay 30, 2021, 06:54 PMHey everyone, what's the best way to scrape large batches of Base58 addresses? Looking for methods to check their TXs and balances. Any ideas?
Started by dave_vector · May 17, 2021, 04:06 AM · 9 / 4159415by dave_vectorMay 18, 2021, 03:33 PMHey everyone, I got some newbie questions... What’s the total nonce range that miners need to check for valid hashes? So I think it’s (nonce +…
Started by mr_ch4d · May 13, 2021, 04:58 PM · 4 / 4054405by mr_ch4dMay 14, 2021, 03:30 AMI just started using Bitcrack to try and crack Address #66 for 6.6btc. Just a quick question, the command from the BTC puzzle challenge is it for…
Started by boss777 · May 9, 2021, 07:05 PM · 3 / 7633763by ben.cipherMay 10, 2021, 08:49 AMChecked the mempool today and noticed that fees are kinda low. But what caught my eye was ViaBTC mining pool. They mined a block with barely any…
Started by notyourkeys · May 6, 2021, 02:59 PM · 5 / 7275727by ColdGangMay 9, 2021, 01:49 AMYo! I just wrote a C library that showcases how to use libsecp256k1 for super quick batch additions. It can scan a specified range from start to end…
Started by falcon2019 · Apr 25, 2021, 09:54 PM · 22 / 42322423by ben.matrixMay 6, 2021, 09:04 PMCan someone explain taproot formulas to me? I’m trying to understand how the funding transaction works with a taproot address like [OP_1…
Started by 0xNode · Apr 30, 2021, 06:04 PM · 3 / 4123412by matrix2021May 3, 2021, 12:53 AMjust started running a node on a weak machine and my connection count is always low... like 1 to 3 max. on my stronger machine, it jumps to 10 in no…
Started by guru_fox · Apr 29, 2021, 11:22 AM · 3 / 6943694by j0hn.ga5Apr 30, 2021, 10:28 AMSo I got Bitcoin Core installed and received 500 bucks from a buddy, but I totally didn’t realize I had to wait for the full blockchain to sync to…
Started by its_hawk · Apr 8, 2021, 06:22 AM · 20 / 34520345by ben.matrixApr 17, 2021, 11:14 PMHad my first pending transaction ever this morning. Been using bitcoin for 8 years, and now it's stuck unconfirmed for almost 3 hours. Totally forgot…
Started by orbit_2009 · Apr 8, 2021, 06:44 PM · 16 / 38816388by ben.matrixApr 13, 2021, 12:05 AMHey folks, after 8 years in the Bitcoin game, I finally wanna set up a NODE. Been thinking about it for a while... ready to dive in.
Started by raven_2020 · Mar 28, 2021, 03:47 AM · 23 / 32823328by ben.matrixApr 10, 2021, 05:54 AMAfter setting up Bitcoin Core v22.0, I'm diving into the Settings < Options section. I got a couple of questions. First, what's the database cache…
Started by probablynothing · Apr 2, 2021, 01:39 AM · 8 / 5658565by cobra51Apr 6, 2021, 10:10 PMThinking about using an old smartphone as a Bitcoin node? Just a heads up: a bitcoin node is basically a device or computer that runs the bitcoin…
Started by w4gm1 · Mar 12, 2021, 07:18 PM · 6 / 4096409by w4gm1Mar 13, 2021, 01:40 PMI'm trying to find a Python script or library that can connect to the Bitcoin P2P network. I want to query blocks directly from random full nodes,…
Started by alexsat · Feb 22, 2021, 11:34 AM · 8 / 7008700by gang2015Feb 25, 2021, 11:35 PMWhat are the best tools out there to analyze the bitcoin blockchain? I heard Chainanalysis.com has a service, but not sure if they’re the best…
Started by laser_2020 · Feb 14, 2021, 08:50 AM · 16 / 36816368by ben.matrixFeb 22, 2021, 06:20 AMUPDATE July 20, 2026 So Specter got archived after its prototype revealed serious flaws in its architecture. The original post below is kept here as…
Started by stack2018 · Feb 13, 2021, 12:39 AM · 12 / 29112291by ben.matrixFeb 19, 2021, 11:57 PMBitcoin addresses feel too long, right? I mean, 42 characters? It's like trying to memorize a whole phone number. They should really cut it down to…
Started by stacksats · Feb 10, 2021, 04:53 AM · 19 / 37519375by chrisomegaFeb 15, 2021, 04:01 PMBitcoin Knobs is out, and it's got a fresh approach to Bitcoin. Users can customize their nodes like never before, unlike Core or Knots. This thing…
Started by nova42 · Feb 4, 2021, 02:24 PM · 20 / 63320633by ben.matrixFeb 14, 2021, 07:37 AMI'm on Core Client 27.1, just using the daemon for now. Thought about switching to the GUI, but first let me explain my setup. I've got a cold wallet…
Started by rav3n_ninj4 · Feb 3, 2021, 05:08 AM · 11 / 32911329by ben.matrixFeb 9, 2021, 03:30 AMJust found out about BitVMX. Looks like it's a framework for running programs on Bitcoin... sounds interesting!
Started by viper_bridge · Feb 5, 2021, 05:50 PM · 5 / 6495649by 0xNodeFeb 7, 2021, 10:54 PMHey everyone, does anyone know if there's a tool or script to find the nonce values of old blocks or transactions? I mean, we know the nonce for…
Started by fullnode · Jan 28, 2021, 03:04 PM · 11 / 62811628by greg_moonJan 31, 2021, 10:46 PMI’m trying to figure out how to describe a Script Tree with both Script Path 1 and Script Path 2 using Taproot expression. So, I have this…
Started by CyberWhale · Jan 15, 2021, 01:14 PM · 4 / 5254525by CyberWhaleJan 16, 2021, 12:03 PMHey guys, Just wanted to share that I launched a new signet network because the old one was a pain for getting sBTC. It’s pretty unstable, and I…
Started by alt2011 · Jan 12, 2021, 05:52 PM · 2 / 4582458by alt2011Jan 16, 2021, 03:05 AMBeen digging into segwit and soft forks. Why did we need vBytes? Seems like a way to avoid a hard fork. I heard it keeps a part of the transaction…
Started by madvault · Jan 5, 2021, 09:02 PM · 5 / 4385438by 0xSeedJan 7, 2021, 10:25 PM