Development & Technology
Bitcoin Core, protocol, BIPs, running nodes.
Been reading up on Bitcoin nodes and wanna run one myself, but downloading 500 GB of blockchain is tough with my internet speed. I know there are…
Started by coldnode · Apr 28, 2019, 10:43 PM · 11 / 54411544by ben.matrixMay 4, 2019, 09:59 AMHey all, Just dropping a concept here called cBTC, looking for your thoughts. It's like a Bitcoin-backed stable asset, but with a twist. I’m hoping…
Started by darkminer · Apr 24, 2019, 04:27 AM · 19 / 28119281by darkminerMay 3, 2019, 07:14 AMSo I just stumbled upon "Turing completeness" the other day. Alan Turing popped into my head, thanks to that movie about him. Anyway, turns out this…
Started by notyourkeys · Apr 22, 2019, 11:28 PM · 16 / 58516585by ben.matrixApr 30, 2019, 11:34 AMScalability is still an issue, whether we like it or not. We tend to ignore it when everything runs smoothly, but when fees spike and mempool fills…
Started by notyourkeys · Apr 13, 2019, 10:13 AM · 20 / 56720567by ben.matrixApr 23, 2019, 07:50 AMThe Allianza Testnet just rolled out and it looks like they’re aiming for some serious security with ZK-proofs. Quantum resistance is a big deal…
Started by anon · Apr 17, 2019, 03:01 PM · 6 / 9086908by anonApr 20, 2019, 07:53 PMHey everyone, I’ve been digging into this vulnerability tied to using the same R when signing with the same key. I got it to work with a bunch of…
Started by 0xSatoshi · Apr 5, 2019, 10:08 AM · 7 / 8117811by stacksatsApr 10, 2019, 01:14 PMI just learned about blind signatures and I'm confused. I thought digital signatures were just about using a private key to prove a transaction.…
Started by notyourkeys · Apr 5, 2019, 05:44 PM · 2 / 4682468by gang2015Apr 5, 2019, 09:36 PMAnyone think we can merge bsgs and kangaroo for an ecdlp solver? Like, could it actually work and be faster than just using one of them alone?
Started by boss2009 · Apr 4, 2019, 07:05 AM · 4 / 5074507by ben.matrixApr 4, 2019, 07:56 PMHey all, anyone have suggestions for a solid open source Bitcoin explorer in C#? Appreciate it!
Started by GrimDegen · Apr 1, 2019, 11:50 PM · 3 / 5643564by GigaYieldApr 2, 2019, 12:32 PMHey folks, I've been coding a super fast version of secp256k1 from scratch using C++ and CUDA. It’s got optional optimizations for x86-64 and RISC-V.…
Started by ericgas · Mar 21, 2019, 03:40 AM · 20 / 47520475by ben.matrixMar 26, 2019, 11:18 AMHey everyone, Just got a pretty powerful server running Bitcoind with txindex=1. Thought it could be useful for others to access it. I've set…
Started by hodler2019 · Mar 14, 2019, 09:56 AM · 8 / 4598459by hodler2019Mar 21, 2019, 03:47 PMhey guys, total noob here with c++ compilation. trying to build bitcoin from source on windows using visual studio 2022 and i got the cmake part…
Started by GrimDegen · Mar 15, 2019, 03:21 AM · 2 / 5032503by GrimDegenMar 16, 2019, 02:00 AMIf anyone's really looked into Bitcoin, it's clear the users call the shots. Miners and devs are just extras. If most users pick BIP-110 but miners…
Started by nova42 · Mar 1, 2019, 03:18 PM · 14 / 71614716by alex_whaleMar 8, 2019, 08:42 PMHey everyone I've been lurking around here and honestly, the tech stuff looks super confusing. I don’t really get it, maybe I need more programming…
Started by HumbleAlt · Feb 16, 2019, 05:25 PM · 15 / 46015460by HumbleAltFeb 26, 2019, 01:43 AMHow can we calculate the X coordinates that correspond to the same Y value? I heard there can be up to 3 different X values for a single Y. Anyone…
Started by m1kes4t · Feb 17, 2019, 03:17 AM · 4 / 4404440by m1kes4tFeb 17, 2019, 06:19 PMBeen reading about ways to save on tx fees and stumbled on SegWit. So I get that it was supposed to fix malleability stuff and make better use of…
Started by sage404 · Feb 8, 2019, 08:32 PM · 11 / 23411234by mr_apeFeb 12, 2019, 12:50 PMAirgapped wallets are super secure, but some folks worry about needing to format the device first and reinstall the OS. If you skip formatting, can…
Started by SwiftFork · Jan 1, 2019, 12:29 PM · 20 / 49620496by ben.matrixJan 11, 2019, 01:45 PMBitcoin script is super powerful, like a programming language for the Bitcoin network. It's mainly used for transactions, where every output has a…
Started by notyourkeys · Jan 4, 2019, 09:45 AM · 6 / 7916791by notyourkeysJan 9, 2019, 12:50 AMHey guys, I need some advice. Got an old laptop with 1TB of space, only using it for Bitcoin Core. I’ve got 187GB free and I'm curious... with the…
Started by lonewallet · Jan 5, 2019, 07:47 PM · 3 / 7883788by lonewalletJan 6, 2019, 10:36 PMWhat’s everyone’s take on the new BIP-361 about Post Quantum Migration? Some devs and Jameson Lopp are backing it, aiming to freeze wallets…
Started by 5tack_moon · Dec 27, 2018, 07:23 PM · 19 / 61619616by 0xChadJan 5, 2019, 06:41 PMSo if I’m just using Bitcoin Core on Linux and wanna pay someone in person, how do I do that? I can’t just whip out my laptop. Anyone got ideas for a…
Started by alpha23 · Dec 23, 2018, 07:47 PM · 22 / 43022430by ben.matrixDec 29, 2018, 11:04 AMI set up a wallet in bdb format with avoid_reuse=false in Bitcoin Core 26.0.0 for testing. I used importprunedfunds to bring in some transactions…
Started by defi23 · Dec 10, 2018, 10:52 AM · 1 / 6831683by 0xChadDec 10, 2018, 03:53 PMScaling Bitcoin could hit insane block sizes if we manage nodes smartly, like delegating tasks. Imagine a team of 1024 handling 1024 times bigger…
Started by cipher_2015 · Dec 3, 2018, 01:59 PM · 5 / 3655365by cipher_2015Dec 4, 2018, 08:05 PMI've been thinking about how we could layer useful stuff on top of Bitcoin, kinda like Ross Anderson's Eternity Service that Adam Back coded for…
Started by CryptoCobra · Nov 21, 2018, 10:44 PM · 20 / 64020640by ben.matrixDec 1, 2018, 10:42 AMI keep hearing about Ordinals lately. I wasn't around for the early talks but it's been everywhere since the halving. Some folks say it's pointless,…
Started by chain2011 · Nov 25, 2018, 08:33 PM · 7 / 7567756by ben.matrixNov 27, 2018, 10:18 AM