Development & Technology

Been running a full node for a while, all good until now. It’s synced and keeping up with new blocks. I tried using blockchain_parser.blockchain to…

There are loads of P2SH addresses with non-zero balances, but they look like they were created using some bizarre redeem scripts. Any ideas on how to…

Anyone know gmaxwell's take on OP_CAT and the "Great script restoration" thing? Some Core devs say it's safe with checks, but I remember him saying…

Hey everyone. I stumbled upon some code on github about a backdoor in ECDSA. I checked out the rsz values but I'm totally lost. Anyone know what the…

Been messing with raw data for a few months now after setting up a node. Built a relational database but it’s massive, almost 4TB. Trying to slim it…

Hey everyone! Just wanted to throw out there the four main Bitcoin address types: 1. Legacy (P2PKH) starts with a 1 2. Nested SegWit (P2SH) starts…

Anyone know how to solo mine Bitcoin Core 22.0? I get it, the difficulty is nuts, but I wanna try it for fun. Got my full node all set up on a VPS.

I’m tinkering with a version of kangaroo and curious how long it might take to crack puzzle 53 on a Mac Mini M4. I get it’s been solved, just testing…

So here's a thought. Bitcoin addresses come from a 256-bit random value, like this one: "1PnVcifB9EBwbaAauprqcucPgfUnrRLtWg". A lot of people talk…

Using something like Electrum with BIP39 is super easy. Just remember your 12 seed words, and boom, you can access your wallet anywhere. But…

Seriously, we gotta get moving on some protocol proposals already.

What papers have mathematicians written about Bitcoin? Looking for stuff on theory like elliptic curves and computational methods for optimizing…

Check out BigDb, it's a way to massively scale up a database of sequential public keys.

So I just found out the difficulty on testnet4 is at 1, and I’m trying to figure out how to mine there. I’ve tried hooking up cgminer to my node but…

Hey everyone, I’m on the lookout for a forum where I can share and brainstorm ideas about new cryptocurrency projects. Feels like the usual spots are…

Check this out, a scenario with ECDSA signatures on secp256k1 where nonces aren’t following RFC6979. We have 7 private keys and 3 nonces reused…

So what's the deal with `genesis.hashMerkleRoot` being the same across Bitcoin networks but `consensus.hashGenesisBlock` showing different values?…

I just published a blog post on my findings about the Bustabit API. If you’re curious about it, check it out here. It’s a huge Bitcoin gambling site,…

I checked out the Erlay paper on efficient transaction relay. Honestly, it seems pretty flawed. I think I can suggest a better method. What if we…

I was reading through some old topics and got curious about the prenet genesis transaction. Anyone have an idea what that hex data looked like? I did…

Hey there! Is it possible to pull out all the signatures from the blockchain and grab the R values? Any tips on how to do that? Just checked a link…

So Leonidas mentioned that if Bitcoin devs try to censor Ordinals, they'll fork Bitcoin Core. What do you guys think about that? Seems like a bold…

Found this from VanitySearch It’s a code snippet for modular inverse using the extended Euclidean algorithm. Apparently it tackles overflow by using…

how do i add crypto payments to my website? like if i run a major site and wanna accept bitcoin or ethereum. is there any easy way to do this or do i…

So, I just set up Bitcoin Core, but I got some confusion with the blk00000.dat files... I downloaded a bunch last week and they look fine, like…