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Bitcoin

On the length of bitcoin addresses

Longer addresses will definitely inhibit the adoption of bitcoin by the public and should be high on the list of things to avoid.Continue readingOn the length of bitcoin addresses

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Politics

Factoring bitcoin in taxation

Anytime you exchange bitcoin for dollars, or any other national fiat money you are creating a record.Continue readingFactoring bitcoin in taxation

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Bitcoin

Real-world bitcoin snack machine

Designing a fast-confirmation bitcoin vending machine.Continue readingReal-world bitcoin snack machine

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Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin snack machine (fast transaction problem)

You want to walk up to the machine. Send it a bitcoin. Walk away eating your nice sugary snack. (Profit!)Continue readingBitcoin snack machine (fast transaction problem)

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Satoshi Nakamoto

Super node

I’ve seen in some topics people mentioning super nodes. Just curious… how do you get a super node?Continue readingSuper node

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Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin generation broken in 0.3.8? (64-bit)

I was starting to wonder when my systems seemed to quit generating coins if there was something going on.Continue readingBitcoin generation broken in 0.3.8? (64-bit)

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Bitcoin

Storing UTXOs in a Balanced Merkle Tree (zero-trust nodes with O(1)-storage)

This is a concrete proposal (and reference implementation) for a Merkle-tree of unspent-outputs (UTXOs).Continue readingStoring UTXOs in a Balanced Merkle Tree (zero-trust nodes with O(1)-storage)

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Tutorials

[GUIDE] How to create an online store and accept Bitcoin by using open-source

I’ve spent the past 15 days writing a very detailed tutorial on how to create an e-commerce store and accept Bitcoin, from scratch, with no coding skills required by using only free and open-source software.Continue reading[GUIDE] How to create an online store and accept Bitcoin by using open-source

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Bitcoin

Advice choosing a PSU ? Only drawing 550w MAX ??

I have an MSI Mb and x2 280x cards and it’s only using a 550w max. I am not concerned about the efficiency as I have free electric in work.Continue readingAdvice choosing a PSU ? Only drawing 550w MAX ??

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Politics

Do you think this Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is mining Bitcoin?

This Texas Congressman Steve Stockman Is Now Accepting Bitcoins For His Senate RunContinue readingDo you think this Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is mining Bitcoin?