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Gotcha, Darkside: How I Traced The Stolen Bitcoins

No, the FBI did not hack bitcoinContinue readingGotcha, Darkside: How I Traced The Stolen Bitcoins

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Bitcoin

Signaling for Taproot in the big blockchain world

Taproot will reduce the amount of storage space on the network by up to 20% by aggregating Schnorr signatures.Continue readingSignaling for Taproot in the big blockchain world

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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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[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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[overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format

The aim of this thread is to give a complete overview for anyone who finds Bitcoins in any storage format.Continue reading[overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format

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How Bitcoin Addresses are generated? Understand the Math behind Bitcoin

To use Bitcoin, user generally needs two things: Private Key and Bitcoin Address.Continue readingHow Bitcoin Addresses are generated? Understand the Math behind Bitcoin

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[Full Guide+Code]Seed Phrase & The Process of Deriving Bitcoin Addresses from It

Earlier Bitcoin Wallet used to be a bunch of private keys. In order to use new address, user had to generate new private key which made the whole process cumbersome because user had to backup each and every private key. Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) wallet made the process easier.Continue reading[Full Guide+Code]Seed Phrase & The Process of Deriving Bitcoin Addresses from It

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historical blk00000 coinbase analysis: is ~1.7 M bitcoins likely lost?

I am continuing to explore the early bitcoin blockchain using blk00000.dat covering 2009-01-03 to 2011-04-24 time period.Continue readinghistorical blk00000 coinbase analysis: is ~1.7 M bitcoins likely lost?