Bitcoin is defined by users and the node software they run that decides on what transactions get into the next block along with verifying those transactions and deciding if that block is valid and which chain of blocks is valid,…
(Headline article below) A relatively decent article on the huge controversy impacting Bitcoin and its future. A big part of Bitcoin is the software being run on nodes, and anyone who really values the technology runs their own node. With…
An interesting critique of Monero, and he references which has some ways it has been tracked in prosecutions. Personally I like Monero, and its super easy to run your own node which takes away one of the biggest ways…
Big Tech platforms, including Apple and Microsoft, are working to make sure any software run on your devices was approved by them, and they know who the developer is. And there is probably a fee to be a verified developer.…
First, it’s bad security practice to have the ACP accessible directly on the internet. And if you were to do it, lock it down to an IP address the administrator would use via the firewall. It’s just better to VPN…
What’s the play? Is it to make real videos look like AI so you can’t tell the difference as easily, so they can foist more AI content on you? Maybe we’ll see more creators move to Rumble and break up…
An interesting overview of a person’s X posts about Bitcoin Core and Marxist Subversion.
This is a good presentation, and there is no escaping that something weird is going on with the Bitcoin Core developers. Consequently, since switching to Bitcoin Knots which filters spam transactions from the mempool, my Bitcoin node traffic is down…
Good to not be using Docker Desktop and running Docker on Linux. Consequently, this blog is on a server in Docker along with my NGINX Proxy Manager, SearxNG and Whoogle privacy search proxies. With Docker you can do everything through…
It was an interesting deal with Boost Mobile trying to have their own towers and become their own carrier verses being the MVNO I had originally signed up with. I do a basic prepay acount where I prepay for three…
These are well done and succinct videos to understand the 51% attack on a proof of work blockchain like Bitcoin and Monero. And we’ve seen an attempted 51% attack on Monero, but more than likely they never got to 51%.…
This is a solid presentation, and he got me to laugh out loud with the “COVID logic” comment. But we’re seeing these attacks happening, and it’s all to keep Bitcoin and its layer 2 payment solutions from getting mass adoption,…
