The Blockstream Satellite service broadcasts Bitcoin blockchain data (transactions and blocks), Lightning Network gossip data snapshots, and Bitcoin full node source code from geosynchronous satellites blanketing most of the world. The service is essentially acting as a relay for a Bitcoin Core node which Blockstream operates. In the context of…
The cryptocurrency industry over the last few years has adopted the phrase “Bitcoin maximalist” to describe Bitcoiners. Its etymology can be traced back to the creator of Ethereum. The phrase is used in the industry predominantly as a pejorative to describe Bitcoiners who reject the claim that other tokens besides…
Power your Lightning node with OpenBSD to reduce its attack surface
The Lightning Network has grown tremendously since it reached the Bitcoin mainnet back in early 2018. …
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Unlike Bitcoin nodes, which must process all payments on the network, Lightning nodes only process the payments routed through them. Therefore the bottleneck to payment throughput becomes a matter of connection latency, hardware performance, and channel liquidity (depending on the payment size).
Blockstream Satellite is a service which provides a broadcast of Bitcoin blockchain data, Lightning Network gossip data, and users’ custom data via a network of geosynchronous satellites. …
tl;dr: Liquid makes it exceptionally easy to issue new assets. Scroll down to skip the tech details to learn how to start issuing assets.
Legacy platforms today rely on smart contract developers handwriting or customizing already written code in order to issue tokens or assets. This has unfortunately resulted in…
I’ve been inspired to write a post about something that occurred recently on Bitcoin Twitter that is important to document. What happened was a clash of Bitcoin values and thing-that-isn’t-Bitcoin values. This is important to document because it shows a few things.
But before I can explain why it was…
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This guide is for building and using c-lightning on the Liquid sidechain to create Lightning payment channels. With these payment channels, users can transact Liquid-BTC (bitcoin transferred to the Liquid sidechain) instantly and privately.
Support for Confidential Transactions and Issued Assets is planned, so users will be able to transact…
tl;dr: A guide to use WiFi to connect your local area with Bitcoin and arbitrary data received with Blockstream Satellite.
Build a Blockstream Satellite Receiver
* Install Ubuntu 18.04
* Install Blockstream Satellite software
* Align the dish to the satelliteConnect WiFi Hardware to Satellite Receiver…
