The Raspberry Pi—a credit card-sized, single-board PC renowned for its affordability and flexibility—offers a super platform for hosting a Bitcoin node. With its low strength consumption, silent ...

Bitcoin is a decentralized and finite digital currency, it’s verifiable by anyone anywhere in the world. This is the chief reason people have any interest in holding it at all. No one can dilute the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover all things Bitcoin, Lightning, Open Source Software, & Nostr. Mar 17, 2024, 11:34pm EDT Mar 19, 2024, 03:32pm EDT Bitcoin ...

Bitcoin nodes independently validate transactions and enforce shared rules without a central authority. Proof-of-work ...

Five years ago, Ben Arc first had the vision for LNbits — free and open-source software that works with any Lightning Network funding source and offers a suite of extensions for both personal and ...

Bitcoin Core is open-source software maintained by independent developers, not a company. Many developers started as ...

The lightweight zero-knowledge proof will allow Bitcoin users to verify payments without having to download the full blockchain history. StarkWare, a company specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) ...

Bitcoin Core, the main software used by most full Bitcoin nodes, recently released versions 30.0 and 30.1 and it came with a warning that peaked people's interests on Tuesday. In the absolute worse ...

BIP-110 reflects growing frustration among node operators who believe the network is drifting from its original purpose.