UASF (User Activated Soft Fork) Explained
UASF (User Activated Soft Fork) Explained
A User Activated Soft Fork, or UASF, is a mechanism by which a network such as Bitcoin, can transition...
Bitcoin Schnorr Signatures Explained
Bitcoin Schnorr Signatures Explained
Last Updated: 16th February 2019
Named after its inventor, Claus-Peter Schnorr, Schnorr signatures are a method of improving the capacity of the...
Bitcoin Script Explained
Bitcoin Script Explained
Script is a stack-based scripting programming language used within the Bitcoin protocol for transaction processing. It has found application within the protocol...
Mimblewimble, The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
Mimblewimble, The Ultimate Beginner's Guide
Mimblewimble is a protocol that was put forward by an anonymous user in a Bitcoin developers chatroom by the name...
Bitcoin Nonce Explained
Bitcoin Nonce Explained
A Bitcoin nonce is an arbitrary number that is used in Bitcoin’s proof of work consensus algorithm. The nonce can be found...
What are Bitcoin Confidential Transactions?
What are Confidential Transactions?
Last Updated: 30th October 2018
Conceived by former Bitcoin developer, Adam Back, a confidential transaction (CT) is a method of increasing the privacy...
CoinJoin Explained
CoinJoin Explained
First proposed by Gregory Maxwell, CoinJoin is an anonymization method for individuals that are involved in digital currency transactions. Originally intended for Bitcoin,...
scriptPubKey & scriptSig Explained
scriptPubKey & scriptSig
Last Updated: 30th October 2018
scriptPubKey is a locking script placed on the output of a Bitcoin transaction that requires certain conditions to...
What is Drivechain? A Detailed Beginner’s Guide
What is Drivechain? A Detailed Beginner's Guide
Drivechain is a project that seeks to leverage sidechain technology in order to introduce additional functionality to Bitcoin....
What is Bitcoin Halving? A Detailed Guide
What is Bitcoin Halving? A Detailed Guide
The emergence of Bitcoin approximately nine years ago has had a tremendous impact on how we view money....