This is the second part of my deep dive into the technology behind Bitcoin. It’s too much to put it into one page, so I split it up into different chapters. Before going into these chapters, you should read the first part. You can find the basics on “How Bitcoin works” here.
Author: huberadrian
Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation
Bitcoin Core Bitcoin is an open source project, therefore everybody can contribute to the code. There are thousands of developers working to improve the network. The first implementation, created by the anonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto, has been heavily modified. This implementation is known as bitcoin core, to differentiate from other compatible implementations. Even though Bitcoin Core includes a reference…… Continue reading Bitcoin Core: The Reference Implementation
How Bitcoin Works (Basics)
In this series, I’m going to explore how Bitcoin works. Focusing on the technical point of view, I’m trying to keep it as simple as possible. If you’re interested in a political/economical perspective, I highly recommend “The Bitcoin Standard” from Saifedan Ammous. In the first part, I’m trying to give an overview about Bitcoin. It’s…… Continue reading How Bitcoin Works (Basics)
The Billion User Table
In computer science, Moore’s Law dictates that the cost-effectiveness of circuits doubles every two years. While its corollary, Bell’s Law, states that every ten years, a huge drop in the price of processing power causes the development of a brand new computer architecture. It happened when the PC replaced the huge mainframes of IBM in…… Continue reading The Billion User Table
Review: Voluntary Governments
This writeup is a response to John Palmer ‘Digital Nation States and Digital Political Parties’. He describes how new technologies like Crypto and VR can possibly change the way governments operate. Politics vs. Business John points out that the current way of how the (American) government works is exceedingly slow. The System simply doesn’t allow…… Continue reading Review: Voluntary Governments