Bitcoin Silent Payments: Unique Addresses via BIP-352
BIP-352 lets senders derive a fresh Bitcoin address from your published keys alone, no coordination, no on-chain fingerprint. The mechanism, plainly explained.
№ 014BitcoinBitcoin Erlay Protocol: Cutting Node Bandwidth by 40%
Erlay uses set reconciliation to cut Bitcoin node bandwidth ~40%. The mechanism, a worked example, and an honest account of the latency trade-off.
№ 015BitcoinBitcoin Transaction Pinning and Fee Bumping Reliability
Transaction pinning can trap a Lightning channel close at a low fee rate, blocking CPFP and RBF. The mechanics, the stakes, and the fixes underway.
№ 016BitcoinBitcoin Covenant Proposals: Security Assumptions Compared
CTV, CSFS, APO, and CAT rest on structurally different trust models. A mechanical breakdown of what actually separates them, and why it matters.
№ 017BitcoinBitcoin Script and Recursive Covenants: The Opcode Gap
Bitcoin Script cannot inspect its own outputs, making recursive covenants impossible today. The mechanics, the proposals, and the tradeoffs, examined plainly.
№ 018MiningBitcoin Nonce Patterns and What They Reveal About ASICs
How a miner's nonce recycling behavior exposes its firmware strategy to anyone watching the blockchain. The mechanics, plainly explained.
№ 019BitcoinBitcoin Tapscript: Conditional Spending, Hidden Branches
Tapscript lets Bitcoin transactions spend one condition while keeping all others permanently hidden. The exact mechanism, with a worked example.
№ 020BitcoinBitcoin Output Scripts and UTXO Set Growth Explained
P2PKH, P2SH, P2WPKH, and P2TR each leave a different footprint on Bitcoin's UTXO set, the tradeoffs affect every full node running today.
№ 021MiningPPS vs PPLNS Mining Pool Payouts Explained
PPS pays a fixed rate per share; PPLNS ties earnings to the last N shares. Learn which model suits which miner and why the math matters.
№ 022BitcoinBitcoin Locktime and Sequence Numbers Explained
How Bitcoin's locktime field and sequence numbers combine to create relative timelocks. The mechanics, a worked example, and one common misconception.
№ 023MiningBitcoin Nonce Grinding and the ASIC Clock Speed Plateau
ASIC clock speeds have stalled while SHA-256's sequential dependencies keep the per-hash cost floor stubbornly fixed, what that means for mining economics.
№ 024BitcoinBitcoin Dust: Why High-Fee Networks Create It Faster
Small UTXOs become unspendable dust when fees exceed their value. High-fee networks accelerate this faster than most people realise.