Bitcoin Compact Blocks and Mempool Divergence Explained
Compact block reconstruction stalls when mempools diverge. This piece traces the exact failure cascade, the 85% overlap threshold, and what miners do about it.
№ 002BitcoinBitcoin Compact Block Relay: Latency, Numbers, Mechanics
Compact block relay cuts Bitcoin's propagation bandwidth by ~98%. BIP 152 explained with figures, a worked example, and misconceptions addressed.
№ 003BitcoinBitcoin Network Topology: Speed vs Privacy Explained
How Bitcoin's peer-to-peer topology shapes how fast your transaction spreads and how private it stays. The tradeoff most guides skip entirely.