Category: Crypto
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Setting up a lightning channel
I’ve got a Lightning node running on Umbrel and am in the process of opening channels to other nodes. If you happen to have a node running and want to open an channel to me, here are my details: 0286ff2f5fe0280ed16a37d69e98817a623b5a3254e98e89099f4314bc99626ab5@d5htdhahd5d4nrkpeecgre6k63le4y3wkhywrdrf6mvboresgvql4ead.onion:9735 If you want me to open an channel to you just post a comment here…
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I guess I’m a Bitcoin OG
I recently tried to figure out when I first heard of Bitcoin and when I bought my first BTC. Luckily I have been keeping this blog for quite a while and have this post from 2010 where I announced I would be accepting Bitcoin for any future work. I never did get paid in Bitcoin…
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Exciting
Link to enter raffle: https://contest-tron.ledger.com/124804/10124147 Exciting raffle/competition from Ledger and TRON
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Luno invite code
Get 25.00 Rand in free Bitcoin when you sign up, deposit, and buy 500 Rand worth of crypto (Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, XRP, or Ethereum) when you use this code: 3R5N9 Luno is a South African Bitcoin exchange and wallet Everything you need to know about Bitcoin
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PGP EFAIL
I am not going to rewrite this well written post, but since I am using and promoting the use of PGP I do need to draw you attention to EFAIL: https://efail.de/ The EFAIL attacks exploit vulnerabilities in the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards to reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails. From the same post: Here are…
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Keybase.io – Crypto for Everyone.
I have been talking about online security and encryption and PGP to anyone who wants to (or doesn’t 😉 ) hear it for quite a while now. One of the main things stopping people from adapting it is ease of use (IMHO). Keybase.io has been trying to do something about that, their slogan is “Crypto…
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Kik about to launch Kin token cryptocurrency
The Kin token was mentioned in this article on Forbes as one of the new cryptos that uses Ethereum instead of Bitcoin, meant as an example of how Bitcoin is failing in attracting new use cases and losing momentum. I’m always quite skeptic when reading about new ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings, launching a new crypto…
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Forbes article on the Bitcoin soap
I recently posted a bunch of links about what I called the Bitcoin soap opera, now Forbes wrote an article outlining the same issues: Bitcoin Is At An All-Time High, But Is It About To Self-Destruct? Definitely an interesting read if you are at all interested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, cryptocurrencies or just want to understand…
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The Bitcoin soap opera
For those unaware of the politics behind Bitcoin as a protocol / software (as opposed to as a currency, which gets a lot of attention every time the Bitcoin price soars), here are some links to get you started on Bitcoin blocksize debate, Bitcoin Core, SegWit (segregated witness), UASF (user activated soft fork), and AsicBoost:…