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<p>When he can't compress a complex concept into a few tweets, Jameson writes lengthy technical (and sometimes philosophical) articles to communicate information and opinions he has gathered while building crypto asset infrastructure.</p>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/corporate-bitcoin-key-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Rise of Bitcoin Corporate Key Management</a></p> Maintaining a corporate bitcoin treasury can reap major rewards, but there are significant risks that must be mitigated first.
<p class="date">3 December 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/2020-bitcoin-node-performance-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020 Bitcoin Node Performance Tests</a></p> Annual tests of full validation syncing performance of seven Bitcoin node implementations.
<p class="date">12 November 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/the-custodian-menace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Custodian Menace</a></p> A small number of custodians hold the private keys to a large amount of bitcoin. This is not good for Bitcoin.
<p class="date">24 October 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/mind-the-bitcoin-address-gap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mind the Bitcoin Address Gap</a></p> A guide to preventing and resolving Bitcoin address gap limit edge cases.
<p class="date">11 October 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/bitcoin-multisig-hardware-signing-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Multisig Hardware Signing Performance</a></p> Jameson tests the performance of popular Bitcoin security hardware devices in various multisig wallet configurations.
<p class="date">12 September 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/shitcoins-stos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On Shitcoins and STOs</a></p> A breakdown of different types of cryptographic tokens and the controversies generated by their proponents.
<p class="date">30 August 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/are-chinese-miners-threat-bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Are Chinese Miners a Threat to Bitcoin?</a></p> Is the concentration of hashpower within the borders of China a cause for concern about a nation state attack against the network?
<p class="date">9 August 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test-iv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Metal Bitcoin Seed Storage Stress Tests (Round IV)</a></p> Jameson stress tests new metal devices for storing seed phrase backups.
<p class="date">2 August 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/law-enforcement-logs-of-a-privileged-white-male/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement Logs of a Privileged White Male</a></p> Reflections upon a variety of encounters I've had with law enforcement throughout my life.
<p class="date">12 July 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/electrum-server-performance-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Electrum Server Performance Report</a></p> Casa engineers compare and contrast the performance of 3 popular Electrum server implementations.
<p class="date">3 July 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/the-dos-and-donts-of-bitcoin-key-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Dos and Don'ts of Bitcoin Key Management</a></p> The Internet is a dangerous place, especially when you're protecting bitcoin. Jameson covers what you need to know to stay safe in this perilous environment.
<p class="date">6 June 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/casa-seedless-security-model/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa's Seedless Security Model</a></p> Seed phrases are the keys to your bitcoin kingdom; Jameson makes the case for why bitcoin users should not need to manually manage their seed phrase backups.
<p class="date">18 May 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/annals-bitcoin-twitter-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Annals of Bitcoin Twitter</a></p> Bitcoin has been discussed on Twitter since the first week of the network's operation. The following is my attempt to cover major points in Bitcoin history as told by tweets.
<p class="date">2 May 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-memes-make-the-bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Memes Make the Bitcoin</a></p> Thoughts on memetic theory and the significance of popular Bitcoin memes.
<p class="date">26 April 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/how-to-protect-your-bitcoin-from-5-wrench-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Protect Your Bitcoin from $5 Wrench Attacks</a></p> If you're going to be your own bank, you're going to want bank-grade security. Thankfully we can now achieve that at an affordable cost!
<p class="date">21 April 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/bitcoin-multisig-time-locking-challenges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How the SEC Nearly Destroyed my Retirement Account</a></p> Not your keys, not your coins. Not your certificates, not your stocks.
<p class="date">18 April 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/bitcoin-multisig-time-locking-challenges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Multisig Time Locking Challenges</a></p> Securing your bitcoin with time locks are great in theory, but difficult in practice.
<p class="date">9 April 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-block-storms-of-bitcoins-testnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Testnet Block Storms</a></p> A deep dive into how 10 lines of code resulted in far-reaching unintended consequences for the Bitcoin test network.
<p class="date">4 April 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-casa-titanium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Announcing Casa Titanium</a></p> The best bitcoin security that money can't buy.
<p class="date">1 April 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-create-bitcoin-email-paywall-with-btcpay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Create a Bitcoin/Lightning Email Paywall with BTCPay</a></p> A step-by-step guide to building your own bitcoin-powered priority inbox.
<p class="date">22 March 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/build-your-own-casa-node/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Build Your Own Casa Node</a></p> A step by step guide for users to assemble their own Casa Node for Bitcoin & Lightning.
<p class="date">19 March 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/virtual-reality-social-challenges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virtual Reality Challenges & Opportunities</a></p> Thoughts on the social challenges, solutions, and new possibilities we can expect to face as virtual reality adoption continues.
<p class="date">15 March 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-core-contributor-challenges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Core Contributor Challenges</a></p> A look into the history of accepted and rejected pull requests to Bitcoin Core.
<p class="date">14 March 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/satoshi-roundtable-vi-recap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satoshi Roundtable VI Recap</a></p> A review of selected topics covered such as philanthropy, onboarding, web of trust, identity, BTMs, and PSBT.
<p class="date">17 February 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">12 February 2020 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="date">12 February 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">7 February 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-securely-back-up-data-to-cloud-storage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Securely Back up Data to Cloud Storage</a></p> Jameson researches user-friendly solutions for backing up sensitive data to cloud providers while keeping it safe from third party snooping.
<p class="date">21 January 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://nakamoto.com/what-are-the-key-properties-of-bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Are the Key Properties of Bitcoin?</a></p> Fundamental principles of Bitcoin that must be preserved to maintain the system's utility.
<p class="date">3 January 2020 | <a href="https://nakamoto.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nakamoto</a>
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<p class="date">2 January 2020 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/deleting-crypto-deleted-tweets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deleting "Crypto Deleted Tweets"</a></p> The real story behind the suspension of the "Crypto Deleted Tweets" bot.
<p class="date">18 December 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">8 December 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test-round-iii/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Metal Bitcoin Seed Storage Stress Test (Round III)</a></p> Stress testing a dozen new metal seed phrase backup devices.
<p class="date">7 December 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-node-performance-sync-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019 Bitcoin Node Performance Tests</a></p> Testing full validation syncing performance of seven Bitcoin node implementations.
<p class="date">10 November 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.keys.casa/security-issues-with-browser-based-bitcoin-wallets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Security Issues with Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallets</a></p> There's more to wallet security than just keeping private keys safe; Jameson covers some often overlooked issues with web browsers.
<p class="date">7 November 2019 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="date">2 November 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">17 October 2019 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="date">26 September 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">18 June 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">18 May 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-how-many-wrongs-make-wright/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Many Wrongs Make A Wright?</a></p> A presentation of evidence with regard to Craig Wright's claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto.
<p class="date">9 May 2019 | <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Magazine</a>
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<p class="date">9 April 2019 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="date">3 March 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/satoshi-roundtable-v-recap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satoshi Roundtable V Recap</a></p> Discussions on Lightning Network, Privacy, Sidechains, Secure Hardware, Mnemonic Seed Phrases, Security Tokens, and Grin.
<p class="date">9 February 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="date">31 January 2019 | <a href="https://blog.keys.casa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casa Blog</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-by-the-numbers-2018-recap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin by the Numbers - 2018 Recap</a></p> An overview of the diverse set of trends observed in the Bitcoin ecosystem during 2018.
<p class="date">1 January 2019 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/who-controls-bitcoin-core-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who Controls Bitcoin Core?</a></p> A deep dive into the security practices and power distribution of the Bitcoin Core project.
<p class="date">15 December 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-full-validation-sync-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Full Validation Sync Performance</a></p> Jameson tests and compares the initial sync performance of popular Bitcoin implementations.
<p class="date">1 December 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-seed-security-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Seed Security Analysis</a></p>Jameson demonstrates the dangers of manually manipulating seed phrases by showing how easy it is to reduce their computational security.
<p class="date">24 November 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/modest-privacy-protection-proposal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal</a></p> A comprehensive guide to reclaiming your privacy in the surveillance age.
<p class="date">29 September 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/reflections-upon-a-swatting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Reflections upon a SWATting</a></p> Jameson tells the full story of being targeted for SWATting.
<p class="date">28 July 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/fifteen-men-on-a-dead-man-s-switch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Fifteen Men on a Dead Man’s Switch</a></p> Thoughts on end of life planning for crypto asset owners.
<p class="date">21 July 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Bitcoin Seed Storage Stress Test</a></p> Jameson tests the limits of various metal key storage devices.
<p class="date">14 July 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/casa-s-privacy-model/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Casa’s Privacy Model</a></p> Describing what types of privacy Casa customers can expect to have.
<p class="date">25 June 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/satoshi-roundtable-iv-recap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Satoshi Roundtable IV Recap</a></p> Covering our discussions about tribalism, developer education, operational security, drivechains, and Tether.
<p class="date">10 February 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/what-the-data-tells-us-about-bitcoin-in-2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
What the Data Tells Us About Bitcoin in 2017</a></p> Statistics show bitcoin is at the forefront of an increasingly complex ecosystem that continues to grow in a variety of ways.
<p class="date">13 January 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-challenges-of-building-ethereum-infrastructure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
The Challenges of Building Ethereum Infrastructure</a></p> Lopp covers a number of issues encountered while building a multisig smart contract wallet.
<p class="date">8 January 2018 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/securing-your-financial-sovereignty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Securing Your Financial Sovereignty</a></p> An explanation of why fully validating nodes matter and how to make use of them.
<p class="date">22 October 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/could-spv-support-a-billion-bitcoin-users-sizing-up-a-scaling-claim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Can SPV Support a Billion Bitcoin Users?</a></p> Lopp takes a deep dive into claims that it's safe to remove bitcoin's block size limit and instead rely on existing SPV methods.
<p class="date">30 July 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-and-the-benefits-of-coopetition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
Bitcoin and the Benefits of Coopetition</a></p> Lopp makes an impassioned argument for the need for more cooperation between the players in the bitcoin space.
<p class="date">14 July 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-challenges-of-bitcoin-transaction-fee-estimation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Challenges of Bitcoin Transaction Fee Estimation</a></p> Bitcoin transaction fee estimation is a goldilocks problem wrapped in a future prediction enigma shrouded...
<p class="date">10 May 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/announcing-the-bitcoin-core-config-generator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Announcing the Bitcoin Core Config Generator</a></p> Bitcoin Core is a complex piece of software. Because one of the primary goals of Bitcoin is to enable users to be self sovereign and...
<p class="date">30 March 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/moderation-methods-vs-censorship-claims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moderation Methods vs Censorship Claims</a></p> One of the major points of contention in the Bitcoin community these days revolves around claims of censorship...
<p class="date">13 February 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/nobody-understands-bitcoin-and-thats-ok/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nobody Understands Bitcoin (And That's OK)</a></p> When I first became interested in bitcoin, I found myself spending countless hours absorbing as much information about it as possible, trying to put all of the pieces together...
<p class="date">13 March 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/statoshi-s-satoshi-roundtable-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statoshi’s Satoshi Roundtable Review</a></p> I was fortunate to attend the 2017 Satoshi Roundtable on behalf of BitGo. It was truly a pleasure to meet many...
<p class="date">30 January 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/ledger-blue-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ledger Blue Review</a></p> Ledger's new hardware wallet is the most costly on the market. Does it have the features to justify the expense?
<p class="date">28 January 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/segwit--the-swiftest-safe-path-forward/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SegWit: The Swiftest Safe Path Forward</a></p> I and many of my colleagues at BitGo and across the Bitcoin ecosystem are eager to see...
<p class="date">19 January 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin--2016-in-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin: 2016 in Review</a></p> In addition to my day job as a BitGo engineer, I run <a href="https://statoshi.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statoshi.info</a>, a site I created in 2014 to track Bitcoin metrics from the perspective...
<p class="date">9 January 2017 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoins-security-model-a-deep-dive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin's Security Model: A Deep Dive</a></p> When discussing consensus mechanisms for different cryptocurrencies, one issue that often causes arguments is a lack...
<p class="date">13 November 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-run-bitcoin-as-a-tor-hidden-service-on-ubuntu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Run Bitcoin as a Tor Hidden Service on Ubuntu</a></p> Why should you run a Bitcoin hidden service on your node? * It increases the privacy of other Bitcoin users...
<p class="date">19 August 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-the-trust-anchor-in-a-sea-of-blockchains/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin: The Trust Anchor in a Sea of Blockchains</a></p> Bitcoin has a number of properties that give it utility (and thus value) such as trustlessness, permissionlessness...
<p class="date">23 July 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/building-a-better-bitcoin-fee-market/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Building a Better Bitcoin Fee Market</a></p> Over the past year we have seen the fee market for bitcoin transactions evolve at a rapid pace. As transaction volume continues to increase, so does the demand for block space, which remains...
<p class="date">8 May 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-and-the-rise-of-the-cypherpunks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin and the Rise of the Cypherpunks</a></p> From bitcoin to blockchain to distributed ledgers, the cryptocurrency space is fast evolving, to the...
<p class="date">9 April 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/avoiding-stuck-transactions-with-bitgo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Avoiding Stuck Transactions With BitGo</a></p> A lot happens under the hood when sending a Bitcoin transaction - I covered some of the details in a previous...
<p class="date">29 February 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/lightnings-balancing-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning’s Balancing Act: Challenges Face Bitcoin’s Scalability Savior</a></p> The bitcoin community has been discussing the concept of the...
<p class="date">28 February 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-save-bitcoins-node-network-from-centralization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Save Bitcoin's Node Network from Centralization</a></p> Decentralization is, I would argue, the most important property of the bitcoin network. Without it, many...
<p class="date">30 January 2016 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/statoshi-developer-s-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statoshi Developer’s Guide</a></p>
<a href="https://github.com/jlopp/statoshi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statoshi</a> is a fork of <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Core</a> with several hundred additional lines of code for emitting metrics to a StatsD instance. You can view the...
<p class="date">24 December 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-future-of-bitcoin-mining/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Future of Bitcoin Mining</a></p> Bitcoin mining has evolved rapidly over the last 7 years, with three distinct generations of miners in terms of power efficiency: 1.CPUs (2009–2010) 2. GPUs & FPGAs (2010–2013) 3. ASICs (2013-present)...
<p class="date">19 December 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/scaling-bitcoin--hong-kong-recap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scaling Bitcoin: Hong Kong Recap</a></p> While many were dubious that it would be successful, I attended the second <a href="https://scalingbitcoin.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scaling Bitcoin</a> workshop with...
<p class="date">8 December 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/case-wallet-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Case Wallet Review</a></p>
When I first heard about Case Wallet, I was intrigued. The fact that it used a 2-of-3 multi-sig setup like we do at BitGo made me interested to see if this product would be able...
<p class="date">21 November 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/malevolent-malleability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Malevolent Malleability</a></p>
Transaction malleability is a longstanding issue in the Bitcoin technical community. Bitcoin businesses and developers should be aware of it so that they take action to protect themselves against it.
<p class="date">5 November 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-legislation-in-north-carolina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bitcoin Legislation in North Carolina</a></p>
I’ve lived in North Carolina my entire life. It’s a great place to live and has a thriving tech scene...
<p class="date">2 October 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/to-node-or-not-to-node-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To Node or Not to Node?</a></p>
Over a year ago I wondered: how many Bitcoin nodes is enough? It turns out that there are several different perspectives...
<p class="date">26 September 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-solo-mine-on-bitcoin-s-testnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Solo Mine on Bitcoin’s Testnet</a></p>
I'm a Bitcoin engineer, so I often need to test new code but I don’t want to risk losing valuable bitcoins in case there is a bug. Thankfully...
<p class="date">14 September 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/statoshi-info-account-creation-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statoshi.info Account Creation Guide</a></p>
Now you can create, save, and share your own custom dashboards on statoshi.info! It only takes a couple minutes...
<p class="date">24 June 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-challenges-of-block-chain-indexing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Challenges of Block Chain Indexing</a></p>
Over the past several months I’ve had the pleasure of enhancing BitGo's block chain indexing service — a core...
<p class="date">1 June 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/-de-centralized-block-chain-scaling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(De)centralized Block Chain Scaling</a>
</p> Lately there has been a great deal of debate around increasing the maximum block size allowed by the Bitcoin protocol because we're approaching the current 1 MB limit. While this...
<p class="date">17 May 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-create-a-bitgo-wallet-with-mycelium-entropy-generated-keys/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Create a BitGo Wallet with a Mycelium Entropy Generated Offline Key</a></p>
BitGo provides a secure non-custodial Bitcoin wallet using our P2SH multisignature technology...
<p class="date">7 April 2015 | <a href="https://blog.lopp.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cypherpunk Cogitations</a>
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<p class="h3"><a href="https://blog.lopp.net/the-challenges-of-optimizing-unspent-output-selection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Challenges of Optimizing Unspent Output Selection</a>
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