I worked on many topics for this year review of Optech. Each one of them was focused on making Bitcoin more resilient. If you think that Saylor, regulations and nation-states adoption are the signal well, think twice. What is going on in the open-source world, every PR, every discussion and every new development, is what actually matters. View quoted note →

Helping my grandma grocery shopping is 1000x more stressful and tiresome than an 8-hour working day. 1000x more fulfilling though.

Sometimes I take for granted the ability that Nostr provides to login with the same key on different, unrelated apps. Then I go back to the normie world and I want to destroy the internet everytime I have to login somewhere.

Did you know that "-whitebind" allows to grant special permission to peer nodes? Find out more on IBC#032, out now natively on #nostr! View article →

I have been following the Bitcoin ecosystem open-source development closely in the last months, and I can say this is totally true. Builders are creating tools to simplify Bitcoin adoption, to bootstrap communities and to improve payments. As of today, price is mainly noise. View quoted note →

Hey #NostrItalia! Ogni settimana vi porto le notizie più interessanti dal mondo dello sviluppo open-source su Bitcoin in Italiano su @btc++ insider edition Trovate il post qui sotto 👇🏻

Settimana Scorsa in Bitcoin (Dic 08 - 14)

Una selezione delle notizie più interessanti nello sviluppo open-source su Bitcoin

Open-source is as powerful as the eyes that check it.

Last week in Bitcoin: @npub1su3v...cngd Observer, new UniFFI-based @Bitcoin Dev Kit bindings and a bump of notable releases in this week update from @btc++ insider edition

Last Week in Bitcoin (Dec 08 - 14)

Highlights from the bitcoin developer ecosystem...

Inside Bitcoin Code just reached 200 subscribers on Substack! This is a huge milestone for me, but it is also an important step for Bitcoin transparency. There are now 200 people who decided that learning how their node works is important. There are now 200 people who decided to follow me into the foundational layer of Bitcoin. There are now 200 people who decided to stop trusting, and started verifying! Cheers to these 200 people, and cheers to the next! P.S. Don't forget that Inside Bitcoin Code is now also available natively on Nostr! Substack:

Inside Bitcoin Code

A Brief Introduction

Nostr: View article →

What is port binding and how does the "-bind" input argument works? Find out more in episode #031 of Inside Bitcoin Code, now natively on #Nostr View article →

Last Week in Bitcoin: MIP-05 for privacy-preserving push notifications in @White Noise , an issue in @npub168j0...l2pk Bitcoin Core interface, and @npub1su3v...cngd new Gateway UI in this week update from @btc++ insider edition! Check out the full post 👇🏻

Last Week in Bitcoin (Dec 1 - 7)

Highlights from the bitcoin developer ecosystem...

What is NAT-PMP? And what are the connection options that your node uses? Find out more in episode #030 of Inside Bitcoin Code! View article →

Eccoci anche questa settimana con le notizie più interessanti dal mondo dello sviluppo open-source da @btc++ insider edition , tradotte per voi in italiano! In questo episodio: i Rilasci delle versioni 1.6.0 e 0.1.0 di @npub168j0...l2pk , la release candidate di Core-lightning e LN address in @npub1su3v...cngd!

Settimana Scorsa in Bitcoin (Nov 24 - 30)

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Last Week in Bitcoin: @npub168j0...l2pk 1.6.0 and 0.1.0, Core-lightning release candidate and Lightning Adress support in @npub1su3v...cngd. in this week update from @btc++ insider edition! Find the full post here👇🏻

Last week in bitcoin (Nov 24 - 30)

Highlights from the bitcoin developer ecosystem...

First ski day of the year 😍🔥🎿

It’s official! Inside Bitcoin Code is now live natively on #nostr Check out the new episode 👇🏻 View article →

**Inside Bitcoin Code: Episode #029** After finishing Step 11 of the initialization of Bitcoin Core, this episode brings us inside Step 12 which is responsible for starting the node. In particular, the first part deals with gathering information about the chain of blocks. Enjoy!

IBC#029: Bitcoin Core Initialization, Step 12: Start Node

Gathering chain information

Hey @zapwork! First of all, great idea! I see that people can post jobs when you need to hire someone, but it seems it is not possible for a freelancer to present himself, showing portfolio or area of expertise. Is it something you are planning to add?

Something's cooking View article →

Non ci sono molte newsletter di stampo tecnico sullo sviluppo open-source di Bitcoin in italiano. Per questo ho iniziato a tradurre Last Week in Bitcoin. Godetevela! #nostritalia #bitcoinitalia #foss

Settimana Scorsa in Bitcoin (Nov 17 - 23)

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