Category: Bitcoin

The problem: I’m getting “Method not found” when running bitcoin-cli getwalletinfo on a new install. I’ve compiled and installed Bitcoin Core 26.0 from source on a Ubuntu system, following the standard method: ./autogen.sh ./configure make make install I had to install a few missing modules (including gcc) but once done everything seemed to work correctly, […]

The crypto market has shown an incredible performance over the past week. Bitcoin has sustained momentum and risen above the $60,000 level, reaching $64,000. The levels reached at the end of February have suggested to many investors that March could be an even more impressive month for the current bullish rally. However, no prediction is […]

The scriptpubkey alone can be used to identify the type of address. However, I’m debugging a library that’s having difficulty differentiating the following transaction/scriptpubkey from a p2tr transaction/scriptpubkey. Erroneously marked p2tr: Txid: 2b3733a39b87cef1f7c2ca8988583ec0c1a886651b040e3dbaf4c26be81d0f75:195 Scriptpubkey: 245a227ef640f3b1dc1815e6e39b482677f0f57b69de7775faec778c0950a8851805000000 Correctly marked p2tr: Txid: 83c8e0289fecf93b5a284705396f5a652d9886cbd26236b0d647655ad8a37d82:0 Scriptpubkey: 5120a457d0c0399b499ed2df571d612ba549ae7f199387edceac175999210f6aa39d And honestly.. I understand why the library is having issues. The problematic scriptpubkey […]

Bitcoin has a tendency to monopolize the conversation around cryptocurrency, which makes sense given its status as the most well-known and valuable crypto in the market. But there’s a world of opportunity out there in tokens and coins besides Bitcoin, collectively known as altcoins. From portfolio diversification to exploring new communities, altcoins have a place […]

As Bitcoin (BTC) is currently in a bull run, eclipsing the $60,000 mark once again, the spotlight has turned to ADA performance in comparison. With a history that mirrors Ethereum’s (ETH) early days, ADA’s journey through the market’s ups and downs has prompted a closer examination of its potential trajectory. The eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market […]

It seems to me that the text should read “we could also have four conditions for the same cost”. MAST is a binary tree, which means the number of possible scripts (conditions) grows exponentially with the size of the inclusion proof, or equivalently, the size of the inclusion proof grows logarithmically with the number of […]

The Important BitsBitcoin nodes are essential for validating transactions and maintaining the network’s integrity, with various types like full, light, and mining nodes each playing specific roles. Individuals can run their own Bitcoin node to enhance privacy, security, and contribute to the network’s decentralization, with accessible setup methods for all technical levels. Running a node […]