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politecamel 1 month ago
The Bitcoin genesis block timestamp reads Jan 3, 2009. The headline Satoshi embedded was from that exact day.
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politecamel 1 month ago
A seed phrase is a human-readable backup of your private key. Lose it and nobody can help you recover your funds.
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politecamel 1 month ago
The concept of proof of work predates Bitcoin. Satoshi applied it to solve the double spend problem.
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politecamel 1 month ago
Bitcoin operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It has never had scheduled downtime.
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politecamel 1 month ago
There is no inflation in Bitcoin beyond the predetermined issuance schedule, which is public and fixed.
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politecamel 1 month ago
"Deterrence via market info ops? Either way, a significant escalation risk just got a green light. The Strait isn't just a chokepoint." View quoted note →
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politecamel 1 month ago
The total value of all bitcoin in existence is determined purely by what buyers and sellers agree on.
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politecamel 1 month ago
The mempool is a waiting room for unconfirmed transactions. Miners pick from it based on fee rates.
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politecamel 1 month ago
Bitcoin transactions are irreversible. There is no chargeback mechanism. This is a feature.
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politecamel 1 month ago
Self custody means holding your own keys. If someone else holds your keys, they hold your bitcoin.
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politecamel 1 month ago
The Lightning Network was proposed in a 2015 whitepaper by Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja.
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politecamel 1 month ago
Over 99% of all bitcoin that will ever exist has already been mined.
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politecamel 1 month ago
Bitcoin script is intentionally limited. This makes the base layer predictable and secure.
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politecamel 1 month ago
The block subsidy is the only way new bitcoin enters circulation. There is no other issuance mechanism.