Category: Tools
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SLIP39: An Easy and Powerful Way to Secure Your Wallet Backup
When you hold bitcoin in self-custody, your backup is the master key to your wallet. It represents all your private keys and allows you to restore access to your funds if your device is lost, damaged, or inaccessible. Most wallets today use the BIP39 standard, which generates a 12 or 24-word seed phrase to secure…
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Codex32: On the Quest to Hand-Computed Bitcoin Wallets
An initiative called Codex32 has emerged in the world of modern cryptography, where computers dominate. Created with Blockstream Research, Codex32 proposes an approach which bypasses electronics — a throwback to the historical roots of encryption. But why opt for hand computation in a world dominated by lightning-fast electronic devices? What Is Codex 32? Developed in…
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Whirlpool CoinJoin with Sparrow Wallet — A quick guide to enhance your Bitcoin privacy
In terms of user privacy, the Bitcoin network is very different from the legacy system of banks that most people are accustomed to. Traditional bank accounts provide a centralized and regulated form of privacy, ensuring the security of personal and transaction data within the institution. However, this information remains accessible to authorized parties and regulatory…
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Bitcoin’s UTXO model and its implications for user privacy
Bitcoin is a financial network that allows users to store and send value over the internet without a trusted central authority. In order to achieve this, Bitcoin relies on a transparent ledger of transactions shared between its users. The system is fully auditable, and every unit of value can be traced back to the block…
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RoboSats Guide: Private P2P Bitcoin Exchange the Lightning Way
RoboSats isn’t just about cute randomly generated avatars. It is leading the way for faster and cheaper peer-to-peer exchanges built on Bitcoin’s Lightning network. In this article we decided to take a look at RoboSats and show you how we bought some sats from a fellow robot. Built on Lightning ⚡ RoboSats is a Bitcoin…
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How to buy bitcoin privately using Bisq in 2023
Today more and more individuals are becoming concerned about their financial privacy. Financial censorship is on the rise around the world as the financial system becomes increasingly weaponized. Bitcoin is a censorship resistant tool which can be used in an anonymous way as long as a user’s privacy can be ensured. Bisq is a decentralised…
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How to use Hodl Hodl
Whether you are unable to use a Bitcoin exchange in your country or have concerns over your privacy, there are many ways you can buy bitcoin anonymously over the internet. Hodl Hodl is known as one of the fastest and easiest non-KYC platforms to use. In this article, we’ll be reviewing Hodl Hodl and show…
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