What is a BIP?
A Bitcoin Improvement Proposal, or BIP, is a technical document that proposes changes, ideas, or improvements to the Bitcoin protocol.
What is a P2P exchange?
P2P exchanges are platforms that allow users to directly exchange bitcoin and digital assets, removing the need for a middleman.
What is a CEX?
A centralized exchange is an online platform that acts as an intermediary, allowing users to buy and sell bitcoin and...
What is Proof-of-Work?
Proof-of-Work is the algorithm that regulates the consensus process underlying Bitcoin mining: what it is and how it works.
What is the passphrase?
The passphrase consists of a set of characters, words, or numbers which, added to the seed phrase, allow the generation...
What is the seed phrase?
Composed of a list of words the seed phrase is all that is needed to keep a backup of your...
What is Liquid Network?
Liquid Network is Bitcoin's leading sidechain: what it is, how it works, and which wallets are compatible.
What are PSBT transactions?
PSBT transactions, or Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions, are a specific format of Bitcoin transaction that allows for partial signing of...
What is the testnet?
The testnet is a parallel network to the Bitcoin blockchain used for testing operations.
What are Schnorr signatures?
Schnorr signatures are a fast, secure, and cost-effective cryptographic signature scheme used for transaction signing.
What is a Merkle Tree?
A Merkle tree is a tree data structure used to efficiently summarize and verify the integrity of large sets of...
What are extended public keys?
The Master public key or extended public key (xpub) is the parent public key of a Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) Bitcoin...
What is Liquid Network?
Liquid Network is Bitcoin's leading sidechain: what it is, how it works, and which wallets are compatible.
Guide to using a Lightning Network wallet
How to use wallets that enable instant transactions via the Lightning Network.
Guide to using a desktop wallet
How to use a Bitcoin wallet for computers that allows you to hold, receive, and send bitcoin.
Guide to Payjoin transactions
What is it, how does it work, and how to perform a Payjoin transaction?
Guide to Bitcoin wallets for mobile
How to use smartphone applications to store, receive, and send bitcoin.
Guide to installing a Bitcoin full node
How to set up a Bitcoin full node: hardware and software options available on the market.
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